FlyPast 06.2018

June 2018 FLYPAST 9

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Harrier GR.3 restored in Britain for Estonian museum

on one lorry, fulfi lling the museum’s

brief, and keeping shipping costs to

a minimum. The wing also had to

be stripped to the smallest possible

dimension to order to satisfy load height

criteria on European roads.

Staff at the Estonian Aviation Museum

have started to reassemble the aircraft

and will complete some fi nal cosmetic

work before putting XZ994 on display.

“All the team at Jet

Art are very

happy to have completed yet another

aircraft restoration,” company boss

Chris Wilson told FlyPast. “This time

there’s the added bonus that the

fi nished product will be going on public

display in a museum. That brings this

particular project to a nice conclusion.”

http://www.jetartaviation.co.uk

Severe weather delayed the aircraft’s departure.

Harrier XZ994 is loaded for delivery on March 6.

The GR.3 is transported on roads through Estonia.

The Harrier arriving at its new home on March 15.

Eurofi ghter Typhoon FGR.4 ZK318 is

carrying a distinctive RAF 100 design on

its tailfi n this year to mark the Royal Air

Force’s centenary. Prior to receiving its

new artwork, the jet was among those that

participated in January’s Exercise Red

Flag at Nellis, Nevada. It is pictured here at

Coningsby on March 28. PHOTO-LUKE WEBSTER

Northamptonshire’s Sywell Aviation Museum

opened on March 31 for the 2018 ‘season’.

Numerous military vehicles and re-enactors

attended the unveiling of a plaque by 378

Squadron ATC, marking the RAF’s centenary

and 90 years since the aerodrome was

established at Sywell. BEN BROWN

http://www.sywellaviationmuseum.org.uk