Having spoken to some of the Cosford technicians a while ago, they were unaware of how bad the Dornier actually was until they saw the YouTube dive videos via links on this forum, a few weeks prior to the lift. While the aircraft appeared intact, it was obvious to them that the holes visible in the structure and mainplanes wasnt due to bullet holes, but good old fashioned aluminium corrosion. And because the dive team couldnt use the specially designed frame to lift it from the sea bed, the outer wings and tips didnt come up with it, and the back broke. It was only the aluminium bar stuffed down the rear fuselage that stopped that falling back into the sea…

If you want to spend around 3/4s of a million on a couple of nav lights and some blue paint, and what maybe a machine gun but I doubt it, then feel free…

You could always try making your own…:rolleyes:

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I’d have thought that the RAF Museum would have jumped at the chance of some major wing components. Haven’t they shown any interest then?

Wonder why “never done a tap toward anything useful in the restoration preservation world” should preclude anyone from having an opinion. Surely we are all entitled to an opinion irrespective of our level of contribution towards the preservation movement.

Planemike

As usual we have lots of opinions from far and wide about how the job should have been done. I have no doubt that the vast majority come from experts who have never done a tap toward anything useful in the restoration preservation world.
We should all rejoice in the fact that we can see this aircraft at all!!

Ahh but, bravo24, you fail to realise that the moment any post on this forum mentions the RAF Museum in any way, shape or form, be it for example the lights in the BoB Hall, the length of time it took to complete the Dolphin, the data plate identity of the Dornier or the unannounced scheme for their Wellington, it signifies “open season” on the RAFM…

It seems that this subject has already been done to death on two previous threads, “Wellington To Leave RAF Museum Hendon” -( March to July 2010 ) and
“Cosford Wellington Colours” – ( January 2011 ). On both occasions, forumites argued long into the night and finally agreed to disagree on the then as now. unannounced and undecided, proposed or speculative colour scheme for this aircraft of mixed history.

I therefore propose a colour scheme that might satisfy some, downright infuriate others, but guaranteed to stir up more than a few pots of camoflage and yellow paint…
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