Hi Phil, and welcome to the Forum.

Interested to read your post about Oshkosh and I think you have raised a very good point.

This is probably something the BAPC should get involved in – talking/negotiating with the UK Tourist Board (or whatever).

There are, perhaps, two opportunities. The first, as you suggest, a small stand at Oshkosh. Secondly, the production of a giveaway leaflet specifically about Museums/collections in the UK to be available at US museums – particularly the NMoUSAF and Smithsonian (as well as at the Oshkosh stand).

Roger Smith.

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Thank you sir – job done. Bet nobody will want to pm me now 😀 😀

Roger Smith.

Congratulations on a successful restoration and first flight.

Great to have another Gnat gracing the skies.

Roger Smith.

If that is the case why are they banned over here when they have a good safety record in the USand elsewhere? John

John, I think it was only the HM.14 that was “banned” there were a lot of later versions and an HM.293 was built by Bill Cole of Southend – registered as G-AXPG. It first flew in 1972 although I do not know it’s current status.

Roger Smith.

I remember ‘LZL as well at Baginton.

Does she still have the fixed undercarraige or was she modified later in life?

Roger Smith.

There is a Flying Flea Archive on the ‘net somewhere (I’ve lost it’s address) which will probably tell you. A Google should find it.

Ken Ellis, the editor of our host magazine, is a bit of an authority on the Flea.

Roger Smith.

Dustyone – yeah sorry about that. Been full for a while – gotta get around to sorting as some messages I want save and not found an easy way of doing that :confused:

Roger Smith.

PS don’t think I’ve got a Proctor cutaway – or rather I may have, but not a clue where to find it! Q.6 pictures are split between those in books/published articles and when we were moving it Redhill-Duxford then Duxford-Sutton Coldfield.

PPS perhaps there should be a Percival Aircraft Appreciation Society or is there already something like that?