Just to repeat the title of this tread ‘Is it me?’ and ‘why? for heavens sake was the museums director deprived of hanging his airfix models from the ceiling by his mum,and is reaking his revenge on us now or is it that with the average height of the population increasing year on year they think ‘ yea one day someone will be able to look into the cockpit again!’…..Do you know what other rare A/C we will only be able to see the underside of in the new hanger? 😡

I suppose you think that they just kick the tyres and put in some gas.

i think Digby has it spot on, most people on here seem to think that maintaining a collection the size of TFC’s is easy,and that Stephen Grey has a bottom-less pot of money!
To think with out TFC there would be no P-47,hellcat, wildcat,tigercat,etc, not to mention Flying Legends(mind you that wouldn’t bother Lanceman!)we would probably still be watching mass formations of Harvards.
Not gripping about to many spits or mustangs.or pointless balbos!! of 30 plus rare warbirds

If you look at TFCs current restorations: Beaufighter (Due to be the only flying example in the world)
Gladiator (Due to be one of only two flying in the world)
Sea Fury (stock restoration)
P-51C (RARE example, stock restoration)
P-39 (with genuine war record)
Fiat CR42 Falco
all this has to be paid for and I don’t see the lottery fund stepping forward to keep the mossie ‘for the nation’ maybe some people on this forum should start a fund they may just be able to by a new pot of glue! :p

I’ve just posted my first reply since the new format started,no idea what happened to my avatar!! not sure how to use all them bits above …bit confused… old fart you see like wombat!..but I do like the new style :confused:

RE: Be Happy!!!!!!!!!

Dave, Where have you been? You were missed. I agree with you about the doom and gloom on th GD forum.

RE: strange ones

In the Valiant photo there is a orange PBY Catalina is the aircraft behind it a B-25 and if so is the ‘Bedsheet bomber’?
Does anyone know whats happened to either of these?

RE: Bristol Fighter

TFC did have a fuselage section on loan from Hendon a few years ago to use as a guide.Unfotunatly the example in Hendon is not as complete as you think as somre of the access hatches don’t existwhich doesn’t really matter that much on a static display.So TFC are having to fabricate them from scratch.
Also the engines available I believe powered the Bristol Freighter and I don’t think they are a staight forward replacement
The Beau had a three bladed propeller where as the freighters are a four blader, again not straight forword.

RE: T:A:T:U… How do you feel about them?

Nice! just two sweet and innocent Russian girls arn,t they?

RE: Another meet up ? See some ‘planes and have a chat / pie / pint etc

March sounds O.K.
Sorry Kev (I really must read all the posts!!) Yes you could do both Brooklands and the Mossie Museum in a day around the M25 depending on amount of traffic of cause I travel (sorry sit patiently in my van)on it every day :7