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August 23, 2007 at 11:58 pm in reply to: What does aircraft preservation mean to you? #1291025

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What preservation means to me

I have spent over 20 years in a/c & military vehicle preservation/restoration & this is what preservation means to me ;- We should all strive to encourage younger generations to appreciate and learn from all forms of heritage and those people who built and used it-we are very lucky in many ways that we have in the region of 70 aircraft museums in the U.K. plus countless other heritage attractions.This allows us all the opportunity to see somewhere in the region of over 1000 aircraft, admittedly some are duplicated,some are even unique examples that have been saved by a small group.

However it can potentially lead to people making a career choice from which we can all benefit.How many pilots, engineers or those who serve in the armed forces owe their livelyhoods to seeing a museum exhibit? Also how many of us would have got into the preservation movement if we had only a few museums to go to?If it wasn’t for the preservationists learning & using, almost forgotton skills where would we be if we should need to take a retrograde step in technology& need them again?

But the number of museums also mean that potentialy visitors have a great choice of attractions to choose from,plus for some people it is the only opportunity to work on restoring something that they love-sadly we can’t all be pilots or engineers or own an aeroplane or cockpit but for those that are’nt that lucky its the next best thing.

August 22, 2007 at 6:19 pm in reply to: Lurking in the brambles! #1292387

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No pictures but whilst on a det in Denmark found the remains of a Saab Draken & a Republic F84!!

August 22, 2007 at 5:54 pm in reply to: Gazelle XX411 restoration #1292395

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Thank you for your comments

Thank you for all the feedback & photo’s- she has to be seen in the flesh to be appreciated -at the muesum’s Falkands weekend many visitors enquired if she had flown in!!!

As I said in an earlier thread another historic warbird preserved for all to appreciate!

August 20, 2007 at 6:33 pm in reply to: Museums with Axis equipment #1295764

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Axis Equipment

Aeroventure has 1or2 bits i.e. Jumo engine, V2 motor remains, a couple of 250 Kg bombs & few other odds & ends!!!

August 14, 2007 at 7:29 pm in reply to: Museums with Axis equipment #1302149

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Just out of interest, is it complete aircraft etc or anything considered ie engines,crash site recoveries,ordnance??

August 9, 2007 at 4:20 pm in reply to: Duxford's Heinkel #1307947

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A CASA Cockpit,centre section & ex-Duxford outer wings, elevators & 1 engine & other parts where on loan to S.Yorks Aircraft Museum when they were at Firbeck until offered for sale by the owner. The museum had restored the cockpit prior to the sale but I believe they could not afford the asking price. I cannot tell you where the parts are for certain(Germany or Austria I believe).

August 8, 2007 at 4:06 pm in reply to: Mk VIII Spitfire Colour scheme #1309121

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Mk VIII Spitfire Colour scheme

Whoops, first time I looked at the thread today & sent my reply before looking at your webpage- so missing the deadline big time.

She does look good though!!!!

August 8, 2007 at 4:00 pm in reply to: Mk VIII Spitfire Colour scheme #1309135

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Mk VIII Spitfire Colour scheme

Afraid I don’t have a scheme for a Mk VIII, but facing the wrath of Mk VIII fans all I can come up with is to fit a set of high altitude wingtips, mid grey upper & azure blue lower surfaces and a set of D-Day stripes, give her the codes YQ-G, Serial No MD121 & hey presto!!! the only Spitfire in 616 Squadron colours.

I appologise now if it is no help, its just a suggestion, but overall it is quite a colourful scheme.Either way best of luck with the project, please thead some photo’s when she is complete.

August 8, 2007 at 3:29 pm in reply to: Gazelle XX411 restoration #1309179

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GAZELLE XX411 RESTORATION

As far as I am aware the Harvard is currently offsite having some restoration work carried out. How far they are with it I dont know at present.

Fantastic shots in her new museum setting, I got to see her in the flesh,so to speak-breathtaking, absolutley breathtaking- & thats from a fixed wing prop fanatic.

p.s The photo’s do her justice.- Thank you all again for the positive feedback….keep it coming please.

August 7, 2007 at 8:30 am in reply to: Gazelle XX411 restoration #1311056

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Gazelle XX411 restoration

For those who don’t know a brief history of XX411.

The Gazelle was allocated to the Royal Marines and saw service in N.Ireland.

In 1982 she was sent with the task force to recapture the Falklands and was shot down forcelanding in San Carlos water,her pilot Sgt Andy Evans later dying of his wounds.Recovered after the war and returned to the UK, she was stripped of spares and used for battle damage repair training.

In 2000 she was purchased by Aeroventure and restored in 2006-7 by the REME team and stood,pride of place, at Waddington for the 25th Anniversary memorial service held there. She is now back on permenant display at Donny as centre piece of a Falklands display.

In a nutshell a genuine warbird that has survived against the odds.

August 7, 2007 at 7:51 am in reply to: Resurrection Wish list #1311076

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RESSURECTION WISH LIST

Brilliant choices so far,but to clarify a little,they don’t need to be flyers-statics will do.The aim was see what types or marks that are no longer extant you would love to be able to see displayed in a museum.

I know the best place to see them is in the air where they belong but a static will stilldo nicely

thanks for all your lists-keep ’em coming.:D

August 6, 2007 at 7:49 pm in reply to: Resurrection Wish list #1311611

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RESURRECTION WISH LIST

OK, nice choices, but I did say which 10 you would choose, so what about another 9??;)

August 6, 2007 at 5:34 pm in reply to: Spotted #1311755

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SPOTTED-SO I’M NOT GOING BONKERS!!!!

Thanks Clive, glad I am not going bonkers.

I know this happened 20 odd years ago, but I was supposed to be going to see Blenheim G-MKIV fly at Church Fenton.Unfortunately I had to work that w/end so it was a major disappiontment. At the time I was apron supervisor at Gamston Airport.

What I didn,t know was, the airport manager ( a member of Duxford A.S.) had arranged for the A/C do a flypast on its way back to Duxford, as he knew how miffed I was to miss the show.

To cut a long story short there I was stood at the side of 03-21 with a Blenheim passing over at 40-50 ft(ish) grinning fro ear to ear.

Sadly the only thing the marred the event was a) I didn’t have a camera & b) the A/C’s sad demise a fortnight later.

August 5, 2007 at 1:26 pm in reply to: Spotted #1313062

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SPOTTED.

I am quite lucky living only 3or4 miles North of Gamston VOR/DME so tend to get 1 or 2 interesting A/C fly over now & then. In the last few weeks I have had the Lanc, a P51 & although not confirmed, a P40???. Can anyone please confirm this last one or am I going bonkers in my old age!!!

August 5, 2007 at 1:01 pm in reply to: Gazelle XX411 restoration #1313068

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Gazelle XX411 restoration

Thanks for all your positive responses,’tis not I you want to thank as I had no input on this restoration,however the lads who deserve the thanks are REME engineers at RAF Aldergrove along with some museum members.

If you would like to see the effort and attention to detail the job entailed there is a page on Aeroventure’s website as well as one created by the restoration team(look up XX411…it’s there somewhere),where there is a comments page.

Currently the museum is working on the former Ipswich DC3, the first preserved Seaking in a UK museum & generally improving the site overall.
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