Amazingly no one has said the Mosquito; either FB.6 or B.35

I have a list:

Fw190-A4 (naturally!)
Me110
Ju-87
Me410
Shorts Sunderland
Vickers Wellington
Bristol Beaufighter
Hawker Typhoon 1B

😀

Re: Tomcat at DX

Well there is a lot of space to prep another stand on the grass to the right of the F15; or better still in front of the glass on the hard stuff!

If the IWM was worried about corrosion then they would be mindful to remember these naval types were designed to live & breathe in the harsh waters of the world. I rather think a bit of english rain was not going to worry a ‘Tomcat’.

I rather think if it was DX which turned it down it was due to the fact ‘Airspace’ needs as much funding as possible to finish it. Afterall I understand they are a few quid off budget! Also all IWM restoration focus is on ‘commonwealth’ aircraft.

It would be great for the IWM to now crack on restoring the Shackleton or Victor which ironically have suffered years of the english weather; rather than a F14!:)

I can confirm it was in excellent ‘nick’ the day we took the ‘cannon’ out of the airframe ready for its journey back to the US. Not an easy task after a few years of grease & dirt doing its best to harden up all the fittings.

The fuselage from memory was coated in a clear gloss overall; which really helped it from the elements.

It should have gone many months before but the slot back in a C-5 was lost at Mildenhall and the aircraft has waited until now. 😉

Will it get some restoration?

When you consider the Victor (being the rare Mk.1 bomber converted to a tanker) has also gone ‘inside’ for the first time, probably ever at Duxford, I would have thought this may be the next priority project for the IWM.

After all we will have finshed the Hastings by early spring.

It will be interesting to see if the new ‘restoration’ part of the new ‘Airspace’ building will be used for this purpose. :rolleyes: