Fitting it with Jumo’s would seem the most sensible way to please all parties, as Al’s production line pic a few posts back shows, early CASA’s had German-supplied engines. It would need other mods too, such as the cockpit and upper gunner’s glazing. Quite a job, but if she has to be substantially rebuilt anyway…

She would then be a Luftwaffe spec, Spanish built example.

You wouldn’t be tired of blue skies if you lived locally wiseman! 😀 We’ve had alot of cloudy, windy, and/or rainy conditions this year. I don’t think any of the pre-WW1 aircraft at Shuttleworth have flown yet this year because the wind/weather has been difficult.

Great shots though Nick, any more?

If I remember rightly, the B24 is the most numerous heavy bomber in history, rather than the most produced military aircraft.

Looks like rather an old photo (dated 2006), so these aren’t the most recently retired airframes.

Like Phile I’d be interested to hear about the Canberra…

Thanks for these Si, and welcome to the mad, mad world of the Historic forum! (Although we’re arguably not as crazy as the people on Modern Military..!).

Considering it’s been derelict so many years, it’s not looking too bad.

Well there’s not much I can say that hasn’t already been said, except to add my appreciation and congratulations to everyone who’s worked on her over the years. Well done one and all!

I hope I won’t take the thread too much off track, but why do most airworthy P47’s these days have the Hamilton prop rather than the Curtiss? Is it rarity or is there a technical reason?

The link below includes a couple of shots of Dominies arriving at Kemble (and a couple of the Meteor T.7 making her first post-restoration flight!) :

http://www.facebook.com/cotswoldairport