Wasn’t a fuel tank from Amundsen’s aircraft found around the time of his loss?

I seem to remember somebody had cut part of it away to make some sort of boat.

That is correct – it was found soon after seemingly modified, no other trace, same as the airship and part of the crew that they were all looking for initially.

Amundsen was a true great in terms of Arctic exploration, never could settle away from the ice.

Just out of interest if I may….

Is it the original cut or the “PC” version with the revised dog name?

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One of them was in the next village to me here in Norfolk for a while.
Probably as well I only found out after they’d been moved on by their unmasking.
Moggy

I wonder if they had language coaching as part of their extensive/expensive rehabilitation as well…… then Aussie accent…… what next when a bored tabloid hack unmasks them in a slow news week?

Bahji ones are excellent, builders breakfast a bit of a hit and miss,

This will run and run…

Thanks for sharing these – that is a “Betty” in surrender markings, I was stumped by the 4 engined yellow aircraft in the first set, another Japanese bomber?

Don’t forget even VC-10 is an actual company name for the Vickers V.1150 series.

I never knew that either – I just assumed it never allocated one by a committee etc – I do know that there was a push for the Americans to take them as part of F-111 (and other?) deals – wonder what they would have come up with?

In keeping with the elements: Tempest, Tornado, Typhoon or Cyclone. Bird: Eagle or Hawk. Here’s an idea, had the project ever been resurrected at a later date then how about, TSR2? The title may just have been a project title Tactical Strike Reconnaisance 2, but it has become so attached to the aircraft that I don’t think it could be called anything else.

I can’t imagine the VC-10 known as anything else so you have a point. U2 & F-111 as well to follow our transatlantic cousins…