Gee Whiz, wonderful sight, well caught.

What I find fascinating is that many of the airframes show weathering and wear and tear , this detail is often missing from official coverage due to the obsession with smartly turned out aircraft,polished brass and neat airman. Those who served all recall the regular outbreaks of bull brought on when units were to be visited by VIPs ,AOCs . Newly white painted kerb edging and even being given a few tins of green paint and being told to get out on the airfield and paint over all the tyre tracks showing on the grass! Meanwhile in the more remote locations and on the front line the focus was on keeping going with what was available as these pics show.

This is the group referenced in the article…Project Recover https://scripps.ucsd.edu/projects/projectrecover/about/

He is reported as being aged 63, my own diving knowledge is that the tables used to calculate decompression stop times become less accurate as divers age increases, USA divers and uk sport divers often dive using tables designed for younger divers regarding air dives. It has not been reported whether the diver was using technical mixed gas diving methods.

A sad event and I have sympathy for his family and friends.

If you compare the Robert Rudhall photo in this link you can see that it has been repainted http://www.warbirdregistry.org/spitregistry/spitfire-p9444.html

Lack of suitable props have been the cause of many groundings of otherwise airworthy aircraft, DC3 being one older type affected and to my surprise a locally based Cessna 172s was offline for 2 months while a replacement prop was made.

The reactions and comments to this film highlight for me the essence of story telling set against documentary series. By now many of you will have read short articles and perhaps been interested enough to delve into much longer books. When facts are researched ,assembled then written as narrative the results can be sometimes academic or refreshingly flowing such as Vulcan 607. In the instance of this film it has been treated as a yarn based on selective aspects which is what would have happened if you had been part of the event only being witness to the fragmented parts. It has certainly helped re kindle interest in this genre of film for a new generation.

https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-38/42-13400.html