Argosies: Three in the UK – Cosford, East Midlands AirPark, MAM Coventry. One in New Zealand, two ex-RAF examples in the US, of which this is one. The prototype was destroyed by the Willow Run museum a couple of years ago.

Having seen the photos, I’d say it’s not the same aircraft as on the B&W photos on this thread. It does look in seriously restorable condition, and recovery is a must – hopefully people are planning a discreet rescue if it is in a sensitive area. It would be wonderful to see such a rare type come back from the dead.

Instead of these oh-so-smart wisecracks, does anyone have any hard information about this? Photos? Location? Condition?

Sounds like a significant discovery that should be treated as such.

There are no Stratocruisers left. None. Nada. Zip. The preserved Israeli example is a C-97.

This plan is based around an ex-Hawkins & Powers C-97. It has been discussed elsewhere , along with the Berlin Airlift memorial folks’ plan to put a C-97 back in the air (likely to happen quite soon).

The Stratocruiser website doesn’t seem to have been updated for a while and AFAIK not a lot has been done on the airframe.

Great idea, but don’t hold your breath.

I think it was just moved to a different part of the Ardmore site. Probably still there – it’s visible on Google Earth.

And here’s the Vildebeest.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/willp/4589030444/in/photostream/

Bill, I think your best bet is to put as much pressure on the trustees – you might end up with an apology, the Barra back and the idiot who made the decision’s scalp attached to the tail. Good luck – you’ve been treated appallingly.

If the story is to be believed, the unpopular training scheme idea has been knocked on the head.