Would be interesting to know approximate time scales of the new rebuild to flying status.

Pace of repairs has always been dictated by the workload of the engineers, finances, and parts and materials sourcing; with more time and money I dare say it could have been achieved earlier, but then other ARC projects – earning valuable revenue for what is after all a commercial concern – would have been delayed as well. Much work is also being done by a dedicated core of volunteers, as it always was on the Blenheim.

It looks good for the aircraft to fly in 2012. Engines are getting underway, and as can be seen in Hangar 3 at Duxford, the airframe is coming on well. The Mark I nose has created quite a lot of extra work, and complication in parts-sourcing, as it is older and English-built; it differs in some aspects from the Canadian based airframe it has being mated to, but is without a shadow of doubt (IMHO!) well worth it!