“Just look at the majority of the RAF Hawk fleet…they have had replacement Fuselages/wings/tailplanes…the only ‘original’ structure is the cockpit -does that make them a replica ?
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But all done whilst in service with their orginal owner, and using original manufacturers parts.

I don’t believe this thread is nitpicking accepted practice, it (as I see it ) is looking at “recoveries” and “rebuilds” keeping the RAF serial no.s (as opposed to a G registration) and adopting the service history of the crashed A/C.

The “OO” of “Google” is made up by two jars of freckle cream….

An archive of previous Google Doodles is worth looking at…
http://www.google.com/doodles

I believe the “Pythons” managed a small tribute in the film “life of Brian” with the immortal words “it’s a shoe”….

Incidently in the photograph of Amelia climbing aboard the Vega “Old Bessie”, she’s not wearing a scarf.

Thanks for that, now if you’ll let me have your post code, I’ll get a van organised…..

Thanks for your post and welcome to the forum.

I mention the dingy because I have heard little or no mention of one, yet they would have known almost to the minute when fuel was out, and must have been prerpared for a ditching.

I have now recently seen the film “Amelia” and now know all there is to know on the subject! seriously, the film siggests that FN sat some way down the fuselage, (which I was unaware of) and so potentially there was a different scenario of survival for him than her.

The dingy bobbing around Hawaii sounds a bit of a “TIGHAR” to me, tenuous to say the least!

Indeed, – a point I made a long time ago on another thread. I’d go even further – why bother to look at all. It won’t bring her back to life or result in an restorable a/c. What an utter waste of time and money.

Contrast this fiasco, with the P40 sat being vandalised in the Sahara, whilst people agonise over detail that are irrellevant to it’s expeditious rescue. :rolleyes:

Opposite ends of the spectrum, (sort of) one has no remains and therefore no conclusive evidence of their fate, the other is in plain sight, with mortal remains, and documented evidence of his fate; it’s sitting there because of a political situation, which unfortunately is bigger than one lost A/C and pilot.

Incidently did the Lockheed not have a dingy on board?

I am wracking to old grey cells here but I am sure I was told about 10 yrs ago of a guy in your neck of the woods by the name of Gary Oschdalin who had loads of spitfire bits including a full control column.

I see the legend “reference Gary Oschaldalin” on Qld’s drg, so I’m guessing he’s aware of him!

One of the nicest guys in rock, notwithstanding of his huge talent as a musician, he was above all, a gentleman; I recently watched him and Bernie Marsden (youtube) doing a two piece version of here i go again just brilliant, RIP Jon.