It certainly would be good for those significant pieces if Wellington and Whitley to be put on public display – you have done a great job gathering that incredible collection.

IIRC, at one time didn’t you have the remains of a couple of Oxfords from Canada? Presumably these only comprise some of the metal components? The wooden elements (which constitute a significant % of each airframe) of a couple of Oxfords I came across stored in Canada had long returned to nature! Any updates on their status please?

They have been sold and are destined for a US owner in due course. I think you may have looked at a 2015 post above! The Shackleton, Twin Pioneer and DC-6 Diner are all now under separate ownerships.

Tim

Another Argentine design resembled a more famous de Havilland twin:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I.Ae._24_Calquin

My recollection is that it flew as K8032 still for many years after moving to Old Warden, before being re-serialled.

Don was very generous with his time when I visited to look over his collection a couple of years back.

QUOTE “Not yet on the LAA approved type list, which is not to say it could not be, but that represents a further delay and expense. … Nice though, I would be interested to see one.”

Don’t forget that G-BHIK was imported in the 1980s and operated on the UK register – see:
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/G-BHIK

The Wellington tail section from Merton In Marsh was SFAIK relocated to the Stratford Armouries near Snitterfield. There were reports that the Armouries disposed of some items (relating to eras other than the World Wars) in order to remain viable and to focus on certain periods of history (including WWII). Their original website seems defunct so don’t know if the collections are still accessible for public view.