The “Farmer” concerned is Harry Wherat. He has been dragging in RCAF aircraft from the plains for many years ( and I mean many years, at least 40) together with his buddies Frank Thompson from Assinaboi, the late Wes Agnew, and Jack Arnold from Brantford, Ontario. I was with Harry and Frank just a year or so ago. The Hurricane has gone, but he did in fact fly it from his strip before it left, but you are correct, it did nose-over on landing. The Lysander has gone. So has the Bolingbroke. Donated to the Nanton Lancaster Society. There where a number of Ansons remains there, but most of those have gone to rebuild one flyable Anson that is being rebuilt close by.
Rick Rickards also flew a good many hours on the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Lysander. Rick is a ‘Brit’ from Weston-super-Mare, his late Father Ken Rickards was Chief Instructor at the Achilles School of flying there. Rick’s wonderful delectable wife Pam runs the Canadian Warplane Heritage. Luv you Rick. Luv you Pam…..Graham