10th September 2005
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Fitting the starboard side nose gear bay door
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Kris fits one of the drift vanes on the underside of the forward fuselage
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Dad and Dave fitting the bolts on one of the nose gear bay doors
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Fitting the nose gear bay door
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Checking the nose gear bay door alignment
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The fin team start applying the red part of the Union Jack livery on the starboard side of the fin
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The fin team start applying the red part of the Union Jack livery on the starboard side of the fin
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James enters the dark confined space inside the main tail cone section to help fit the aft section
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The aft tail cone section is aligned with the main section
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The aft tail cone section is aligned with the main section
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Gordon fitting the screws to secure the two halves of the tail cone
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Fitting the tail cone screws
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Fitting the tail cone screws
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Fitting the tail cone screws
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James emerges from a small access hole on the bottom of the tail cone
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The tail cone - back in one piece
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With the radome removed, Gordon works to fit the bracket on the droop nose for the lifting jig
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The radome from the droop nose
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The UniS guys busy sanding the underside of the port wing
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Priming the outer wing sections
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Priming the outer wing sections
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The primed outer wing sections
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Chris carefully removes the masking tape from the fin
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Chris carefully removes the masking tape from the fin as Gary watches
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Emma removes the last few pieces of tape from the fin
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Photographs Copyright © Neil Walker 2005