Well, there was Spitfire MK732 that was ‘liberated’ by RAF ground staff from Eindhoven airbase in 1957 as a trophy, on a misty day. Fortunately, since that saved the aircraft, and it is still around today.
Let’s try this one:
Long Beach I presume?
Excellent blog as usual.
You mean diary? 😉
I wonder how many got the chop ?
I also assume that they were completely stripped out, including seats etc ?
Seven were broken up in this manner. Mostly complete aircraft, though stripped of avionics, engines and blades. Four others were written off in accidents while in service (including the notorious one that was captured in Libya, later recovered and broken up). Six are instructional airframes now. Three are being used for practise by various fire departments. Four are preserved.
Now, a Cessna doing a dump & burn: THAT would be something to see.
It would seem rather odd for an F-111B to be registered under the Cessna 182B type certificate 😉
Great to see you are still working away at this important machine. Lovely workmanship!
R-1690 Hornet
Also fitted to several variants of the Lockheed Hudson, Lodestar and Super Elektra, all of which have a strong tie to the area through the RAAF, RAF, USAAF, USN, KNIL and/or KNILM.
The R-1535 was also fitted to the Douglas O-46, which may have been associated with the area through the USAAF.
What’s a PN323?
Serial of the Halifax nose section.
There were too many Tempests. That’s why almost all of them got scrapped.
DINFIA I.A.45?
Thanks for reply, wonder if there are any images out there.
He does say in log, ” Posted to 31 squadron Batavia.”
Not Bambi, but several others http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/RyePeter/5087L.jpg and http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/RyePeter/5086L.jpg
Tis one of the two new seatbases indeed. The other bits will be the 8 cross stringers required for this (made from recycled Schleicher K8 fuselage stringers), and the first set of seat ribs is also almost finished. The original set is being repaired, but these new ones will be deeper (a Dutch mod from 1988) to accommodate taller pilots. The plywood used is 4,0 mm okoumé hardwood, takes quite an effort to bend, even when soaking wet.
Is number one windscreen then?
Nope. You could use it as a windscreen, but you arms would get mighty sore doing that.