By all means send me the data plate , as I need one for the mkIX I am currently building; anyone who has worked on Spitfires will atest that none of the rivet holes will line up from one A/C to another, and so the sugestion that the actual structure will be incorporated into another is optimistic to say the least; whilst the frames may go again ,if they are in potentially “airworthy condition then they should form the basis of the original A/C .As for the £1.5 million ,is that the asking price for TB382 ,or a guide to what it might cost to restore? if the former , that would be my argument for keeping it together,as the possibility of self funding for the BBMF cannot be ruled out ,at some stage, if the latter, I would have thought given the almost limitless covered space the RAF has ,it could go into store indefinately, to be used for the same purpose . I’m gratefull to the BBMF for saving me a small fortune,as a tax payer but I do know something about what it actually spends on newly manufactured parts, and in terms of what you would save spares recovering from TB382 ,its a drop in the ocean ; the Lanc I believe is about to get 4 new spinners, and I know what they cost. Lastly, Despite a cheap jibe about “tax payers” ,it was not my intention to “ruffle your feathers”(another cheap pun) or denigrate yourself or anyone else working on the BBMF fleet ,but as you noted its my opinion . Sorry to the thread originator for an off topic ramble.
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