South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum is a
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 member of the British Aviation
 Preservation Council

Wednesday 9th July 2008

AeroVenture, Dakota Way  
Airborne Road, Doncaster Leisure Park 
Doncaster, DN4 7FB, UK 

tel 01302 761616 

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XS897 Fitting Cockpit

XS897 Tail, belly tank and radar fitted

XS897 How She looked in service

XR754 How She looked in service

14/07/02 XS897 Fitting Cockpit

Stuart stands by XS897 to give a sense of scale. Adding the cockpit and tail will nearly double the size of the aircraft.

At this stage we thank Nigel Porembski who worked on bringing the cockpit up to such a high standard ready for fitting to the fuselage.

A real 'we built it ourselves - from matchsticks' moment - from left to right, Stuart, Chris, Roy and Mike with John upstairs taking a well-earned tea break following the cockpit attachment.

Now on her own three feet (sorry undercarriage) for the first time in fifteen years, XS897 is starting to look again like the proud Mach 2 fighter airplane she once was.

09/09/02 XS897 Tail, belly tank and radar fitted

Fitting off tail and belly tank completed.

Tail, belly tank and radar fitted, the race is now on to waterproof the airframe before the bad weather sets in.

Head-on view, no mistaking her location.

1960's Lightning meets 1950's Hunter.

As of late 2006 XS897 is outwardly complete and has now been repainted. More pictures soon.