Dug out my old records…
It was/is Dragonfly WN499. It was at Cearnarfon Air World.
Don’t know if it is still there, I’ve seen it back in 1994…
The Caernafon Dragonfly eventually gravitated to the fire dump. However the Helicopter lads at Doncaster rescued it (swapping it for a Whirlwind hulk) and it is now in store pending a rebuild one day.
Also regarding the parts NAPS found, have gone through my pile of NAPS/TAC newsletters for that period and from the December 1966 edition –
“a Mr. Butler of Coventry on examining his garage discovered sundry parts of a RE.8 biplane, which he hastily donated to us. They include the tail unit, parts of the top decking, rear cockpit surround, struts, wing root section and wheels. As yet no identification has been made, any ideas will be welcome”
Who said the RE.8 has original parts incorporated? Not the RAFM 😉 –
“This flying reproduction, in No. 9 Squadron colours, individual code B, was built in New Zealand by Wellington-based The Vintage Aviator Ltd (TVAL) in 2011 (constructor’s number 0002) using original RE.8 rudder, wing and fuselage parts held by the RAF Museum as patterns.”
Having made contact with the owners of XH312 earlier this year, it isn’t for sale in any shape or form.
The fire was clearly VERY intense though as it consumed all the metal cockpit fittings (yes honestly!), so anything not too corroded will no doubt be badly heat damaged.
Very nice find but struggling to see how it could have come from VZ795? Doesnt tally with where something like that should be found in relation to the extent of the excavation i.e. at the bottom of the hole but the dig only went down to behind the cockpit.
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