Inward opening parachute door. As you can see, the main door opens outwards, which would be somewhat difficult to open in flight….

Extensive corrosion…. nice. Wonder what the internals are like… Anyone got a Boroscope?

Its the Long man at Wilmington, South Downs….. I’d also place the aircraft in the mid to late 50’s… it appears to me as if the canopy and windscreen are not the tiny versions originally fitted.

…., black and white up to the centre line of the aircraft. .

Have a close look at the Hurricane on the right of the original picture – it looks as if the black only extends along the wing, with the fairings and fuselage in their original light colour….

The ATC bird in the first photo and the 3 lasses in the last are quite nice… oh wait this was an airshow? i like the uhhh spitfire 😮

Dude… the ATC girlie looks about 14….. 😮

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Chox, you MUST accept that the age of Victorian museums has gone. The wider public whom the museum serves does not wish to see rows of derelict aircraft, or cass of dead moths, or piles of broken pottery.

The term ‘museum’ itself is almost a part of history. The public do not want to spend £25 for a trip out lasting 30 minutes. We want a fully interactive enjoyable experience. These interactive experenc museums are anything but sterile, they are vibrant and full of life. Rather than a colletion of decaying metal objects, you have the aircraft as part of a continuing story.

My son and I are hardcore enthusiasts (he’s 4….). When I drive 6 hours to the IWM or Hendon to view their treasures, I want to be able to share the experience with my wife and daughter. Wife likes the shops, and daughter likes playing with the monitors and the educational aspects of intractive learning. In otherwords, we have a family day out and everyone is happy.

(The reality is, that Wifey was helping me pull through Bristol Hercules engines on a Hastings within weeks of meeting me….but thats not the point…)

Modern-ish red and white. Something Vintage behind…