Is it being demolished?

No

Aren’t they listed buildings?

Yes

http://www.airshipsonline.com/sheds/Shed%201%20Restoration%202012.htm

Because their bodies were recovered at the time, therefore it is not a war grave.

That assumes that the intention is to operate it on the show circuit.

Nice to see Vampires coming back into favour.

A bit too late now sadly, after the Source fiasco decimated the UK population of airworthy examples.

Are there any single-seater Vampires still airworthy in Europe, other than the Norwegian one? I seem to remember a French one flying at La Ferte a few years back.

OTGA?

You saw one and a half chinooks,please explain!

One of these, perhaps?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cierva_Air_Horse

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://warbirds-online.org/images/PictureOfTheDay_FAAE/Cierva_W_11_Air_Horse.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.warbirds-online.org/2007/07/&h=480&w=602&sz=91&tbnid=2XoJyAgnz5cWAM:&tbnh=91&tbnw=114&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcierva%2Bair%2Bhorse%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=cierva+air+horse&usg=__ZSEbALtjkL5yanjMACellpnwm48=&docid=5hmuaPINzFJ3LM&sa=X&ei=qiyBUef0OeSL7Ab0lYCQDA&ved=0CEMQ9QEwBA&dur=283

– Loaded weight is around 3331 kgs for a Mk.IX Spit (correct me if I’m wrong).

Not many flying these days with guns and a full load of ammo, plus wartime valve radio sets. A modern aircraft will therefore weigh over 300kg less than that, so about 3 tonnes. This brings the stall speed differential between clipped and unclipped wing versions to less than 2 mph, which probably accounts for the pilots’ comments that it is “barely noticable.”

Regardless, clipped or full-span, it is nice to see it back in the air. I just hope that they have better luck with it than they have done in recent years. This aeroplane seems to spend more time grounded for various reasons than it does airworthy. That reminds me, isn’t the RNHF Sea Fury about ready to fly again?

Dave, the P-40 is in the scheme of Don Lopez, a 23rd FG Ace who was later Deputy Director of the Museum.