Originally posted by Eddie
Can be done at Hendon already 😉 Or isn’t that what you mean 😀

Yuk!!

I think that it would be best to restore the “pile of bits” as a Lincoln, as it’s FAR rarer…

😀

Good point , here’s a nice line up -Lanc , York , Linc and Shack !!

Originally posted by Eddie
I don’t think it’s the same situation really. I think you could do a “no compromises” restoration incorporating parts from a Shackleton, if they were modified to Lincoln specification. There are (or were in 1991) clearly large sections of the Lincoln extant, and they were of an identifiable airframe. If the Lincoln with Shackleton wings would be fake, then so’s PA474 as it has York wings 😉

I think peoples issue with the Halifax is that it has things like a wooden framed nose, a wooden tailplane, fibreglass props, mocked up undercarriage and so on.

Fair point , I was really just trying to see if any of the critics of the Halifax would take the bait 😀 😀

Originally posted by Eddie
If the wings were scrapped, I daresay you could acquire a set of Shack wings from “somewhere” *cough* and mod them to the Lincoln spec.

To some on this Forum that would make it a fake aeroplane same as the Elvington Halifax 🙁 🙁 Sounds fine to me though , better that than a pile of mouldering scrap:) 🙂

A relative , sadly scrapped 11 years ago at the same location ,Strathallan .

While the front fuselage extension was being removed ???

A ha !!

Originally posted by Ren Frew
They’ve actually had palm trees on the Isle of Bute for years… In other weather news residents of the Greenock area are experiencing high winds. Apparently roofs have been blown onto some of the houses ! 😀

Only problem we have now in Scotland is the Shellsuit gang wandering around in vest – tops , not especially nice when Parkhead residents actually turn pale blue in the sun 😀

North Berwick today it hit 84F , my wife and kids are over there with MY Seadoo and I’m stuck in the office 😡 😡