The warbird operators can use any airfield that has a suitable runway for the aircraft in question. Nobody from Duxford will be going anywhere else if the runway(s) are/ is closed though will they?

Trumper,

The point being made here is that when a museum fire occurs, as unfortunately they have a number of times in the last 20 – 25 years, the loss rate is often much greater than that experienced in flying accidents which generally involve only one machine. I think there were up to 40 aircraft completely destroyed in the San Diego disaster alone.

Err.. yes Mark. Looking forward to it :rolleyes:

The Barbados connection is because the island was the only other scheduled destination for Concorde in recent years (apart from NYC).

Fluffy,

Thanks for letting us know. It is indeed heartening that we all have a common aim. Thanks really to Moondance for spotting it in the first place.

Cheers!

Hi Fluffy,

I agree with you. BBMF aircraft look better than ever, particularly the Lanc.

I know it seems churlish to criticise but Moondance has a point. If you would like to throw a tape measure at the roundels of P7350, the normal type A1 fuselage roundels should be overall 35″ diameter, with the red centre spot being 5″ across and each ring 5 inches wide. There were, however, many Spitfires manufactured with a larger 7″ centre spot due to some unknown factor which ocurred when the Supermarine drawings were updated so for some aircraft this is authentic!

The 40 inch type A underwing roundel always has the rings divided equally, the centre spot and each ring width being 8″. It would be more likely that 50 inch underwing roundels were carried but the smaller 40 inch variety were also used.

Do let us know the results please.

Try this…..

http://www.controltowers.co.uk/W-Z/Wymeswold.htm