A most unusual day at Wellesbourne today. An empty pan, the aircraft out enjoying the sunshine, sleeping volunteers, aircrew doing manual work, and even a rare sighting of a lesser-spotted AEO in unique yellow plumage.
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1st July 2017
After the bustle of last Saturday, it was a much quieter day at Wellesbourne today with no booked parties of visitors and a number of our volunteers away for various reasons.
24th June 2017
Today was probably our busiest day ever on the XM655 pan at Wellesbourne. We hosted around forty members of the BSA Gold Star Owners Club with lots of their gorgeous machines, followed by members of the Usk Valley Classic Car Club with some beautiful Morgans, and finally the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Members’ Working Group, who had been holding a meeting at the airfield.
17th June 2017
A baking hot day at Wellesbourne today as our volunteers looked after a large party from the Royal Observer Corps Association and lots of casual visitors.
10th June 2017
A busy day as usual , again the weather was kind to us, if not a little too windy.
3rd June 2017
Another very sunny day at Wellesbourne, and with all the lovely sun came a steady stream of visitors to take a look around XM655, including a couple of our colleagues who help look after another cold war veteran Victor XM715.
27th May 2017
A very busy day at Wellesbourne yesterday with several small visitor groups, a party from Booker Aviation, and an afternoon visit by the X300Forum Jaguar Enthusiasts Club.
20th May 2017
A very quiet day at XM655 today, with several of our regular volunteers away and the wet weather keeping casual visitors at bay.
14th May 2017
Today we were able to complete the Engine Ground Run which we had to postpone because of ground equipment problems at Easter.
13th May 2017
A busy day at Wellesbourne today with lots of visitors to XM655. We had the Birmingham Spice Group plus a number of additional bookings in the morning, a group of bikers in the afternoon, and lots of casual visitors all day.
