Found this on youtube my apologies if it’s already been seen here, but does anybody wish to compile a list of the aircraft?………..Paul……….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJkkFYX_Udc&feature=related

I have a video of about 20 minutes of a Hurricane underwater.And if I can find it underwater footage of about 11 aircraft including Skyraider,Sea Fury,Wellington,Liberator,and many more all in the Med and all between 75 and 110 metres. But all protected and some waiting their turn to hopefully one day be raised. but no point unless the facilities and funds are there to deal with them.

I amongst others a little concerned over the flying pencil the RAFM are planning on raising .Is there the proper facilities for it are there the realistic funds to preserve it,are there the funds to raise it ??.Lots of questions and in these times it takes an awfull lot of thought as well as the above to be able to undertake.

Mike E

http://www.whirlwindfighterproject.org

perhaps its for splitting nuts :diablo::diablo::diablo:

Yes its the same machine imported in exchange for a Whirlwind .

Helicopter I trust ?????

A lot of people dont realise the Whirlwind was designed in 1936 and first flew in 1938 so technicaly it is pre war and the initial pre and production machines will most probably have used the earlier pre war style gauges.In fact The AP marks the differences very pointedly with the fact the changes all take place after a certain production machine and even some controls and gauges are changed to the opposite side of the cockpit.!!!
But as we are building a POST change machine the later and therefore more (one would hope)available gauges would be fitted ??

Mike E

http://www.whirlwindfighterproject.org

In the early 1990’s we resuced a number of Replicas from the Gun bus film and a couple of others from the far side at Coventry parked next to the Mitchell.We got them back to Manchester and started some restoration work from memory there where two Gunbus cockpits but only one set of wings and tail etc one had a dummy engine in it the other had nothing.There where also a couple of other aircraft including a BE2 and a German bi plane and lot sof other bits.
I deont think the ones we had did any taxying I think it was pulled along a big long railway track with the camera crew going alongside on another.I do wonder what happened to it all.

Mike E

http://www.whirlwindfighterproject.org

Numerous DC 3 aircraft of AA
Twinn pioneer
Percival Provost P1 XF 914
Saro Skeeter G-APOI and G-BDNS
Tiger Moth
Proctor
Prentice
SE5A (replica)
B25 Mitchell
Jet Provost
Nimrod
Victor XL 231, XL 232, 191
AN 2
Boeing Steerman
Beech expeditor
L4 grasshopper
Miles Messenger
Miles Gemini
DH Vampire T 11
Just a few I know not classed as war birds or WW2 but there is some interesting stuff in there.
and many many more I cant remember them all worked on hundreds of aircraft large and small as well as warbirds from both wars original and replicas.

Mike E

http://www.whirlwindfighterproject.org

Please Sir !!!! Baggsy First

dare I say the twin units with the cross brace do look vaguely like dare I say it Westland Whirlwind .He says mouth salivating profusely !!!!!!!

I may be wrong but any chance of some further detail pictures and any visible numbers ?? And may one have a look at these beast s in the flesh ????

Mike E

http://www.whirlwindfighterproject.org