Just finished vacuuming the attic (around the Halifax pilot chassis). This is a real dustpuller. Well it’s sort of working on at home.

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Cees

Ahh, the Mk I, make a nice change from al thos IX’es.
But I am not complaining though.

Somehow the Mk I has more mystique than the later versions. Must have something to do with the Battle of Britain I think. There are several more Mk I’s onder restoration I believe, would make a nice Vic during an airshow

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Cees

Nice conversion PhanPhix

Is that the Handley Page wingfoil that was tested on PA474?

Does she still bear the scars of the set up on the fuselage skin?
Fluffy????

Cees

I almost did it, Cees, but in the end discretion got the better of me as the Taliban seemed a tad more scary than the MoD here….:diablo:

Andy,

Is France not far enough for you?:D

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Cees

Hello Garry – I’m afraid I really do not see why you started this thread – as you rightly say you have made your views known before and your initial post seems to merely have been intended to tempt enthusiasts into joining a debate, so that you could then reiterate your opinions once again?

There are those of us who behave responcibly and believe what we are doing IS preserving and recording the history of which you speak, as well as perpetuating the memory of those who lost their lives – private ownership of recovered material obviously seems to be an issue to you, but I fail to see how this could be overcome as the MOD themselves insist that ownership is passed to a named individual – the licensee. I do agree that the selling of recovered material for profit raises many issues and personally disagree with such activity for reasons that I have expressed before and feel no need to do so again – However I recognise there are those who have views other than mine and acknowledge their right to do as they see fit within the law.

Finally I was surprised by your comment re relatives etc wishing wreckage to be left where it fell, I have very rarely come across such views – vey much the opposite, in fact – in over 25 years of this hobby and talking to and meeting more relatives and landowners than I care to remember, only once did such a request come from a relative – actually it came indirectly as the relatives I spoke to actually wanted the aircraft excavated and wished to attend the dig – just could I wait until the pilots sister had passed away! – the circumstances of the crash were particulalrly tragic and they did not want to risk upsetting her by bringing back the memories, as she was very frail – I of course agreed to shelve the project.

Nick

Hobby? More like an unpaid job to some of us don’t you think. 🙂

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Cees

Nothing that I can provide I’m afraid but any pics?

Just to keep Mark12 happy of course

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Cees