Not sure about the Deox-C Ian – firstly I would need another mortgage to buy enough of it and secondly where would I get a bucket big enough! 😉 Its still pretty sound, so may risk careful sand-blasting.
Someone else mentioned the Mill-Hill seat to me as a possibility – but the chap who I acquired it off definitely recalled being coerced along with his brother into helping to carry it and it was definitely near Burnley – interestingly photos I have seen of it in situ showed it with the other seat still in some way attached to each other – was there a frame to support such heavy items or it could have been a section of cockpit floor I suppose? Either way my witness doesn’t recall any dismantling and seems to think only one seat was there when they arrived.
It is interesting that we now seem to be regularly getting contact from people with relics removed from crash sites many years ago – often looking for a home for the items as they no longer have any interest in them or have moved and no longer the space to store them – it certainly seems to be one of the more positive outcomes of the Internet.
From talking to the individuals who have got in touch with us, it seems that anyone who bothered to lug such a heavy item a significant distance across pretty difficult terrrain, usually seems to have been motivated by the thought that they were saving something of historical importance from inevitable destruction by the corrosion and the elements. So it seems the ubiquitous garden shed that some sceptics monotonously quote, might not have been such a bad place for the preservation of many items that would have otherwise been lost – Lets hope they keep getting in touch!
So come on! someone on here must know – which side is it?
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