A Sopwith Pup next eh?…….a lovely aircraft by all accounts.
Best wishes to Bruce for a speedy recovery.

Anybody can use the research / archive facility at Hendon, just phone to make an appointment; thankfully the pseudo academic snobbery that predominates this forum, does not apply there, and the staff are very helpfull.

Thanks for that Stuart,I’ll check them out.

BSG-75 I’m a tad late as I’ve only just seen it. I thought it was excellent, while (obviously) an aviation enthusiast, WW1 era is outside of my main area, in fact I don’t think I own a WW1 book, model etc

Its interesting what you say there, when I was growing up, I was solely interested in modern military aircraft, especially the USAF.
When many of the USAFE bases closed and there were fewer airshows, I branched out as it were.
Now I love WWI aviation, WWII aviation especially the BoB and the activities of the USAAF’s 8th Air Force, Vietnam…….the list goes on.
The only area of aviation holding zilch interest is the airliner world.

Someone mentioned Alexandra Churchill, its very refreshing to see a young aviation historian perpetuating the memory of the World War pilots.

It was fascinating to see the original notes for Flying Fury, can anyone book an appointment with ‘DoRIS’ at Hendon, or do you have to be an historian researching for a book to view the archives?

I agree with all the previous comments, particularly the restricted access.
The exhibits however, are well worth the trip.
I always drive there from South London and it is still an enjoyable day, the much maligned GW opening times and the fact I haven’t seen the Upper Galleries since the early 80’s annoy me no end though.
The absence of an ‘airfield atmosphere’ is very noticeable and happened when far too much land was lost to the developers.

Maybe some sort of original Hendon airfield scene could be replicated outside ie a dispersal, even using just full scale replica’s, anything to give a ‘snapshot’ of Hendon as it was.

How long did the BBMF Hurri take to get back flying after her little stumble at Dux in 04?

I notice Ed Shipley sits up high when he is taxying a P-51 back in.

Nice nostalgic shots by the way.

How is the restoration going?