I think the Bristol Brigand is at the Bristol Collection, same airfield as the Science Museum storage collection (forget the name, will come back to me any second). Think it was rescued from a scrapyard, would be nice to have it restored though

I think you will find the Brigand is still owned by the scrapyard owner (of the ex. failsworth yard, Manchester)
Have a look at this former thread
Failsworth scrapyard
as for other a/c being put together from parts , yes they should be, complete a/c are better than scattered parts !

So true Moggy, 30 years ago (& 30 before that was the end of WWII ! ) at the IAT at Greenham Common it was, oh no not another F-104 (or F-100 ) display, let alone how many from how many different airforces in the static line ups. A great aircraft looking in a similar sad state to the one at Lasham.

I have just remembered seeing a pic. of one in Cyprus (no not one of those 2) in a newspaper a few years ago (3/4 ?)in an article about the division between north & south, it was in the ‘buffer zone’ between north & south, complete , on its belly, covered in graffiti, still there ?

Martin

Yep – there is only one. See if we can think how many are preserved:

2 at Paphos
1 at Coventry
1 in the USA (Airworthy still?)
1 at Newark
1 at Long Stratton
Fuselage at Wisbech
1 at Duxford
1 at Manchester
Nose at Newark (?)

Plus 2 or 3 in South Africa

I think thats it?

Bruce

Bruce
Long Sratton ?
As you had already mentioned Long marston perhaps you meant that one ? or is it anther one ?

Martin

…………Best chance is Steve’s ‘under the sand’ hypothesis.

Cheers

Well, if ” up to 30 airframes ” can still exist on an old German airfield in the libyan desert (apparently Sat. pics have been seen to prove), then one or more other aircraft existing is a distinct possibility, so hopefully a Baltimore will rise up out of the desert in the future.

Martin

Thanks indeed, but do say hello next time!!

Bruce

Bruce
I asked for you to say hello on Saturday & you were not there, you missed some very rare aircraft pieces & people.
Pics. to follow

Martin

No – rec.aviation.military IIRC………

Ken

PS – I’m being rather thick today – but what is PH ??

No , not thick, I took “In a previous thread in a universe far, far away…………….” to mean non aircraft/military & as the exact same subject has just been discussed on PH ‘PistonHeads’ (a sportscar group forum) I guessed..wrongly 😮

Martin

In a previous thread in a universe far, far away…………….

They were saying that when the Dam Busters film was shown on TV these days, they dubbed the word ‘Nigger’ with ‘Digger’ – ‘cos Nigger was non-PC.
Ken

Ken
on PH by chance ?

Martin