That technicality seems to have been overlooked, as the likes of Spain and Switzerland didn’t have the biggest armoured battle going on in their back yard…..

I suspect that as Tangmere has said the problems will be whether the Egyptians want to release the wreck,or not; I do personally doubt they have much interest in it historically, but see it a bit like a dog with a bone that he’s finished chewing, the minute you try to take it away…..

Logistically I would thought slinging the p40 under a Chinook would be easiest,(although I seem to remember that when moving a Buccaneer in such a way , problems with windmilling were encountered) in any event getting the helo (and support) into position (Egypt itself) will be the challenge.

..loved and seen by more people than just the pilot.’ Well, that clearly is not the case. Most collections are viewable. Many static replicas are based upon them anyway. They are widely filmed and photographed too.

Most collections do not offer “open cockpits”, some do on special occasions, Rocketeer does on all of his cockpits and displays.

Ebay is a great place to sell relatively small light stuff, for top money, but the minute that its heavy and bulky, the world market closes down, and you are at the whim of couriers and keen buyers with a van or truck.

Buying is increasingly expensive, and not knowing whom you are bidding against, is annoying, and in my view open to abuse “bidders identities protected” WHY?

Not bad for a first attempt, they were afterall sea plane manufacturers!

Looks like “flight of the phoenix 3” where the nirdy bloke who claims to be an aircraft designer, turns out to be just a nirdy bloke………

I wasn’t suggesting it was the cause of the accident, just that like the planets, quite a few things need to align!

Looking at the excellent mural on the end wall in the nissen, I’d say the weather was pretty much an exact replica; I went there about 5 years ago (weather was the same) but quite a few more people there today, well done those involved.

I suppose it could read like that, (and he may even have meant it to read like that) but there is a deep sense of irony here.