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They have one at Duxford on a launch ramp. In years past they used to chain it down & fire it up... :shock:

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ZRX61 wrote:
They have one at Duxford on a launch ramp. In years past they used to chain it down & fire it up... :shock:

Yes, they have (two - one inside, another (replica?) outside), no they never 'fired it up' - not IWM policy.

We may have confused it with another (original) manned Fi 103 at the Lashenden Museum which had a burner installed, I believe, to replicate 'running'. Never saw it 'go' myself.

There's a few around in the UK, IWM Lambeth, RAF museum etc, which are originals, while most US examples on show are actually Loons.

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Never been to Lashenden, but I worked at Duxford for quite a while...

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Never been to Lashenden, but I worked at Duxford for quite a while...

Sure - Pardon me for doubting your plain, unvarnished word, but do you have any more details as to this running it?

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