Sadsack
I don’t understand why you feel upset by the stripping down of the two Mk XVI’s, it was even sadder to see them in the state they were in after years of neglect. They now however are being used of spares for the rest of the flight and that doesn’t just mean taking parts off and fitting them on to something else!!
I don’t know why you said that because nobody would do that without checking the components were fit for use.
So far one engine has been completely overhauled and is in the Lanc. All the flying controls ailerons, rudders, flaps and one elevator are being refurbished and as reported in flypast a rudder has been fitted to the MkIX. The wings are getting the same treatment.
The lowback fuselage is nearing completion as is the tailplane, various other components have had the same treatment and now sit in our stores ready for use
Both aircraft had been neglected to the point that although they may have looked like the real thing alot of components had been stripped out or even replaced with fibreglass replicas and even a broom handle was fitted for a control column. The highback Mk16 has been completely stripped and no longer exists , but with the frames and components salvaged it means the flight has a healthy supply of spares for the future.
Oh and yes we can take spares from private donors.
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