Hi Cees

I am in contact with David – he is away from his computer hence the lack or a reply to your email – I know he is very keen to communicate with you – don’t worry!

If you can email me your number maybe I can pass it onto him and he can phone you.

Although I prefer not to comment on other peoples projects, he continues to make progress with the cockpit rebuild and has just sent out another of his Albemarle Project newsletters – the project is very much alive and kicking.

Cheers

Hi – I was not inferring that there had been no progress – I simply have not heard of any – I see why you do not comment on other peoples projects now – its so easy for your comments to be quoted & it looks like you are putting them down.

I know David well & can say his enthusiasm for the project is certainly genuine – he saved the cockpit sections when the museum closed and no-one else showed any interest – much of the other Albermarle material they had ended up being scrapped – it was not easy for him as he really didnt have the room & I helped him transport and shoe-horn the pieces into his tandem garage & dismantle (un-bolt) the second section to fit it under cover. I do know he has spent a lot of time gathering smaller parts and obtaining copies of any drawings available, though I understand that the lack of any remains of the outer shell of the cockpit section is a major problem. I did hear that his recent foray to the quarry 😀 yielded subtantial parts of the fuselage loading door -which I know he was quite exited about! 🙂