Dunno if this one counts as it’s not a real aeroplane (it’s not even a complete not-real aeroplane!).This is the cockpit of a full size plastic Spitfire replica,minus wings,prop and control surfaces,which I found at the back of a barn at a small airstrip in Wiltshire (as you do!).

I’ll second Snapper’s comments,welcome aboard Carolyn. 🙂

“And here’s a test. This is the Flight Engineer’s panel. The aircraft currently flies, but no more clues yet – any guesses?”

Martin Mars flying boat??I believe there are still a couple of them active on firefighting duties in Canada.

Hi James,
I’d be interested in a book of the Firefly (or SeaFury for that matter).How far have you got with the idea and what kind of help would you need?

Hi Gerry,
I saw this one aswell,it’s called ‘Two Men in a Trench”.The first series was shown on terrestrial BBC about a year to 18 months back and the second series is being previewed on BBC3.Shouldn’t be too long before the Hornchurch one is repeated on Beeb 1 or 2.

Follow the link below for an excellent web page which deals with the theories and possible interpretations of the word ‘STENDEC’…

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vanished/sten_theories.html

“I think its name was “Starlight”.

The Lancastrian was “Stardust”,and she crashed into the top of Mount Tupangato on August 2nd 1947 when bound for Santiago. According to a letter in ‘Aeroplane’ a few years ago,the ‘STENDEC’ message was some sort of weather report,which was only half finished when the broadcast cut out,suggesting that the wireless operator was broadcasting at the moment of impact.I’ll try and dig out the copy of Aeroplane that the letter was in,but it was quite some time ago and I can’t garauntee i’ll be able to find it. :rolleyes: