Viscount, thanks for your really interesting input. I can assure you that G-ABEE was taken by closed van to that PFA rally and the remains we’re laid out on the grass adjacent to a visiting aircraft. I certainly still have my b&w negative, but it isn’t easily accessible at present though I will retrieve it from storage when I can. The presence of the airframe possibly wasn’t reported widely as IIRC the skeletal remains we’re only present for part of one day.

It was interesting to see you mention MSAE of which I was a member at one time even though I was based in the Midlands!

Many years back in my day job I worked with S.G.Jones who’s picture of EZM you scanned. He was better known as George Jones and was the editor of Wrecks & Relics immediately prior to Ken taking on that mantle.

Tim

I have been lead to believe the wings and other bits and pieces from G-ABEE were used in the restoration of G-EBZM.
The remains of G-ABEE ended up going to Australia and were used as a studio prop for the movie “The Lancaster Miller Affair” in the mid 80s. G-ABEE is pictured on a trailer, about to head off on a 2000km trip from Naracoorte, South Australia, to my place in Queensland. 🙂

I remember the skeletal remains of what was reportedly G-ABEE appearing via road at a PFA Rally at Sywell just before their export to Oz. I’ve got a b&w stored somewhere.

Tim