I hope vintage Wings of Canada does an air to air shoot with their two Spits before SL721 departs.
Canada has far too few Spitfires for such a huge country.

Andy

I thought it was under your bucken ‘at

Andy

The same kind of attitude was displayed towards Walter Soplata.
People spoke all kinds of crap.
Without the foresight of individuals collecting items like these, there would be a lot fewer surviving aircraft around to complain about their paint schemes 😀

This particular Mosquito is an absolute time capsule that should have no expense spared in its preservation.
I feel that it should also stay in New Zealand.

Andy

That’s a great explanation Tony. Thanks for that.
Further to your point, is listening to airliners landing.
When most utilize their thrust reversers, the only flow that gets deflected is the cold stream.
The now exposed hot stream, is the majority of the noise that you hear due to the shear you described.

Andy

Thanks for posting the pics of the DH9 and, well, everything else as well. Much appreciated.
The DH9 is a Guy Black project that looks like it has spared nothing in the pursuit of authenticity.
Just Wow!! Stunning!

Andy

Thanks for all of the excellent images folks.

Andy

J Boyle,
I’m not suggesting that every find be preserved as is. I love seeing airworthy restorations, even more so to such a high standard.
Something that has occurred in the past, is that non airworthy parts (such as original Luftwaffe painted skins for example), have been disposed of
to protect the provenance of the rebuild.
It is vital that safety is paramount. Non airworthy parts need to be replaced. If there is a way to preserve non airworthy bits for historical reference
without threatening the provenance of the rebuild then I see that as a win win.
As John Terrell mentioned, thoroughly documenting, what stays and what gets replaced is an effective way of protecting that provenance.

Andy