Did a whole package with sky (TV, phone and internet) No problems so far.

When the remake was first announced in 2006 David Frost made it clear that the original “Dambusters” March by Eric Coates would be re-used in the movie. The actual incidental music in the original was by Leighton Lucas though the Coates theme was woven into it.

Colin

Thanks Colin, I wasn’t aware of that, and I have to say I’m pleased. Somehow it just wouldn’t seem right without it.

He looked puzzled and replied: “The collection.”

Did he mean his secret stash of literature and films for the discerning gentleman or was he merely refering to museum exhibits?:D

So, you’re after somewhere nice but unpopular! Have you thought about Dorchester?

I was told ‘wish in one hand, sh!t in the other, see which one fills up first’

We had a chap who was involved with the development work in fitting the vipers on shacks give a lecture at a small group I used to belong to (sorry I can’t remember his name). He told us that originally they were going to use separate fuels, avgas for the griffons and avtur (I think, not too sure on technical things) for the vipers. They realised that using different fuels would probably lead to problems with the wrong fuel in the wrong tanks and so decided avgas for everything. This was not as easy as has been suggested. The viper fuel (avtur?) was used as a lubricant on some of the bearings before going through to be burnt. Avgas was too thin and so unsuitable as a lubricant and significant changes had to be made to the vipers before they were fitted. This was discovered when the first few vipers had been fitted and were wrecked in no time. As I said I’m not sure of all the technicallities and it may be complete rubbish but he seemed to know what he was talking about and I had no reason to doubt him.

Parts of that blenheim from pawlett hams are on display at kemble i believe, they were gifted one of the engines and 2 prop hubs complete with the blades attached.

One of the local groups atleast are tinkering with a blenheim as they collected all the brackets,undercarrage etc to help on the project, i was shown the location of this blenheim in the severn ages ago but to be honist i would sooner put the effort looking for the westland whirlwind just down river. Perhaps if they are keen on funding a local recovery project i could help out with a sidescan sonar and towed proton magnetometer, but you will need to hire a hovercraft as i want to keep me picknic hamper dry!

Hi fighterace, I saw the Pawlett Hams Blenheim in a certain garden after recovery. I recall the undercarriage being in remarkably good condition and various parts taken for ‘reverse engineering’ for other projects.

Did we meet at archiologist boys’ Mosquito recovery last year, the one where the huge water main stopped us playing? My missus was the dishing out the ice lollies:)