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Post by filair on Sept 24, 2015 20:21:55 GMT
It seems like the "Spotters Weekend" is on this weekend,26th and 27th September.
There does not seem to be anything about it on their website though.
Filair.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2015 6:29:47 GMT
 Filair- I went earlier this year and rang them before I went to confirm it was on. Well worth the trip to see the stuff out back and in the containers. Bob 
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2015 7:09:00 GMT
Filair- found this on the friends of the helicopter museum site- www.hmfriends.org.uk/fixtures2002.htmSeptember 26th & 27th 2015 Saturday & Sunday "Behind the Scenes"
Spotters Weekend Meet in the café, on either day, for guided tours at 11.00 am, 1.00 pm and 3.00 pm
I would still give them a ring though to save any journeys Bob
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Post by filair on Sept 25, 2015 9:51:47 GMT
Thanks MrBlueSky,it is only 30 mins down the road for me and Mrs Filair likes shopping in Weston.
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Post by graham on Sept 25, 2015 16:38:06 GMT
Well worth it lads, I did the trip about 4-5 years ago and there's loads of stuff in storage that never sees the light of day.
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Post by dave on Sept 25, 2015 21:17:46 GMT
hi,
I visited this excellent museum on 27/4/11 and the 4 Skeeter pods plus some 7 booms were in the restoration area, I was told they were only there for a few hours while staff moved the container's contents about. Of the pods-masking tape had XL767 on one, XN345 on another, I read XM557 on a c/n plate on the ledge beneath the glazing, the 4th's tape was XYZ? after posts on an other website I believe the XYZ pod is either XM530 or XL736 with 736 being my favourite.
If anyone can ask the question please, if you get to see these 4 pods...
thanks and regards,
dave...
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Post by filair on Sept 26, 2015 9:15:43 GMT
Hi Dave,according to the UK SERIALS site,XL736 is stored at Weston,XM530 was written off in 1968,if that is of help.
Filair
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Post by Jeff on Sept 26, 2015 9:26:13 GMT
My database is showing XM530 as prserved at weston! Notes show
Written off 25/9/68 damaged while being transported by road with skeeter XL736 en route Larzac training area france. Sold in 69 to moordrecht NL stored holzerlingen germany then onto weston but no date given
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Post by filair on Sept 26, 2015 18:41:52 GMT
The Skeeters at Weston,according to their literature are,XL811,XL767,XL736,XM557 and XN345.
XL811 is on display ,XL767 is due to go to Poland.
Only one of the stored ones was seen,in a container (sorry,not sure which one)
Very few people on the guided tour while I was there.
Filair
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Post by graham on Sept 26, 2015 19:32:07 GMT
First Skeeter I ever saw was XM555 on a carnival float in Basingstoke when I couldn't have been more than 10 or 11.
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Post by dave on Sept 27, 2015 8:11:03 GMT
hi, morning, thanks filair, that's another off my  list... regards, dave... |
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