What about the Croglin/Slaggyford Venom in Cumbria?

Laurent excellent site.

If you go up a level there are some fascinating other items still in the desert

http://www.dunes.it/sahara%5Faviation%5Fsafety/

I forgot to mention the lake recovered FW190 canopies – two on sale at 700 Euros each.

He 111 spine section section ca. 2 m long still with original paint

FW190 Belly ban

Ju 88 G6 cowling – which I acquired.

Ju88 canopy metalwork

The bf 110 wing section I acquired was brought from Czech Republic.

The 109 G and the FW190 landing flap were from France.

I was offered a piece of Buchon underwing skin last week – which still had the paint/balkan kreuz on it from when it was painted for the film.

So definitely pieces out there.

I take it a copy of Patrick Robinsons Ghost Force was never passed by the publisher to the MOD.

A relatively vitriolic message wrt The Falklands retaken by Argentina as the Navy carrier force was insufficient to provide air cover for a second task force.

Robinson was the writer of Sir Sandy Woodwards memoirs of the first conflict.

When the Ark goes – and the fighters to fly off the two new ships are not available – the Junta should have 10 years or so to establish themselves around Port Stanley before we are able to come and visit.

Or is it that the calculation has been done and as we found relatively little oil in the last years drilling – that the Falklands defence policy is now one of crossed fingers.

I recall hearing that Churchill was in the US discussing lend lease when the news came through – he used it to advantage to show that we were not a defeated nation post Dunkirk, Norway Crete etc..

Hence the raid timing was opportune both from a negotiating and a propaganda perspective – although the actual timing was defined by water levels.

Anyone know if this is true or heresay ?

On the spelling of aluminium.

The IUPAC ruling was that the world would change to spelling sulphur as sulfur in return the US would switch from aluminum to aluminium.

This has not happened! If you could change the spelling/speaking habits of the 360 million Americans, then perhaps we can change the wording to a constant standard.

Until that great day happens – it is aluminium and it is Sulphur.

IUPAC – International Union of Pure and Applied Chemists – the ruling body on scientific nomenclature.