Expecting you to delete the second post on the subject, I have copied and pasted it onto my FB page; I find your position on the subject objectionable to say the least.

Immediate restrictions on air shows just announced; no “high energy” aerobatics.

I think it is more bureaucracy from what I understand, indeed I think that the fund raising has stopped until the local council can agree on a plan,; as an aside the fundraising event is held at Keele college, which was set up (in part) by RJ Mitchells brother, who up until certain events at the Schneider trophy races was the most famous of the Mitchell clan!

Can’t answer your question regarding the condition it will be restored to ,but Mark at Supermarine has been working on this A/C for over 10 years off and on, and is actively involved in the fund raising to finance the work to be done; I suppose the real question is what is the spitfire doing in a pottery museum?

“It’s demise would be a very sad memorial to those who started it back in 1984 – wonderful people such as the RAF’s ACM Sir Neil Wheeler, AVM Johnnie Johnson, ACM Sir Christopher Foxley – Norris and Founder David Green. Then there were Supermariner’s including Jeffrey Quill, Alex Henshaw, Gerry Gingell *and many other ‘Spitfire names’ from before WW2 and up to today. Surely it is too precious just to dismiss it?”

I would certainly agree with that statement, but also remember the issues mentioned by Mike J; perhaps a complete sweep, or else a reimagined “society” that is untarnished.

As you say a great shame, and best wishes for both pilots; it does at least answer the (often posed) question “why do air crashes always come in threes?”

They don’t; crashes ocurr all the time, just not reported.