lets see,more than fifty years after a war in which quite a few excited young men were killing other excited young men out of the skys and people actually spend time trying to nit pick on whether the scores are real or not!!

True – the few fighter pilots I’ve met said they were more concerned with knocking the other guy out of the fight and surviving, than keeping a tally! A Polish friend of my fathers said he didn’t really care if they crashed, as long as they were damaged enough to leave him alone.:D
All he knows for sure, is that he was shot down 3 times…….

Sunbeam Maori in New Zealand – http://www.lummisauctions.co.nz/wings/index_sunbeam.htm

Whoops – should have looked at the list, first.

From Navy Wings..

Initial indications are that the repairs to the airframe will be extensive and the feeling is that they could take a minimum of 2 years to complete. However, depending on what other damage is found, this figure may be conservative and the rebuild could be longer, with the need to ensure all the systems are in A1 condition for further flight. The engineering team has now removed both engines along with the auxiliary gear box, which was extensively damaged in the wheels up landing. What has come to light is the cause of the hydraulic failure; the Green pump was seized and the quill drive shaft had fractured at its design weak point

.I wonder if someone will ask for the TITANIC…LOL its doable

Clive Palmer, an Australian coal tycoon was posturing about building a full size new Titanic a few years ago…….I think that’s gone down the gurgler as his share worth did likewise…..

This is a truly interesting thread!
Have you had any discussions with the folk at CAMS or TVAL in NZ, or is WW1 stuff too old to be relevant.

That’s a Fairey IIID