Mike – my personal opinion is that as a collectable – it would be a shame if someone broke it up for parts – it’s very complete.

Bruce will know more thanme about mossies, but that’s the hydraulic flow valve on the bottom part. Nice find!

Hi Jeff

That’s an unusual number – I do not know off hand – as you correctly say it has an electric button.

The best person to ask is Tony Dyer – he does post here from time to time.

Thanks again for your help with the Whitley seat – there will be something about it in the aviation press soon.

Cheers
Elliott

A friend of mine has been given – lucky sod -a spade grip, it looks very similar to my Hurricane one but has AH 8005 (at least that is what we decided as there is a little corrosion on it) and the gun button is electric with bakelite or similar material pushbutton with brass surround rather than pneumatic.

It has the brake lever & fittings on the back.

I didn’t think to take a picture of it though. Can anyone put an a/c type to it ?

I had a look through past posts but couldn’t find the answer.

Cheers,

Jeff

I just started working nights so couldn’t make it either – shame as I would liked to have gone.

To be honest i dont care what colour she is painted as long as she is restored and displayed in a fitting manner.

Ok she will never fly but who cares, if i really wanted to see a german painted HE111 i would go to Hendon where it is at least a genuine one.

Unfortunately she is another aircraft Duxford got and did nothing with, more examples Hind, Zero, Thunderchief all aircraft that make people look at them in awe and now they are just untouched dusty relics.

Maybe Duxford should stop collecting for a couple of years (unless it is a really unique item) and concentrate on the mass of untouched items it has already.

Thunderchief in 2003 (in the same place 4 years later and in same condition)

curlyboy

Never stop collecting CB 😉