Here are some photos from a visit three years ago:

Avro Lancaster WU-21 NX664 Le Bourget_4788 by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr

Avro Lancaster WU-21 NX664 Le Bourget_4771 by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr

Avro Lancaster WU-21 NX664 Le Bourget_4765 by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr

Avro Lancaster WU-21 NX664 Le Bourget_4803 by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr

Avro Lancaster WU-21 NX664 Le Bourget_4802 by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr

Avro Lancaster WU-21 NX664 Le Bourget_4809 by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr

Avro Lancaster WU-21 NX664 Le Bourget_4806 by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr

I think you can guess, Mike. All the way through.

Love the Spits, Ronnie.

There are period photos showing both black oil coolers and ones painted to match the fuselage. The one at Hendon is painted black.

Over thirty years ago I made several trips onto the moors above Glossop to look around the various crash sites up there armed with a copy of Ron Collier’s Dark Peak Wrecks. Looking at more recent photos drums home what’s going to happen to this wreck if it’s left where it is. Granted, its location will slow down the process but it will reach the point where there’s not enough to warrant the expense of recovery to a secure site.

If I’d driven out of the gate while this was happening, I’d have to question my sanity.

Shuttleworth Collection 22/09/2013_1398 [Explored] by Rob Leigh, on Flickr

Shuttleworth Collection 22/09/2013_1415 [Explored] by Rob Leigh, on Flickr

They aren’t even building an air of expectation until they start fundraising.

A longer exposure works wonders with the Eindecker. 30 seconds f16 400 iso

Fokker E.III by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr

Fokker E.III by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr