BTW there are a couple of pictures of the restoration of ML814 in “The Last Flying Boat” that confirm that the control surfaces were fabric covered..

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I would love to know which characters are behind this… Anyone know anything?

I don;’t know but I would definately start any investigation here:

http://www.divetheworld.com

Also does any body else thinks that the image indicates that she has ‘moved’ i.e. there is a brief outline of her in the ‘silt’. I do not think this is due to acoustic shadows ‘north to south’ in the image on here and east to west on the image at

http://www.divetheworld.com/Stories/sunderland/index.htm

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The front turret is probably not ‘missing’ it slid aft on a mounting to allow for access to the mooring bollards

Good Point James. I had forgotten about that ‘would makes it even a better fake’ as if the turret was there people would say ‘eh’ should it have been wound back if scuttled at morring point..

Oh. and the only reference to fabric covered control surfaces.. I can accept this on a Mark 1, but was this the case on all subsequent versions? – I can’t google it so it is down to the reference books

Alternatively can someone go to duxford and (tap gently!) on the control fabrics on the one there?

Online link to article – Minus sonar scan

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,173-1049851,00.html

No comment from me about

Entire current RNZAF Fighter ability being maintained at this base!

As fighters go with bits of over 21 Survivors left (out of total production which was not much!) I would reckon the Commonwealth Boomerang has a good chance.

1/10 for effort so far

The only Spitfire without an RAF Serial was F.01 which was the 1st French Spitfire (of an inquiry for 3),
delivered in July 1939. The other 2 were never supplied. This was the 251st production aircraft and flew
with the GB B-Class Registration as N-21. It was burnt in June 1940 and the remains were captured by the Germans

Paul McMillan

Elliot

Check your yahoo account!

Paul