Steve,

In March 06 there were 2 Spitfires based at the IAF museum. One is on display in a corner of the main hangar, next to the Hurricane. The second (airworthy?) example was visible through a crack in the door of another hangar. I was moved on by a soldier when trying to photograph this. Interesting if it’s still there.

The museum shop isn’t up to much, but the 2p cup of chai in the ‘cafe’ is well worth the risk!

On the road from downtown Delhi to the museum, you will probably drive past what I think is an Airforce college, which has a couple of aircraft on poles, but I didn’t get the chance to identify these.

Good luck!

Welcome aboard Halifax

What was the final outcome of the Lanc that was at Woodford, but fell foul of a collapsed roof after it snowed heavily? Is that the one that Kermit Weeks now has, or did the project get broken up?

Re. the AvSpec Mossie, is that a new build or a rebuild?

Cheers

APC104

Mark,

She isn’t there anymore. She was moved to the new museum, and now sits in the sun alongside a JU52.

I don’t know if the team have faced this ‘problem’ –

What if a Cigarette company offers to be lead sponsor?

Pays the bills but what of the moral aspect……

Future projects will have to be justified……

I think Mark 12 is right, we have to push on with the Vulcan for the sake of future projects as much as anything else.

But there are, in my opinion, only so many projects that the general public and the lottery commission (for example) will fund in the future.

I support the Vulcan 100% and have donated money, but I don’t accept the historic importance of the Vulcan as being a reason to get it flying – the Falklands attacks were of little help to the over all campaign and luckily the Vulcan was never used in any other theatre. It was a sports car that ran one race, and didn’t really win that one!

We have to look at the projects that are REALLY worth funding – the BBMF’s Lancaster is a worthy example of a type that should always be available to people young and old to remember the sacrifices of WWII among other reasons. In short – it has a cultural and historic significance. Likewise the Hurricanes and Spitfires. A Valiant – errrmm – no.

Very few projects will be funded in the way the Vulcan has and will be – and in the future the aviation community has to be careful that they only promote projects that mean something.

I suggest, for example, that once the Harrier is replaced in front line service one must be kept flying.

Why – the engineering is revolutionary – and British, it has been an export success, combat history in the Falkands, Balkans, and presently in Afghanistan, etc. THAT is a worthwhile project.

Just my Saturday afternoon waffle….

Regards

APC104 🙂