we have expressed our concern and displeasure in an email to the contact email and await a response with great interest and will comment further upon receipt of such a response if we ever see one.I am very sceptical about even getting a response.

Mike E

The MK IX EN199 was built with minimal facilities for and with the embryo museum in Malta in the now directors garage for STATIC museum display and was intended incorporating as much original material as possible too show an externally complete spitfire to commemorate the actions of the island during ww2 and was supported by many organisations in the UK with parts and drawings.Including the BBMF,and many builders.The core of the wings came from the UK via the support and help of AVM PB Laddie Lucas and AVM J E Johnnie Johnson.It was built over a number of years as has been stated already with very basic facilities.

Perhaps mackerel you may wish to reconsider your comments as it was built by willing volunteers with absolutely no aircraft experience what so ever.I suggest you look at the Malta Aviation Museums website and the aircraft they have rebuilt in recent years to airworthy standard including Tiger Moth and Bird dog and Hurricane Z3055 taxiable from the sea bed and shortly to start work on a Swordfish. At least we and they are not pretending to be something we are not I am sure Steve V will agree .

Mike E

http://www.aircraftrestorationgroup.org

http://www.whirlwindfighterproject.org

This is true, but I imagine that if you arrived in US airspace without the correct permissions you might get a special reception!

S.B.

All they have to do is register a flight plan with route ,intentions and destination ,and aircraft type.There are a lot of south american registers ,or African I am sure it would be registered on without to much hassle.

It is then in theory the responsibility of the country whose markings it carries to say its safe to fly,but having seen some aircraft on these foreign registers you would be surprised what is flying over your heads.I can think of a particluar DC3 that staged through Coventry it was nicknamed the Dexion bomber I will leave it to your imagination safe to say navigating from the rear door to the cockpit was a very interesting exercise.

Mike E

Eddy, I have mailed Barry Clay and will pm you his email address.

He, too, would like to see your photo and I know he will be glad to show you the Tawney Owl if you are able to get to his workshop (just south of Leamington Spa).

Roger Smith.

As many will know Barry has been trying to find a new home for this lady and after much consideration we have negotiated with Barry to see if we can take her on and he has very kindly agreed so during next week she will be making a journey over to North Yorkshire. Photo’s of the move and her in her new surroundings will be posted soon.

Mike E

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If you want to discuss energy generation there is a thread on General – Mods

That, jeepman is the million (sorry more like 6 million) dollar question!

Bruce

As I understand it you would probably stand a better chance of being nominated as the next pope or Mr universe than getting one of the NZ build Mossies flying in Europe.That I understand is the reason why the aircraft was dismantled and shipped to the states and re assembled as it would definitely not have been permitted to overfly European skies. Unless one is rebuilt/built in the UK or Europe it aint going to fly here,I also understand that even on the US register there would be no probable permission granted for it to appear at a UK airdisplay.

Mike E

I have a tail rotor blade gust lock assembly if that would be of any help. In ‘as new’ condition.

We have for disposal on behalf of a friend of ours a complete Wessex if you know anybody who wants one ?.

Mike E

http://www.aircraftrestorationgroup.org