TSR-2 Walkaround: BAC's 1960's superjet

TSR-2 at RAF Cosford. The ultimate 1960's superjet. This aircraft never flew. On the day of it's first flight, the TSR-2 project was cancelled by a short sighted government. The pilots begged to fly the aircraft just once in the afternoon but the goverment refused, insisting she be scrapped along with all photo's jigs and the prototype (XR219 which did fly). This one was saved however, by far sighted individuals but the goverment insisted that all her wiring looms were cut ensuring she never ever flew. Absolutely criminal. Todays Tornado is the poor mans TSR-2. This aircraft was so way ahead of it's time that it looks futuristic even today. Inside, it is even a greater marvel of the time. Cancelled at the behest of the Americans because this was better than the General Dynamics F-111 and helped along to it's doom by apathetic, spineless and sycophantic British MP's, one of whom (who shall remain nameless as he is'nt dead yet!) who I am convinced was a Soviet agent. A sad end to Britain's world beating aviation industry.

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[kat743]

.. why do u think the tsr 2 in cosford is still fully intact , and right by the hangar doors . ? :D i will leave you to think on that one :D

[lightning1975]

Er.... because it is near the doors...! I was there the other week and they have a put a glass partition there now so it puts some ore light in the hangar. It is quite a complete aircraft as far as I know.... Why, do you know something that we don't?

[zongo9]

My dad was in charge of the small team that made the wings on all the TSR2 prototypes-he personally fitted the two droopy bits at the end of the wings!The jigs and tooling were destroyed, but all the associated plans for TSR2 ,in sort of quiet defiance of the government, were not destroyed and were stored at 'The Dump' (the name for the technical drawings building)at Warton aircraft factory in Lancashire..I'd imagine they are still there.Used a bit for Tornado.

[lightning1975]

Interesting! You should put some pics on here if he has any!

[1MrTurd]

cant watch anythink about the tsr2 without a tear in my eye, what spineless good for nothing idiots cancelled this project dare i say bloody traitors!!!

[digifotos]

I lived within a stones throw of the airfield at Freckleton/Warton and saw the TSR2 fly. I can remember my father saying that HAROLD WILSON had stood in front of thousands of workers at the nearby Preston branch just days befor the election and promised the workers that if Labour won this project and their jobs would be safe. Within days of HAROLD WILSON walking into Number 10 Downing Street the TSR2 was grounded, the project was scrapped and thousands of workers lost their jobs overnight.

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@1MrTurd Agree with your sentiments. It is impossible to stand in Cosford and behold the magnificience of the TSR2, which still looks extremely potent, and not feel a sense of bitter resentment towards the weak, spineless, myopic socialist oiks who scuppered this awesome machine. Undoubtedly, TSR was streets ahead of anything else out there, far superior to the Yank F-111. Had it been built, it would have made the UK a vast amount of money on the export market & shored up our industry. Shameful.

[stubbostubbs]

@peacelover1968 We were skint (Labour again), and needed yank backing to get dosh off the IMF (again, Labour). Yanks saw the TSR2 as a more than able opponent to their F111 heap. They required total elimination of the rival TSR 2 project to gain their backing of our approach to the IMF. Thats why the TSR project was so totally destroyed. f11 won the day, but it was crap.

[stubbostubbs]

@monteleon2 Leg it you left wing wanker.

[stubbostubbs]

Anything delivering ordnance over our country will be shot down by missiles. Anything needed to be delivered to an enemy will be done so by missiles. YEH RIGHT!

Mountbatten stuck his oar in to shaft the TSR2 as well.

This country is great, DESPITE turds like this

[stubbostubbs]

Oh, you mean Dennis Healey. I`ll see him in court.

Spineless Labour wankers.

[TSR1989FF]

@digifotos WILSON Said the same with the Railways too (& we all know what happend there).

The Bastard tried to Back out of the "Concorde Programme" as well, Thankfully the Anglo-French Agreement made it the case that if we did we Still had to pay 50/50 of the Programme Costs (that was a Clause devised Deliberatly in case of such a thing, & it worked!)

The Labourite Fopp was Forced to Back down & Concorde (which has Ties to the TSR-2)

Was Saved, YAY!.

You're So Lucky to have seen XR-119 Fly.

[TSR1989FF]

@monteleon2 What a Stupid Comment.

(About a Stupid Party who Ran Our Country Aground Financailly TWICE in just 30 Years).

The Tory's Gave us a Empire, The Fat Stupid Labourites Distroyed it (& everything else)

Get Lost you Dirty Yank Hugging Traitor.

[SpitfireUK2]

Fucking Yanks

[gracko14]

I'm sure to this day that Healey says 'it was nothing to do with me'! I guess the fact that as he was Defence Minister at the time, would back this claim up!!!!

[gracko14]

Can't find an argument with you there!