That’s the one JDK,thanks for the pic.I’m just hoping they can preserve her in her present condition rather than restoring her and losing alot of original bits.
As for the Fokker at the Science Museum,IIRC she’s been displayed in an uncovered state since she was first placed on public diplay,so in a way it’s fitting that she should remain this way.I would also argue that it’s interesting to see an aircraft laid bare like that as it gives you a good insight into structural techniques etc.
I can understand your point of view though Daz,it doesn’t seem quite right at first glance.

Pic of the Eindekker taken at the Science Museum by yours truly just a few weeks ago.She’s 210/16,captured on April 8th,1916.

Thanks Tom that’s great news,a stock Mk.1 will be something to see.:cool:
It would be nice to think that perhaps one or two of the WW.1 replicas could visit OW occasionally,particularly the Eindekker being as the LVG has been grounded.

“what’s the ONLY W.W.I a/c with its original fabric – but it has also been fully ‘conserved’ with a restoration – so it’s not just ‘untouched’ (like a couple of other machines) and where is it?”

I think there’s an LVG in the air museum in Brussels which is completely original,I saw pic of it a couple of years ago and it still looks pretty good.

Thanks for the links and pics Tom,looks like ‘213 is coming along nicely. 🙂 Will she be restored to stock Mk.1 standard or will she have the old 4-blade prop etc?
Any idea how active the machines at Compton Abbas are?Are tehy still flown or are tehy purely on static display?

Thanks Flood,I was always under the impression that machines were ditched and left to sink-an aircraft in those days cost about as much as a 16inch shell!
I still wonder about the twin-Vickers apertures in the cowling of the IWM example as I’m still pretty certain that Naval Camels had the one Vickers and the one Lewis.

The original Zero cockpit is still at Lambeth,I saw it with my own eyes just a few weeks back.The Zero cockpit in Germany is an exact replica of the one at Lambeth-bizarre or what?!!:confused:

(Just in case you think I’m joking,I’m not!)

The Camel is indeed a 2F.1,fitted with a pair of Lewis guns on the top wing,although the majority of Navy Camels had one Vickers on top of the engine and one Lewis above the wing.I don’t know why the Navy insisted on these differences to the standard twin-Vickers of the land-based machines,but I guess there must’ve been a reason for it.
Unfortunately,it appears that the IWM Camel was messed about with in the past as there are holes cut into the upper cowling where the two Vickers guns would’ve gone on a land based version. :rolleyes: