That one’s wooden, and used to be in Milestones until it was replaced by the (real) black Typhoon now in there. Plan for the wooden one is for it to be mounted vertically on the museum grounds as a sort of gate guard

The quality isn’t particularly good, especially when such higher quality stuff is available from the likes of Pegasus Militaria for not a great deal more, plus their original items (webbing etc) are much more expensive than elsewhere

Probably because it’s more glamorous, looks better, and doesn’t require wearing as much wool!

Oh, and gives an excuse to wear as many guns as possible….

Isnt that this year:confused: 1918-2008;)

40th anniversary of the 1st flight of BE2 replica G-AWYI, “Biggles Biplane”
hopefully she will fly again next year.

All depends how pedantic you want to be – could argue it’s when the Treaty of Versaille was signed in 1919 (hence why a lot of war memorials say 1914-19), or even when the Allies pulled out of Constantinople in 1923

Also, 90 years of the British North Russian Relief Force which arrived in May 1919 to cover the Allied retreat from the involvement in the Russian civil war, pretty certain aircraft were used in the campaign.

Anyone going? I take it it’s referring to the Multiflight cafe

Next on display for the Bomber Command hall will be a Jaguar, Tornado and the already present Bucc arranged in a triangle facing away from each other – although this was supposedly due to be done in late Summer, with I believe the Liberator moved slightly .

The BE2 is a BE2b – AFAIK, the last aircraft to occupy that position was the SE5a after the 90th Anniversary celebrations, and during the 90th Anniversary weekend in which I was an RFC Air Mechanic for it!

The FE2b is due to arrive sometime next year apparently, don’t know where in the museum it’s planned to go though

Photo 8 are ZPU 4, Soviet quad 14.5mm anti-aircraft machine guns, or the Chinese copy the Type 56. From Iraq, no doubt

Could it be possible that the two airworthy Stampe’s were also the two used in ‘Biggles adventures in time’, converted with an observers position with Scarff ring and Lewis gun in the rear?