“Young man” – I like that !!! 😀

Sorry if my post offended – it was supposed to be light hearted, in spite of what must have been a difficult decision to make and with several of the Dumfries crowd evident at the auction at Millom I did wonder if the price achieved, for what everyone had declared a total wreck, had helped them make up their minds?

However, on a more serious note I understand the under-bidder was a scrap dealer? Which surely indicates that today’s scrap prices are likely to have serious effect on the aircraft preservation movement. With airframes having a potentially greater value by weight alone than perhaps some collections can afford to pay?

Another point – and I hope still relevant – is the absence of “new” material coming onto the preservation scene, as “reduce to produce” seems to be the order of the day – perhaps to remove the evidence of the utter waste of taxpayers money as more and more aircraft seem to be falling victim to politically motivated cuts? There does still seem to be an air of complacency around Canberras, Vampires and the likes, which it seemed were once available to any small group of enthusiasts wanting to try to “preserve” one. Many of these have fallen by the wayside by now and with little or new material likely to be available, those that are left certainly need to be looked after – So I really do genuinely hope this one finds a good home.