They’re a fairly common sight in the US, and have been for the past 5 or so years. I believe that RS bought some 20 or so surplus examples when they were disposed of from storage at Shawbury.

………the only other a/c of any real note was the Corsair which, in the Pacific, distinguished itself in no uncertain fashion. Bell and Grumman produced unremarkable but useful aircraft.

So, by comparison with the American industry in California………

And which part of California did they come from????? :confused:

And then there was “The Few”, the Tom Cruise film about Billy Fiske supposedly going into production a decade ago.

Never say never, but I suspect it would take a Paul Allen-sized wedge of cash to do it.

Michael.

Somebody once told me that there are other airshows in the world than Flying Legends. I’m not sure I believe them though.

There’s plenty of other hardware at Cosford that 238 Sqn practice on that not many people are probably aware of

I wonder how many will end up as pots and pans when it all moves to Lyneham.

Indeed. A significant preservation hole plugged in the story of the Harrier.

Wasn’t there one in use for Flightdeck handling training at Culdrose at one time, or did I imagine that?

I think the last one caused enough trouble!

It looks as though they have stripped part of the fuselage paint to see what is underneath. Hopefully this means that they intend to return it to its correct finish of a natural metal fuselage and tail with silver painted wings. No reason why the iconic BBD markings shouldn’t be retained IMO. Unless of course they’re on another fishing expedition to see if they can find a big-bucks sponsor to buy naming rights to the P-51, even though the last attempt (with the B-17) didn’t exactly work out.