absolutely!
i DID have the video, but it got chewed in the VCR, very good.
It was cancelled because of political procrastination (no i havent swallowed
the dictionary!! lol), by a new labour government.
I think its very hard to actually point a finger of blame at an individual,
because they were all involved, but no one will admit to being the axeman.
Our local library has a book called TSR 2, it also has one called the murder
of TSR 2, its not in general circulation for rent; it has to be requested in
advance.
I had a vacform kit 1:72 scale, until recently, when i sold my entire
collection to some one in boston lincolnshire; it took me a year to build
the thing! because i wanted it right in every possible way, so i researched
it thoroughly.
Incidentaly, the F111 programme sold to Australia was 10 years late in
delivery because of technical and development problems. It cost £220 billion
up to then.
but lord mount batten would go around trying to sell the buccaneer, saying
that you could buy 3 bucc's to 1 TSR 2, ultimately he got his way, tha RAF
didnt want the buccaneer, so they bought the F4 Phantom from USA, and
altered it to take the rolls royce spey afterburner engines.
Like i say its quite a story.
regards, Mark.

"John Mullen" wrote in message
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M. H. Greaves wrote:
Also look out for TSR2, a big white jet, theres quite a story about that
jet, although its painted with xr219, its actually probably xr221.
Xr 219 was the only one that flew, xr220 was about to fly but didnt
because
the project was cancelled the evening before, and was hence grounded,
she is
in R.A.F. Cosford i believe. the only other one would have been xr221
which
was the next one in line on the production line.
Xr 219 was towed to essex where she was shot at by other aircraft, "to
see
what the effects of bullets hitting her were", and was then scrapped.
The competetiors were the American general Dynamics F111, which was
cancelled as an order from U.S., the australians bought it and had years
of
development problems with it until it eventually cost in the region of
£229.000.000.000 or so, T.S.R. 2 cost 195million up to point of
cancellation.
Lord Mountbatten wanted the Blackburn Buccaneer, as a strike aircraft,
and
so the buccaneer was ordered in U.K.
Its an interesting story.


And a beautiful plane. It could (almost) still be flying now if it had
been built in quantity. Years ahead of its time.


"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message
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"John Mullen" wrote in message
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Keith Willshaw wrote:

The new hangar (sorry, I can't remember what it's called) is excellent.
B52, F111 etc etc


That's the American air museum.


That's it! Built in, what, about 2001? I've only been once but it was
amazing.

John