Plenty to read about it here..http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/mustard-britains-forgotten-space-shuttle-idea/

I would love to fly in a Dragon Rapide and also it would be made better if a Spitfire flew alongside. It is on my wish list when I finally get a visit to Duxford from Scotland. Sad to read about Action stations ceasing.

Alan works in the met office at RAF Lossiemouth as a forecaster so you might try that route. If it is about North Scotland aviation history and relics I might be able to help as I also live in Moray where Al resides.Just drop me a message.. Gary ..formerly AAA researcher. and currently http://www.scotaviaimages.co.uk

So they could sell it and fund a grp replica with little problem from locals? Or would that provoke an outburst from the residents?

To properly seal a train into a tunnel for preservation of the mixed items is a major challenge in peacetime. To achieve this in the closing chaotic days of WW2 is expecting a miracle.If found the artwork will be ruined. And the supposed gold? Well that I expect would have been looted on the quiet years ago.

A fine example of aviation spreading good health worldwide. Here is another https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbis_International
There are those who berate aspects of aviation for bringing destruction, it is good to be remindied of the positive aspects.

Watched it again, a very well made film which catches emotions far better than some big screen ones. Especially highlights the fears and exhaustion contrasted with the love and beer snatched in downtime.

As for the youth of today, Jack ,compared to then I have no doubt that layabouts and gangs were just as common in the thirties and earlier.Nowadays we have more visual reminders such as CCTV and the media constantly seekeing stereotypes to fill the advert ridden broadsheets. Criminal activity during wartime increased on the home front and no amount of dire punishments deterred those who sought direct rewards from risk taking . A very popular TV detective series set mostly in wartime Britain used many story plots taken directly from real events which the main writer researched.