My feelings about the Grace Spitfire are that an owner has the final say , This aircraft has been restored , to an unoriginal configuration ,

there is historical precedent for the “Grace” dual canopy configuration.

Spit IX UTIs converted by the Russians during the Second World War used this configuration. Paint red stars on a Spit restored with this double canopy modification and you have a perfectly original configuration…..

usual caveat about if you own an aircraft you can paint it as you want etc.

Bruce
I hope you’re going to replicate the 1946 show by IIRC including a bathtub or was it a kitchen sink in the display of weapons arrayed in front of the Mosquito prototype…….

the Chinese Stirling will be in Belgian markings……..:diablo:

so………..

Stirling project – on the go
Whitley project – on the go
and now
Whirlwind project – on the go (quietly)

who will be the first to deliver a complete airframe?

If this is a DFS108-68 Weihe – and only 6 were initially used post war by the gliding clubs which eventually became RAFGSA/RAFGGA – these were surrendered in northern Germany and Denmark

There is a picture of what I suppose is likely to be this same aircraft given the small number used – with no roundel but marked “F6” in the “normal” position on the fuselage between wing and tail in the Fassberg Gliding Cub hangar on page 143 of “War Prizes” – (Phil Butler/MCP)

That F6 ties in with the alphanumeric system used to identify RAFGSA/RAFGGA bases and aircraft

I’d say the most interesting treasure the RAFM has in store is their Rolls Royce Armoured Car, would love to see that on display one day

Last time I heard it was on display in the RAF Regiment Museum at Honington

Wonder why such an iconic vehicle is there rather than at Hendon – was it only ever on loan to RAFM from the RAF Regiment Association or something like that?

Nottinghamshire ain’t all bad

come and see our small display of military vehicles in Newark Market Place tomorrow (Saturday 10th November) supporting the RBL Poppy Appeal

We’ll take your money……………………..

http://www.tvmvt.co.uk

Tom

Good idea to keep an eye out on Milweb-look in the vehicle park if you’re thinking of coming over to the dark side and buying some heavy metal all of your own:diablo:

Edit

If you look under “Armour & Tracked” there is an ex – RAF Cletrac M2 tug for sale currently

simon

I don’t think it is the Hickory after all. In the picture on Mik’s site, the Hickory is to the right – the airframe in question is to the left. It might be one of the unfinished fuselages of the Beijing NR1 feeder-liner, the prototype of which only flew once.

But then again i could be wrong – again

What abour the old Patrick Stephens Limited (PSL) books

Aviation Archaeology
and
Epics of Aviation Archaeology

both by Bruce Robertson

some classic stuff in there – including a chapter on the recovery of W1048 – whatever happened to that airframe????