RE: Duxford projects current status

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 30-01-03 AT 07:40 PM (GMT)]Hi Doughnut,
Yep,that manky Sabre was swapped for a perfectly good Meteor Mk4,and the RAFM were up in arms about it at the time,quite rightly in my opinion.The IWM were keen to get thier hands on an F86 in time for the opening of the AAM,and in thier haste they didn’t choose a particularly good example.Certainly the AAM Sabre wasn’t worth a Mk.4 Meteor! x(
In answer to Sadsack’s question,I seem to remember she’s painted-it just makes you wonder how much filler it’s covering up! lol

RE: Dambusters 60th Anniversary

Thanks for the heads up Neilly,sounds like an interesting event.Dunno what I’ll be doing that weekend,but hopefully I can make it.I’ve never been to Brooklands before either,so that’s a double incentive to go.Is one of the models gonna be your Mossie Neil??

RE: Which airshow performer do you miss the most.

Aircraft:P38,Mozzie(you don’t realise how much you miss something till it goes) and the Vulcan.
Pilots:Mark Hanna,Hoof Proudfoot and Norman Lees.

RE: Canada Aviation Museum Collection

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 24-01-03 AT 11:45 PM (GMT)]I’m with you Kev,I think the Beau and the NorthStar are my main concerns,although I agree with Phantom about the Dakota-that’s probably the worst DC-3 on public display anywhere!Why don’t they dismantle the Beau and store it indoors?It seems crazy just to leave it outdoors all these years,and they’re only adding to thier restoration tasks by leaving it there.Just to clarify the point,are these aircraft on public display or ‘stored’ in some quiet area away from public gaze?? I would be amazed if any UK museum would bother displaying aircraft in this condition,and I would guess that some of them would be judged a health and safety hazard if they were displayed over here.What sort of plans are there for restoring any of these airframes??

RE: Isn’t it about time Sally B was repainted.

Perhaps I should point out that Coastal Command never operated the Fortress III (B17G) so a CC scheme on Hendon’s example would be worse than sticking a Lanc on a perch!
You could repaint the B17 as a 100Group counter-measures machine,but you’d have to do a fair few mods to bring it up to that standard.All in all she’s probably best left in her 8th AF guise.

RE: Flying Training Schools in Canada & Rhodesia WW11

Hi Flybuff,
I can’t give you any information that would be too helpful to you,but you could try posting your request on the Flypast forum as the historical side of aviation is more thier thing.

RE: Elvington

Hi Neilly,
Cheers for the link!That start up clip is trully something!I also took the liberty of viewing the page on your scale RC model.You’re a bluddy genius mate!She looks absolutely superb.What’s the current state of progress?You got any air under the wheels yet??