Anon it suggests they have the proper facilities at DX to spruce it up and take it back to London in tip top shape.

Yes, I hope they give it a new coat of paint in order to return it to pristene condition as befits an exhibit in a National collection. It is starting to look rather tatty, to say the least.

This blog is likely to be the prime source of information on a daily basis through January 2013.

Mark

Sorry, who are you again?

Seriously, good to see you back Peter.

So how many ex-Irish Cadets are extant? Do EI-ALP and EI-ALU still exist?

I think my point still stands though, that you do the YAM Halifax and those behind it’s (re)creation a great disservice with your dismissive words. Trust me, it’s realistic enough when you’re stood in that cockpit as it starts to get dark, and the lights are on and the instruments are glowing away gently.
However I feel the IWM made the right choice not to give the nose to YAM; as it stands it is an important artifact worthy of a National collection such as IWM, and it would be a shame to lose the accessibility factor mentioned by others.

If you see my post on the last page, I don’t think it was the IWM’s to give away at the time

This one

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/a26registry/a26-4435710.html

Thanks for sharing Rob. They’ve done a great job of expanding and presenting the WWI collection under the new regime at the RAF Museum.

I’m really pleased that they’ve chosen to represent an inter-war scheme on the Snipe, there are so few surviving aircraft to represent the 1918-1939 era. The TVAL Snipes really are lovely, I spent quite a while looking at Kermit Weeks’ example yesterday, a work of art.

Now, Mr Dye, about that Siskin……….

I may be able to do some benches from Canadian Pine at the end January.

I suspect you may need to leave them to dry out for quite a while before they’re usable.

Unlikely as I believe they are all given female names. So there is more chance of a Hurricane Miss Piggy

Hmmmm.

http://geology.com/hurricanes/hurricane-names.shtml