And so did I, and other A/C they have rebuilt we are still enjoying, including 2 Nimrods. And if they hadnt bothered you would not have had the chance of seeing the N28 or the Bristol Fighter in formation with 2 others!

Blue Max.

Tell me where I suggested that they shouldn’t have bothered.

I am simply making a suggestion in a spirit of helpfulness that those who wish to see the Fury in the air take every opportunity to do so, just in case it doesn’t have a very long flying life before being parked in a museum. You are perfectly at liberty to ignore my suggestion if you so wish.

Why would that be????

Did you see the Nieuport 28 in the air? The Bristol Fighter? I’m happy to say I saw both. 🙂

The aircraft……….is currently being restore in Finland

I do hope not! The intention was to preserve and display it “as is’ rather than restore it.

Looking forward to seeing it in the air – stunning aeroplane!

Catch it while you can. I suspect that, in common with several restorations from the same source, it may not be destined to have a lengthy flying career.

Liberty Belle foundation have hired the late David Tallichet’s B17G ‘Memphis Belle’, to continue their work this year.

Bruce,

You mustn’t call it that, otherwise you’ll confuse and upset the Americans.

Please refer to it as “The movie Memphis Belle” in future. 😉

Really??? I remember going into that hanger & being able to see & photograph each aircraft. Now it’s crammed & all the good stuff gets buried away from the walkway 😡

Yes, Duxford was much better in the old days when they just had a T-33 and a Sea Fury there, plenty of room in the hangars then. :rolleyes:

There are very few left. Old Warden is your best bet, with a Miles Falcon and a Whitney Straight often to be seen there. There is a Percival Gull and a pair of Proctors based at Biggin Hill, and soon to be a (post-war) Proctor flying from Coventry.

Fly-ins like the Moth Club Rally and various VAC rallies also attract these types of pre-war classics.

There are also antique fly-ins in the US, but mostly attract open-cockpit types (but lots of Cabin Wacos!), Blakesburg and Brodhead in the Midwest, generally held a week apart from each other in Aug/Sept, being two of the best.

‘Dolly’ wasn’t lost at all, I know exactly where to find it. 🙂 I saw it a few months ago in fact, in all its polished glory! And I thought it was a US aircraft, not a ‘UK B-25″. Built in the US, spent most of its like there, it just happened to give us the pleasure of spending a few years in the UK for us all to enjoy.