Certainly was a Grand Day Out ,and the added spice was the ride on the back of your Harley motorbike Al !

In the first pic the gent in the hat and blue badged overalls just right of centre is Robin Holmes the project organiser.The pre recovery plans and underwater pics featured in the first issue of Flypast.

In 1985 I had no idea that I would still be living and working up here,must be something in the water (whiskey? )

I have a feeling that this will be a TV movie based on the writers recent work listed at IMdb. I wonder if the box office results from soon to be released Red Tails will have an influence on raising finance.? The film Dark Blue World shows the potential for a good mix of drama and action.

And a big thanks to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkair
They appear to have had spares for their Bristol Freighter in store.

Well I think the airshow organisers should stop those thoughtless people from grabbing the best viewing spots along the edge of the flightline, in the old days I recall it was just windbreaks and a few chairs.

I suggest the shop staff look at placing them on a on line auction site with a very low start price and no reserve. Recently a mountain rescue charity has placed a 2 pound coin on a site and gained some publicity. The charity could get a story running….Historical aviation prints found in shop etc…

Thanks for the nostalgia trip, I recall the Dragonfly rotting away between buildings, I think it was finally at Glasson Dock near Lancaster before scrapping.

It seems to me that everything has been answered in a polite measured way.

Anyone who has a family to feed knows that at times some of the family treasure has to be sold to keep the cash available. When cashflow improves you can choose to go back to the marketplace and add to your collection again.

And what is often overlooked is that an airframe which is static can be restored to fly when circumstances change. This is easier of course when the static example has been preserved internally intact.

And I have enjoyed all the extra info on Percivals .

Refreshing to hear of this archive, you got there before it was skipped.