Only £9.99 each.. bargain.! Seriously though that is some superb detailed modelling.

Mike, as i understand it there are at least five complete airframes still in existence.. one was airworthy and another is being restored to fly.
Incidentally i never knew the Twin Mustang had Allison instead of Packard Merlin engines.

Edit. Were they Allisons or Merlins… anyone.?

What is really out there..?

I wonder if its a case of nothing still exists, or whether people prefer to keep quiet about what they actually have. Without straying too far off thread i for one would dearly like to know what is out there regarding the Wyvern and the Whirlwind.. and other types, even if its not for sale… but just to get an idea of what has actually survived.
I can understand to a degree that collectors don’t want to give away too much info on what they have for fear of burglary etc, but maybe a ‘i know where there is a ****’ wouldn’t give too much away.

Its so frustrating all this talk of resurrecting extinct aircraft types when for all we know there is enough out there to resurrect one without having to go down the ‘replica road’.!

And to put my money where my mouth is the majority of what i have accumulated regarding the Wyvern can be seen in my profile ‘whats left’ album.

Judging by your pics your sending it back…:D.

Ok thanks LL… i wasn’t sure if the RAF museum had anything substantial tucked away.

ps.. any pics around of the surviving rear fuselage.?

I did see that one mate, I was thinking though, that the IWM example wouldnt be easily obtainable?

I always figured getting an aircraft from a private collection/smaller museum would be easier than getting one from say, the IWM?

No problem.. although to be honest i doubt if any other Javelin would be in any fit state to return to flight. Most seem to have graced a gate outside at some point, and even the ex A&AEE Duxford example has spent quite abit of time outside in the past. But if money was no object, then anything is possible. 😉

Rob.

I guess we have the Beaufighter to look forward to in this country.

Sadly probably not James.. TFC have major problems locating serviceable prop hubs and engines. I spoke to one of their engineers at Dx and he told me they had even investigated digs and recovered hubs from crash sites… but nothing thus far is serviceable.
He also said that if she had a blow-out on landing that would be it, as they have no other mainwheel tyres.