The 410’s props are definitely cut and apparently her electrics are fried !

Now that’s a flightline I’d liked to have walked along…:)

Maybe the idea is ‘managed patina’. The airframe, if unrestored and structurally sound should be left but conserved in a responsible and attentive way, with regular inspection and kept in a sympathetic indoor environment. Compare the Science Museum Hurricane and the Finnish Air Force Museum Hurricane. Both superbly original with priceless character, however one is trussed up and completely covered in dust, thus impossible to inspect, the other on her undercarriage, accessible, viewable, easy to maintain and to monitor any deterioration. Thoughts ?

Hurricane was R4118

The book by Bruce Myles ‘Night Witches’ is a great read.

I remember reading somewhere that a very sophisticated form of sabotage was carried out during engine manufacture by qualified engineers employed as slave labour whereby the angles of some of the fan blades was altered fractionally, enough to allow them to fail at any time during operation. I think Eric Brown commented on this when the time came to test fly captured Arado 234s. Each engine was considered a time bomb !

Some good stuff at British Pathe too !

A friend has recently completed the restoration of Aiglet G AMYD. Pics on YouTube under the title ‘Austerfin’. First test with Keith Pogmore in command.