Following the recent pause in flying our Merlin-powered aircraft for safety reasons, OC BBMF said: “Please see below the MOD’s latest release on the subject of BBMF Merlin engines. As I hope you all know, my aim is to keep these vital and unique artefacts of Britain’s proud history in the sky forever. To do that we sometimes have to take extra precautions, with our eye sharply on continuing safety, to ensure that we can keep them flying for future generations. I thank each and every one of you who has voiced their support and shown their understanding. We will get them back into the blue as soon we can.
Lest We Forget.”
The update from the MOD:
“Our
investigation has confirmed an issue with a pinion gear in a Merlin engine. With
the precise cause of the problem known, each pinion gear is now being inspected
to confirm it meets our exacting standards, with the BBMF and industry putting
all of our efforts into getting these beautiful aircraft safely back in the air
as soon as possible.”
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