If I had to report on how to bath a baby, I’d e-mail MumsNet or ring the WI for some expert advice.

Sadly, a lot of people are not prepared to pay for proper reporting. And a lot of publishing companies don’t seem to care either as long as losses are kept to a minimum (or even a small profit is made). What reporters should do, and are able to do within limits of time, money, deadlines and what all, are unfortunately worlds apart.

This discussion aside, and returning to the subject, the story behind this accident is nothing short of tragic. Both for the passenger’s family and friends, and for the pilot who faced a traumatic experience, trying recovery from very bad injuries, and now a court battle. There are no winners here.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Single-Seat-15m-Vintage-Glider-Restoration-Project-/131432467994?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1e99fc4e1a

Nice little rare project glider, a Morelli M-100. Restoration halfway with most hard work done to what appears to be a high standard. Going fairly cheap, too.

Good morning Dave,

Sounds like a good project (I co-own an airworthy Slingsby Grasshopper, the ‘other’ Air Cadets primary). I trust you have been in contact with the archivist of the Vintage Glider Club regarding drawings? Parts are somewhat hard to come by, but some of them are still out there. As for ID, I may be able to help out, if you have some more details on its history prior to it coming to East Midlands.

Eric

No. I believe the subject of our thread is the only example ever to have ‘escaped’ from down under. I also believe the type has never flown outside the country of its construction, unless you know better?!

Fiji. New Zealand. New Hebrides. There’s also the two other UK Drovers, although they never left Oz.

I watched this quite recently, and have been wondering, was it ever going to get up off that “runway;” (I use the word advisedly) looking at the fire, and the lack of action to fight it, the question in my mind is “was it insured”?

It very likely would have, and it was not insured. A good read on the venture is Hunting Warbirds, by Carl Hoffmann.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1940s-WWII-RAF-original-tail-fin-rudder-possibly-from-RAF-Auster-spotter/301478908883?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27676%26meid%3D3327c1d2e18346e58dba0837eee8cc94%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D281567664125

Says 1940s WWII RAF original tail fin & rudder, possibly Auster. Is 1950s post-WWII, I’d say Chipmunk. Done up in a very fancy scheme. Price is ridiculous.