It also says its “in keeping with common practice” (to prevent people using cameras and notepads), is this true of most other museums? I seem to recall there being no such limitation at Duxford, Hendon, Lambeth, Kensington etc etc.
Are there any details of this event on the web?
the former charles church 2 seat spitfire project that started as a replicar but after his death the new owner had to have a real identaty that came from a firewall from a scrapyard.
The 2-seat Spitfire you mention was not a Charles Church owned aircraft (it was then owned by Mr R E Melton). The re-build was commenced after the tragic death of Mr Church.
First flight was last Tuesday in the hands of John Lamont. All was fine.
Sorry Stewart, I should have used the ‘irony’ smiley :rolleyes:
Classic!!!!
Could be very exciting…
Certain to be 🙂
Not interested in a Walrus thread Mark V? I think you hide a secret love, old bean…
After recent news concerning W2718, no, sadly.
Trying very hard here but just cannot move on from Spitfires and Mustangs.
I know….Hurricanes, they would make a good topic!
Most of the communication with this shop is done by fax and e-mail. People use them because they work fast, the quality is excellent and very reasonably priced.
Please see my earlier comment!
hello Rob,
Its still in shipping containers at the moment but it will be re-constructed later this year. I am not permitted to say exactly where just yet but I will keep you all posted on progress of what will be a very exciting project.
No – further east!
My photos were indeed of Goxhill in N Lincs, a Type 518/40 tower, the largest type constructed during the war. The field was used as a training base for, amongst others, the 78th FG during WWII.
By 2002 the structure was seriously unsafe and the new owners of the airfield sold the building. It was the subject of a very detailed measured survey and was subsequently carefully dismantled, brick by brick,over a period of several months and will shortly be re-erected in the USA, complete with many salvaged original items such as wc stalls, electrical boxes, coat hooks etc. Drawings for the re-erection were made from the survey drawings of the building coupled with original drawings supplied by the RAF Museum.
I would not use the word ‘demolished’.