Optica`s

There are two Optica`s both complete awaiting the engines to be refitted at North Weald at the present time,i believe that engineering work upto and including test flights will be carried out by NWFS.
They are G-BMPL c/n 016 in FLS house colours and G-BOPO c/n 021 in an all white colour sceme,still with the Spanish flag on the tail.
There is also the incomplete and never finished G-BOPR c/n 023,still in green primer,also afew boxes of bits stored in the hangar.
If i remember rightly all the jigs that were at NW went to Wales ? with the idea of restarting production,but that was a couple of years ago now,nothing came of that.

Cheers G-ANPK

Elmo you are correct in both cases.
Ace`s B-25 N1042B had the panoramic nose removed before it was delivered back to the States.The afore mentioned nose is still at NW, stored in one of the hangars.

Nigel

Glacier Girl

Is it true that “Glacier Girl” is coming to the UK for the summer.
If so will this be the longest delivery flight in history (timewise) 62years? to complete.

Nigel

Overloon Museum
This is my very first posting as i am new to the forum,
I have in my records that the Harvard at Overloon is a IIB c/n 14-610 42-12363 , FE876 and B-199. Rebuilt using parts of B-69 & B-179. S.O.C 28/11/1962

Nigel