Friday 8th September 2023 saw the arrival at Wattisham of a new exhibit, a Meteor Night Fighter.
In preparation for the arrival a team of early bird volunteers pitched up at the HAS to be greeted with the great sight of an early morning Phantom.
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Work soon started on clearing a bit of space inside the HAS, and a great job was done.
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Before long a couple of trucks were escorted into the HAS site to offload their prized cargo.
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No time sit and admire the newcomer as the delivery drivers had work to do and places to be.
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First off using the HIAB was the Meteor centre section
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Once in place, the second lorry carefully reversed into the HAS.
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Meteor outer wings safely offloaded, then attention moved to the rear fuselage and tail section.
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Finally, the nose section was carefully offloaded…..
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….and with care placed in front of the centre fuselage
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Job done, the whole aircraft is now safely in place inside the HAS
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And thanks go to EVERYONE who helped make today happen.
A brief video of this morning’s efforts is here.