……there really ought to be some medium bombers there……….

Well, they should be having that well-known, 4-engined medium bomber, the B-17. 🙂

How many Sea Furys are there flying in the UK ?

Technically just one at the moment (the RNHF T.20), as according to G-INFO, TFC’s still does not have a permit issued.

However, we are talking about the biplane Fury here. Different animal entirely.

…….if you have the million or two to buy the Mosquito…….

…..and the rest. Expect it to fetch a ‘Glacier Girl’-level price.

A Hunter had some type of gear or brake issue at Scampton today as well.

Jet Provost had 18.5% higher power to weight ratio.

Which JP are you talking about? The JP T.1 was an quite an underpowered aircraft (whatever happened to Kennet’s one?), wheras the later JP T.5s and Strikemasters were considerably more sprightly performers in comparison.

Or could it have been because it was a grotty little underpowered jet bicycle that needed the curvature of the earth to get airborne. The Magister was generally regarded as underpowered, yet had two of the same Marbore engines that powered the Student. Of course, my negative opinion of the Student may be tainted by having to recover the wreck from the end of Duxford’s runway after an EFTO, and seeing how it folded up like an origami model that has been run over by a steamroller! Totally, totally unsuitable for a military trainer.

I believe so, dismantled and in storage.

Excellent news! I hope we get to see it at some events this summer.