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BDAC—Old Sarum Airfield Museum |
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May 2013 |
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Sep 2013 |
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Dec 2014 |
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May 2015 |
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Sep 2015 |
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Feb 2016 |
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Jaguar XX734 |
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An Almost Complete Nose Job |
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The nose section, forward of the cockpit pressure bulkhead was bent upwards by about 50 and squashed bottom to top. It was also damaged by both explosive testing and fire. |
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In order to carry out the repairs the nose has had to be dismantled back to the pressure bulkhead. Hundreds if not thousands of rivets had to be drilled out. |
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The nose then had to be reassembled. All those rivets had to be put back in. |
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The missing doors and panels were locally manufactured. Other work has included the installation of the windscreen and side screens. |
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A damaged (bird strike) laser nose cover has been obtained and it is being repaired. |
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The individual components had to be repaired (straightened and/or strengthened) or replaced with locally manufactured parts. |
