Oh dear, that’s very sad to read.
I don’t see why not. The Hurricane book is published by Grub Street. The Spitfire ones were self-published, print-on-demand
Why? Someone is putting some money into something, they want some exposure for their brand in return. Why is it important whether they own or sponsor it? Rolls-Royce have had their name on the tank cover of one or other of their Spitfires for decades. It is well known that IWM have been gifted N3200, why all the song-and-dance that they have chosen to use it to publicize Duxford?
Either way, a company or organisation is paying a considerable sum of money to have something displayed to the public, so they put some discrete branding on it. I don’t understand why some of you find the concept so hard to grasp, it really isn’t that complicated!
Perhaps you’d prefer the Red Bull style of branding? Or the NAA/Rockwell/Evergreen style markings as applied to Bob Hoover’s yellow Mustang?
I piocked up a copy at Duxford at the weekend. A most excellent book it is too, highly recommended! 🙂
Yes. Just like Rolls-Royce
Several Spitfires have worn corporate branding in revent years. Rolls-Royce, Breitling, Bremont, Boultbee, Charles Church, various insurance brokers. I don’t see a problem if it helps to keep the aircraft in the air.
Perfect. No return leg required, thank you 🙂
Can I offer to pay your fare – economy ?
That’s very kind of you, I accept. If I send my details, would you prefer to make the booking directly with the airline?
There are a couple of ZK- marks which are up to their fifth or even seventh aircraft.
ZK-VNM being one example – every time they crash one they fetch another Venom and stick the same registration on it. I think they’re currently on number three. 🙁
It is a mock-up incorporating a few parts recovered from a crash site
Seriously? Have you actually been to Le Bourget? Now contrast that with a government that funds a heritage flight of multiple types of aircraft that attends hundreds of events a year, pays for multiple national aviation collections, and gives grants to numerous private museums.
Most of the Ansons ended up being parted out or scrapped
If it’s the guy I’m thinking of, I saw him in the FoD enclosure yesterday. He is at pretty much all of the Duxford shows, and has become known as ‘The Town Crier’ as he has a very loud voice and never shuts up!
I wish I’d copyrighted ‘Vulcan to the Skip’ when I came up with it all those years ago. It might actually be worth something in a year or two! 😉