Wow very interesting, Hawk, Gladiator, Swordfish and Catalina, not bad! I think they’re very good choices, Ju 88 and Do 17 would be nice but hey can’t have everything, maybe they’re releases for next year. I would like it if they released the larger 1/72 aircraft such as the Catalina and Wellington into 1/144 scale for the poor and those with less space.
A Halifax and Stirling would be good as well, personally i’d love a Beaufighter or Auster but i doubt that’ll happen.

The Catalina WAS going to be 1/144th but there was just not enough detail for a diecast model. The 1/72nd version will have folding undercarriage and folding floats. Saw the prototype models last week – SUPERB! RAF Coastal Command PBY-2 with beaching gear and U. S.Navy PBY-5A with tricycle u/c.

Incidently, the “TSR-2 Story” on video has just been re-released on DVD.
Re the Airfix kit, this has been delayed, but should be available any day now.
if you want one, I should snap it up as Hannants have already pre-sold their allocation and cannot get any more! 😮

You never mentioned it was a FIVE MINUTE programme! :confused: I dashed downstairs at 0801 when my permission came to turn over after the Eastenders signature tune had died away, only to find it finished! 🙁

A few more shots attached.

1 337A Super Skymaster G-ATPU without front engine. This is not the end as it became TF-SKY in December 1976.
2 310B G-ARIG
3 G-159 Gulfstream CF-TPC
4 Beech C17L Traveler VH-TOT
5 J/1B Aiglet VR-HFV
6 Beagle B.206S SRS 2 VH-UNL

Glyn

Ah the J/1B Aiglet VR-HFV’s location I recognise as the Hong Kong Flying Club.

This is actually an ex-Polish Lim-5, G-BWUF, that the OFMC had at Duxford for a few years painted up in North Vietnam colours. They were going to fly it and I believe the only thing stopping them was the CAA paperwork, as there has never been a MiG-17 on the British Civil register. I believe they gave up trying and sold it to the Bournemouth Museum. Whether they overcome this remains to be seen.