Govt's Skyhawks for sale, as is where is

If you fancy yourself as a budding jet fighter pilot, now is the time to dig deep.

The Ministry of Defence is putting eight Skyhawk fighter bombers up for sale by tender, along with 20 spare engines and truck loads of spares.

The Skyhawks are part of the fleet of 17 which was mothballed by the Labour Government in 2001 but which failed to sell in spite of a world-wide marketing programme. The other nine have been offered to aviation museums, mostly around New Zealand, with one going to Australia.

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