After finding out that a restored FE2b is, seemingly, to appear out of thin air shortly a mere assembly of stuff that most people know anyway is something of an anti-climax.

Looks as if it might be some time before it materialises although there appears to be substance from which to build

And really all I do is remember things that have been public knowledge for some time and add the odd judicious google search – no big deal

seems as if RAFM had the same idea…………….

http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-14837.html

Don’t think it’s seen the light of day yet though – in fact as it’s currently in store at Stafford, it’s probably so far on the back burner it’s probably outside the kitchen – although the quoted comment suggests that the wings and metalwork are now complete. Does anybody know who was/is doing it?

it arrived at Cardington between W&R5 and W&R6………..

some more we’ve missed

Martinsyde F.4 Buzzard (?the Martin Baker MB5 of it’s day??)
MA-24 Tikkakoski Finland

Morane Saulnier BB
A301 (Frame & u/c – was with RAFM – is it still?)

Don’t forget Bristol M1C C5001 in the Butler Memorial Minlanton Australia

Cabruna’s Spad 7C1 is S.1420

Baracca’s Spad 7C1 S2489 is in the Museo Baracca in Ravenna

is Ruffo’s Spad 7 S.153 ?

what happened to the ex IWM Spad 7 – IIRC owned by Louis Bleriot’s grandson?

The identity of the Weeks Spad 7 is 193, that at Kbely is S11583

To add to the confusion Piccio’s Spad 13C1 was/is at Vigna de Valle – was restored as a Spad 7 marked as S1420…………..

apparently Mdel’A also have the remains of a further Spad 13

Don’t Planes of Fame at Chino have an Hanriot HD1 5934 ex Nungesser

According to WW1 Survivors there are two MF 11s in Japan – the other is owned by the JASDF

This is fun!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6287367.stm

Perhaps Shuttleworth should get a few in?

Adrian

Well ………Shuttleworth have got an Archaeopterix, and the Science Museum have a Pterodactyl….

Plus Gas or WD40 works for me on the jeep – and some of those bolts have been tight for 65 years

Other than that a little bit of heat (see the current Bluebird project diary) or
brute force and ignorance as a very last resort!

These people will undoubtedly have the right thing

http://www.frost.co.uk/

small correction

on the basis that this list might get trotted out in future years as a definitive list

My understanding was that the DH9 was powered by a Puma with an underslung radiator and that the DH9A was a complete redesign with a Liberty with a radiator in front of the engine

so it should read

DH9
E8894 Aero-Vintage Ltd, St Leonards-on-Sea for HAC Duxford
F1258 Le Bourget, Paris
F1287 Canberra, ACT, Australia
D5649 Aero-Vintage Ltd, St Leonards-on-Sea for IWM
????? Fort Bikaner, India

DH9A
F1010 RAFM Hendon

obviously serials were not sequential – but presumably contract based instead.

The Alcock and Brown Vimy never seems to have had any identity – either Military or civil registration – was it taken off the assembly line? IIRC it was given a BAPC number in the absence of anything else

Any Mann-Egerton build Spad VIIs remaining???

Thanks for all your work on this Sea Hawk

here’s somebody’s holiday snap of the remaining Fort Bikaner DH9

http://family.webshots.com/photo/2714862510042692665nlnZUw

ps think all the “DH9 type” survivors are DH 9s except the RAF Museums DH9A(“Nine-ack”) F1010

BE2e

Does anyone have an identity and location (Blenheim?) for the ex-Norwegian BE2c in New Zealand?

A1325 is the ex Norway/ Mosquito Museum aircraft – the one now with Peter Jackson – is there another ex Norwegian airframe in NZ as well??

The Gardermoen Museum in Norway has fully restored BE2e 131 ex F1380 on show