I must say that I for one liked those Finnish markings, they were very pleasing to see. What colours is it now, still Rhodesian markings?

wow!

Well done Garth, nicely worded.

Anon, I can see your point of view and it would be nice to do it all properly, but if something is to be saved surely it’s far better to get something of it now, rather than pontificating until it’s too late for anything to be saved. In years to come, yes people may say that it was improperly recovered and X, Y, or Z, should have been done but what will they say if nothing of it is salvaged?.

Hi there , are you a member of the EAA? I would have thought that you’d be able to get a contact amongst the membership who would know where to obtain it. A lot of our ply over here is Finnish. Good luck with the Piet, I hope you are not very tall as the one that I look after over here is a very tight squeeze, too small for me at 6′ 1″ to be comfortable really.

Nice to see positive comment on Warbirds Worldwide as well as Aeroplane under Ben’s command. Good things likely from that man.

Warbirds Worldwide was something I am proud to have been involved with. The positive feedback is very encouraging, so many years on.

However it wouldn’t happen today. It was a piece of its era. Had it, and Paul Coggan (the publisher and editor) survived, it would be in a very different form I’m sure. And Paul would still be with us, much more important to his family and friends.

Thanks. And let the sub thing go, please.

I lost a lot more than a subscription when the business folded up, Paul’s health was badly compromised and there’s no doubt his early death was hastened in part by the stress of trying to keep the thing afloat. It irritates, I appreciate. It’s not a big deal.

On other matters;
Dates so the far reaches of the Empire felt included? Even Kipling got his papers from Britain late in India. Never been a date adjustment. Moggy’s comment is however correct.

And I know I can be a bit antediluvian in my aircraft tastes, but the 727 really isn’t modern anymore! Aeroplane‘s readership used to include a lot of BOAC (and about) crew-types, it’s bang on one core critical readership.

Regards,

Sad job about Paul Coggan, didn’t realise that the demise of Warbirds Worldwide had compromised his health, such a shame as he was quite young when he died.
Always looked forward to it’s arrival and I had every issue from the first till last and still have them.
As you rightly point out it probably wouldn’t work nowadays, which is a shame. That is progress I suppose.