I’m not sure why the Avenger is in landing configuration, it looks out of place. They could have a diorama with the Phantom as well, being armed or something. I think visitors need engaging!
He says the P40 slid for about 100m across the ground after initial impact which would be hard to tell from the photos so maybe he has been in contact?
I think the Avenger would be much better on the floor, maybe in a diorama with the wings folded and a torpedo being loaded. And a Bush mannequin in the cockpit… The B25 shouldn’t be painted the same colour as the Avenger, it just looks silly.
I fear for the family members being contacted by someone alerting them to this being Coppings aircraft without definate proof.. I hope noone jumps the gun on this and causes any undue emotional upset until it is proven without a doubt..
It’s a bit unnecessary to be snooping into peoples’ family affairs when we don’t have a positive identification for the pilot. I am sure that whoever it was will have descendants out there somewhere, time will tell.
Has anyone else noticed that in the recently posted photos the rear port canopy perspex is intact whereas in the first ‘hatch’ photo it had been broken and the pieces fallen behind each other? Also it appears to me that the battery has been deliberately ripped open and the individual cells ripped out, doesn’t bode well in my mind.
Paul
Ah yes, well spotted. They also smashed the right side cockpit canopy perspex and nicked the ring and bead sight. I fear for this unique aircraft.
Assuming it was Copping, they obviously found his body so he must have successfully made contact and succumbed before they reached him or a search party got there too late.
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