Ah excellent, cheers! Looks like most RFC vehicles during WW1 were painted a sort of brown colour then

Date finalised for 11th February now, bit annoyed that i’m only allowed two spectators but i’ll see if they’ll let me bring along three, or if theres anywhere else on the airfield they can watch from

From the list, the magister, if anything a Beaufighter. Just for the shear beauty and rarity. Or one of the various Hawker biplanes that we dont have an example of flying.

Same here, also for the fact I could carry my mates about in the back!

Now got a website for my sponsoring campaign, think I must have at least £150 pledged now, when the dates finalised i’m going to the two local newspapers and should get more support there

http://www.mslelectrical.com/charity.htm

Difference was that the Battle was designed as a light bomber, and had little to protect itself – one rearward machine gun and one fixed forward firing machine gun in the wing if i recall correctly – no match for the Luftwaffe fighters, whereas the Fulmar was an aircraft carrier based fighter to protect convoys from enemy aircraft such as the Fw200 Condor four engined maritime bomber, and also to help protect against U boats (although in this role all it could do is strafe the sub and/or report it’s position)

Yep thats the radial one, very nice as well