The MOD in fact HAVE granted a licence to a UK resident, a Mr Matt Rimmer, who also seems to be a TIGHAR member! Seems odd, if the MOD/RAF Museum are to recover it that the MOD should grant a licence to TIGHAR. Presumably, this is a licence for TIGHAR to hold and to use if, indeed, the MOD elect not to carry out the recovery?

Anyway….who the hell came up with the name “Maid of Harlech”? Yeuk!! Shades of “Glacier Girl” methinks. An equally crass/naff name.

How about ‘Sewage Outflow Gal’ ?

[QUOTE=Junk Collector;1287329]I dont understand what the RAF Museum would possibly want with a P38 Lightning it was never used in the RAF[QUOTE]

IIRC at least 3 were evaluated by RAF/Air Ministry and maybe 1 or 2 more were ‘borrowed’ from USAAF Units

Also don’t forget that one of the most decorated/brave pilots in the RAF was killed flying one

Can’t help with the Tiger Moths, but I did hear he had to put his hand up an exhaust!

I understand that complete sets of the Impressments Log are as rare as hens teeth. After a very long search, I bought mine from an aviation journalist in the USA. Individual volumes do appear on the lists of the specialist online booksellers – but at a price! Maybe AB should think about republishing the set.

I would start a search on ebay and try bookfinder for Peter W. Moss Peter Moss and or Impressments Log – A couple of single versions of the 5 volume set are on there now

I have a theory ‘McMillans Theorum’) that almost everything legal that you want comes up on Ebay eventually and I have only been failed once – and I am sure if I waited long enough it would come up! – So try there as well

Oh yes – the ONLY reason I am telling you all this is I have a complete set!!!!