Hi there,
That is quite a wantslist you have. Have you just started or has this been an ongoing project?
Just curious.
Cees

And not forgetting Lex who built 99% of the metalwork:D
It was a two-man job.
Noticed that the steering wheel has some corrosion again. Need to fix that soon.
No Elliot not getting restless again LOL
Cees

Some more pics

Blow you own trumpet:D
Cees

He is not in the mood!
Cees

It is on display at our museum, only the bottom part of the supercharger (the baby bum) was missing, probably been
hit by a boat.
Only very minimal remains of the bearers were still attached to the Merlins pick up points, that why I couldn’t help earlier.
I would love to see a Halifax Merlin run and visit your museum as well, especially the Hampden bits when I have the
opportunity.
Cheers
Cees

The aircraft we investigate nowadays have been long lost since WWII, nobody knows about them other than a short note in some dusty archive: aircraft crashed .. miles east of .. etc etc.
Think about next of kin. When we locate a wreck and identify it, that is the main goal.
But it is different to others probably, especially producers of tv series.
Cees

I agree that recoveries in the “old” manner are nigh on impossible, at least regarding the Dutch situation. Due to environmental issues but also due to complaints from
the official archaeologists. The official authorities seem to use these kind of investigations as a means to keep certain branches of the military busy. The role of the private organisations has shifted towards finding and establishing the identity of unknown sites “anywhere” apart form landbased crashes.
Cees