Pucara 533 cockpit
The cockpit is from 533 which was the aircraft that came back from a raid (21st
May methinks) with 58 bullet
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It came over to UK on Contender Bezant (which became RFA Argus after huge mods after the war). Was flown to Boscombe Down under a Chinook (last flew under a Chinook ZA718 in Falklands to container ship). Was used for spares to keep the test aircraft flying. Went to Middle Wallop Museum of AF, where it was scrapped (incredulous I know!) in 1997 or 8.
She is resident at the Boscombe Down museum and will also be part of a display at Newark Air Museum as part of the Cockpit Festival June 15/16th this year. We are putting on a 20th Anniv display with various cockpit relics. Open day 29th June and at Newark 14/15th June as part of Cockpit festival.
Museum Curator : Peter Jordan
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