interesting dilemma isn’t it

do we want them to spend the money on the Do17 – or would we prefer for them to use what money they have to fund say

– completion of the Hampden restoration
– restoration of the Brigand fuselage and fund a search in Malaysia for some tail/wing/nacelle/undercarriage material
-restoration of the stored Ventura
-restoration of the LVG CVI
-restoration of the Farman
-support for the Whitley project
-support for the Stirling Project and confirm or disprove the Russian Stirling
-support for the DeH Hornet project
-support the Assault Glider Project (a Hamilcar to complete the set…..)
-collect any available Wildebeast/Vincent material for a rebuild
-research and fund the build of some wings for the Wallace
-fund the reproduction of a Siskin using the available wing sections
-(insert your own pet project here)

all of these would be pretty unique projects as well

Jeepman i think you raise a very valid point. There are some very deserving and, aguably more important projects on that list in my view!

Barry, thats the first time i’ve seen your gripping account of the Nimrod incident. It sure had me gripped just reading it!
Many thanks.

Hi Dave,

Click on this thread, and all will be revealed :).

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=20807

Blackburn Botha, thats a rarity. Fantastic find and thanks for posting the pics :).

I could be wrong but as i recall i dont think its anything different, as in the mid to late seventies it was still an arable field surrounded by the hard runway and peri-track.
I have photos somewhere of warbirds taxiing past the front of the tower with a cornfield behind.

I’m sure there are a few operators of historic airworthy aircraft that would love a spares holding the size of that :). Nice update Rich .

VW873 the last surviving Wyvern S.4 on the dump at Arbroath, and subsequently scrapped around 1963 :(.

the prop on the starboard outer prop looks to be feathered

Starboard outer prop looks feathered.

Is there an echo around here 😀