Picked up the 1990 edition of ‘World War One Survivors’ last weekend, although out of date on quite a few aircraft by now, gives a good indication of what is out there (had no idea the de Havilland Museum had a Be2 for a while!). It mentions that the RAF Museum had, on display at Hendon, the restored fuselage of a Morane Saulnier BB registration A301, used by the British in WW1. Does anyone know if the RAFM still has this, and better yet, any photographs of this example? Apparently it was at Stafford in 2006 – would be nice if it’s next in queue for the Cosford conservation centre (I hear the Fe2 is fairly near completion….)
By: flyernzl - 2nd September 2008 at 08:58
There is a beautiful replica at the Aviation Heritage Centre at Omaka .
By: JDK - 2nd September 2008 at 03:45
I would be more than happy to put together a website and keep it up to date. I have online FTP storage to host it and i would be happy to buy a domain name for it.
Hi Ollie, Check you PMs.
By: ollieholmes - 2nd September 2008 at 02:58
Another issue is that any book becomes ‘frozen’ at the day it goes to the printers, so it begins to date. A website, however, can be kept up to date. (It’s intriguing how few actually are kept up to date in reality though.)
I would be more than happy to put together a website and keep it up to date. I have online FTP storage to host it and i would be happy to buy a domain name for it.
By: JDK - 2nd September 2008 at 02:52
Is there enough interest in it if someone was to put a book together?
I think so. It’s an idea on my project list at the moment. As you can appreciate, there’s a big difference between a very nice list on a website and a book – it still needs a lot of material. I’d suggest the list would be a good starting place, like a skeleton, that needs ‘fleshing out’.
Another issue is that any book becomes ‘frozen’ at the day it goes to the printers, so it begins to date. A website, however, can be kept up to date. (It’s intriguing how few actually are kept up to date in reality though.)
Anyone seriously interested in helping, feel free to get in touch by PM or via my publishers’ website.
Cheers,
By: ollieholmes - 2nd September 2008 at 02:36
Is there enough interest in it if someone was to put a book together?
By: JDK - 2nd September 2008 at 02:25
Rob, have you consulted the magnificent thread on WW1 survivors? (I still say it would be nice to have it published 🙂 )
So would I. These things take time though. 😉
By: Rlangham - 1st September 2008 at 20:04
Thanks Mark – I knew there wasn’t much, but was expecting a little more than just that! Better than nothing though
By: OHOPE - 1st September 2008 at 19:58
There is a beautiful replica at the Aviation Heritage Centre at Omaka .
By: Jagx204 - 1st September 2008 at 19:53
Saw it on there, but was wondering if anyone on here had actually seen it, or knew if there were any photographs of this (I think) unique aircraft
Picture from Demobbed:
Not the most intact relic in the world, but at least its a picture !
By: Rlangham - 1st September 2008 at 12:23
Saw it on there, but was wondering if anyone on here had actually seen it, or knew if there were any photographs of this (I think) unique aircraft
By: RPSmith - 31st August 2008 at 18:54
Rob, have you consulted the magnificent thread on WW1 survivors? (I still say it would be nice to have it published 🙂 )
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=66462&highlight=World+War+survivors
Roger Smith.
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