They have specifically said that they will not restore it, because of its original state. This does not seem to have bothered them when it came to the Battle or Hampden.

They did actually start restoring it – hence the restored turret sitting in an unrestored and partially stripped nose section

I see that the BBMF Facebook page is now being blocked unless you are a registered member. Twice before when it happened, an email to their PRO removed it but not this time. I understood that as the BBMF is publicly funded its Facebook page was free access, or is this now being imposed by Facebook?
mmitch.

I’m not a facebook user either but I can still see it, albeit with a pop-up screen accross the bottom screaming “join me, join me”. The page still scrolls though so you don’t miss any content.

or Rebecca…………..

perhaps the connection has gone with the wind, although I don’t really give a damn.

and the current owners are called Gee……….

I share with you this extensive and fantastic collection of photos of one of the largest aircraft designed and built during World War II and operated by the Luftwaffe, including detailed photos and some rare color photos which I have copied off the internet and which probably originally came from the Bundesarchiv via Signal magazine or from Life magazine.

Curious, just like I hope you will be every time I put up one of these inane posts? Want to know which plane we (particularly as I have multiple identities across the web) are talking about as if you can’t guess anyway? Then visit the link below and see this amazing collection of photos which you have probably seen before, particularly as I posted this same text and link at over two hundred and fifty other aviation and military websites nearly five years ago. At the same time, you can provide me with an income:

htpp://absolutepain.blogspot.cam…-nos-ceus.html

Best Regards but don’t expect any interaction!

Not sure exactly why the raf museum would be interested in an IL2. Not a type that has a lot of relevance.

wasn’t there also a relevance whilst the Millstones of Flight held sway – the IL-2 is the most produced combat aircraft ever.

Is it the same one?

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?138571-lancaster-gun-turret

Origins were thoroughly discussed in that thread. The consensus seemed to have been that it was from something that wasn’t a Lancaster. Great shame it didn’t end up at the back of Elliot’s Whitley.

wrt 2 it looks as if a leather strap has been added between the two wings of the release handle to facilitate its use. Obviously a local modification or fitted at the pilots behest