I have flown gliders that cannot fly as slowly as this aircraft can, such a shame the innovation that the UK once could display has now been lost.

Er, Have you wondered why , following evaluation both sides of the Atlantic, that the line of enquiry was discontinued?

This is the same carcass that was under discussion on this site a couple of weeks back, when there was some confusion from a forumite between its astrodome and a fictional turret.
Imagery of this wreck was on the website of an underwater archeological interest group. If you check back on my and JDK’s recent utterances here on this topic you should find it.

The accident at Farnborough on 4th Sept 1939 was a simple nose-over on landing.

I would suggest the remains were fairly intact and were quickly dragged to a hangar for detailed analysis as to why the pilot F/Lt White died.

Moggy

Apparently this type of fatality was not uncommon with Spitfires. Pilots loosened harnesses to ” see round the nose” on approach. The evidence of injury was usually pretty obvious I was told and doesn’t need much imagination . Incidentally, von Richtofen suffered a similar type of injury when his face impacted the gun blocks as his DR 1 went up on its nose on the last landing. He would probably only have had a lap strap in any case.

Yep, there was a land plane transport conversion suggested. I seem to remember the plan was to drag one ashore at Thorney Island, and carry out the work there… any ideas if I am right?

Umm , Yes: Check #33

its huge ive never even seen it before its like a hercules with a rubber dingy bolted to it -imagine a land version

One was schemed in fact .Details published in Aeroplane Monthly of July 1974

Well, I’m looking forward to it, even if 99% of people on the forum are not. So what if it’s not an accurate description of the aerial battles of the First World War? So what if the Nieuports and Fokkers look as though they’re being flown by Luke Skywalker? It’s a Hollywood movie, not a Discovery Channel special!! So long as you remember that, where’s the problem? :rolleyes:

I admit I’ll probably see it -and enjoy it.
In fact a true film about the subject would probably be difficult to watch and would simply not be believed by many of the modern generation.

Excellent – glad to hear it. Any idea if the scheme will be BOAC or Dan Air?

Bruce

Didn’t Dan Dare use to donate Aircraft on the understanding that they would be kept in their livery? If so, does that still apply post mortem?