For me, the very best way of preserving/restoring aircrafts is what the Fleet Air Arm Museum did with its Corsair and its Martlet.

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When I first saw KD-431 I was blown away, I spent ages down there walking around her, but since then my thoughts have changed. While in service, she never looked quite like she does now either and while the “strip down” has bought out lots of information about manufacture, colours etc, I can’t help but wonder if now it has all been exposed, if an accurate scheme would now be appropropriate to apply? Then again, when I get my own Corsair……