Slight aside,

I seem to remember being told once whilst at the Windermere steamboat museum that after the war a number of Sunderlands were scuttled in the lake. Has any one else heard a similar claim? or is it like the mythical squadrons of buried Lancasters?

Steve.

To me the importanat thing is to make sure other gaps don’t open up. Whats gone is by and large gone and barring ‘miracle’ finds on the bottom of lochs fijords etc we aren’t likely to see these types again.

We therefore need to ensure we don’t lose the last Beverley or let the VC10 slip through our fingers, how many of us would love to have seen an HP42 Herakules? so lets try to make sure no one ever again has cause to say something like ‘…the last Britannia? yes it was cut up at Cosford in 2011’

Steve.

I seem to remember a doccumentary where they dived these Jutland wrecks, and showed that the ‘flash’ doors between the turrets and magazines had been wedged open to enable the gunners a faster rate of fire, but thus negating the protection these afforded to the magazine, and so enabling them to explode!

Steve

What a fascinating idea, how big was it? and far out might it have flown?

Steve

Wel said Areronut….

Another ‘museum’ to avoid the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth. And guess what these twits have actually got boats hanging from the ceiling! Hardly any exhibits and an over priced cafe which takes up a disproportianant amount of space. Just don’t go and if you must go, weep at the stupidity of it all.

Steve.

I must admit I’ve always loved this gallery, probably one of the most balanced aeronautical collections on show anywhere, comprehensively showing the developementof aviation. Many genuinely historic aircraft, Amy Johnsons Jason, Allcock and Browns Vimy, The E28/39, Schnieder Trophy winning S6B etc. All set in an enviroment where you can still find surprises even after many years of visiting (ie. the section of jumbo jet fuselage).

And yet it’s so often overlooked.

Steve

Hi Stuart,

I’m impressed, obviously a great deal of effort (not to mention skill) has gone into your project – and I guess all the other cockpiters projects too.

I think I’ll have to make the effort to attend next years Cockpit fest.

Steve.