Wellington survivors to stay stationary?

A Warwick would be a nice idea but the Wimpy is more significant to the majority of the aviation community.

I don’t think that there would be a lot of interest to recreate one (please prove me wrong), considering the scale of such a project. Then again any project is a daunting task, it just takes some stubborn and enthusiast people to work miracles.

I just got the latest Aerocollector today and the MWM is still wanting any Wimpy bits for the recovered forward fuselage.

As well as Whitley bits. A lot of familiar names in that issue. 😉

Cheers

Cees

On further checking, I can now add that one of the Bristol Pegasus engines from L7775 has long been displayed in Brooklands Museum’s Aero Engine Exhibition. This was recovered from the crash site by a local ATC unit some time before the rest of the parts were rescued. Can anyone confirm the present whereabouts of the other engine – perhaps with the AeroVenture museum at Doncaster?

As for the idea of replicating a Warwick with all these Wellington parts, I doubt that this would be realistically feasible – and I know of no significant surviving Warwick parts nor any serious archive of manufacturers’ drawings.

L7775 for the Braemar Wellington seems to ring a bell with me. Last time I was at East Kirkby I think the wings were stored under a lean-to but were also on public view.

Yes Charles,

Bang on, that’s the one I remember.

Cees,
Isn’t the tail at the gallery in Moreton-in-the-Marsh from the same airframe as the wings at East Kirkby?

And would it be possible to recreate a Warwick from the pieces?

Yes, that’s the one.

Cees

L7775 for the Braemar Wellington seems to ring a bell with me. Last time I was at East Kirkby I think the wings were stored under a lean-to but were also on public view.

Charlielima5, you’re spot on with L7775. It crashed on Bruach Mhor (I’ve yet to dig my maps out and identify exactly where this is in relation to Braemar). I’ve done some considerable research into another Wellington from 20 OTU that crashed near Braemar – R1646 – details of which I’ve posted here http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/scottish_crashsites/wellingtonr1646.html I often refer to it as the ‘Braemar Wellington’ so was curious to know if the Wellington mentioned in the above posts was one and the same………obviously not. Ah well.

Cotswolds Wimpey tail

Cees,
Isn’t the tail at the gallery in Moreton-in-the-Marsh from the same airframe as the wings at East Kirkby?

And would it be possible to recreate a Warwick from the pieces?

L7775 for the Braemar Wellington seems to ring a bell with me. Last time I was at East Kirkby I think the wings were stored under a lean-to but were also on public view.

Hi Archie,

I don’t have the serial to hand at the moment but the recovery was covered in a very interesting article in FP about a decade ago. The complete wings with nacelles and undercarriage and one engine as well as the rear fuselage and tail section in unbelievably good condition. The fuel tanks were even still fitted.

It was recovered by SYAM at Firbeck (IIRC) and they intended to have it fully restored but don’t know what happened next as the remains were scattered across the UK unfortunately.

Does East Kirkby have any plans for the wings? If not then why not providing these to Mark Evans (tongue in cheek). Mmm I know that is not so easy.

Cees

Cees and Bruce, the Braemar Wellington that you refer to, would this be R1646 lost in January 1942 by any chance?

I thought thats what Mark Evans was trying to do…..

Cees,

There are some chunks at the Norfolk and Suffolk Museum too. There was also more of the Braemar one around at some point. I often think that another one could be assembled if the right organisation was willing to do it. Come on IWM, you know you want to…!

Bruce