Re the above.

You probably could but it would take ages to number every brick so that they went back in the same place. Haven’t you ever been to Beamish?

Wonder what they are going to do about engines. I seem to recall that the Merlins fitted to the Hornet were quite special, in terms of 1 rotation and 2 frontal area to fit the shaped aerodynamic nacelles. I thought they are as rare as the proverbial rocking horse poo.

With dual interests in historic aviation and the restoration of military vehicles, the Victory Show has always been my favourite show, particularly given the East Midlands location. This is only enhanced by the proximity of the airstrip and “apron” areas which are an integral part of the showground. Where else can you see the nose of a Dakota looming over a hedge with a Sherman tank or White half-track in the foreground.

I was there yesterday, and the ground had undoubtedly suffered from the rain on Friday. Open fields, rain and heavy wheeled and tracked vehicles are not a good mixture, as many armies have found in the past. The mud was “challenging” despite the prodigious amounts of straw laid down. Sight of the day for me was the front wheel of an M8 Greyhound not rotating but just snowploughing the mud in its way as it went past.

I am no expert, but the ground conditions on the airstrip, notwithstanding the apparent difficulties of the display area imposed by the CAA, might well have been a game-changer as well.

Although a disappointment, the cancellation of the airshow side was not the ruination of the day for me as it gave more time to chat with friends and other owners of vehicles similar to my current project, wander round the vehicles a couple of times more and spend more time in the sales stalls.

One can only feel sympathy for the show’s organisers. One hopes the situation can be recovered for future years and the show has not been dealt a body blow.

Re the above, John Smiths Mosquito NZ2336, mentioned on here only recently, is arguably in the same condition as TV959 was before its reincarnation and is not a museum airframe yet any suggestion that airframe should be rebuilt to flying condition is quite rightly met with howls of protest.

I fail to see how the rebuild of TV959 can be justified when there are calls for John Smith’s Mosquito to be remain untouched.

Might be mind numbing and irritating but people on here are talking about it – so job done