I was amazed to see that as many as 600 were built, why was so much effort put into an obvious loser when resources could have been put into it’s contemporary, the worlds apart Mosquito, instead, it smacks of political intrigue. It couldn’t even be compared to the usefullness of it’s predessesor, the Whitley and wasn’t much faster either.
If any aircraft should be confined to history and forgotten about, it has to be the Albemarle, lets confine ourselves to supporting better causes and send the surviving bits off to the smelter, the cash might pay to ressurect something more worthy of reconstructing.
First of all I will begin by saying that what one man wishes to do with his time or money is down to himself. I see a lot of projects on the forum and ask why but ultimately its not my money or time been ploughed into the said project. Maybe people think the same of my projects, thankfully as yet no one has derided them. The ultmate decision is down to the individual.
Personally I think you are a little wide of the mark with your comments about the aircraft been a loser. Maybe money & materials could have been better used on other aircraft and as to why so many were built when it was an underperformer is a perfectly valid debate.
But the fact of the matter is that although it was a failure as a medium bomber the type did prove usefull once converted for general and special transport duties albeit possibly only as a result of its failure in its intended role.
The aircraft took part in actions such as Normandy and the assault on Arnhem during Operation Market Garden so to suggest that the remaining parts should be sent to the smelter is wrong and I would suggest that a cockpit section of this type is a worthy memorial to those who did an important job that wasnt in a Lanc or a Spitfire etc etc.
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