Cant get recreations of aircraft older then this!

IF someone posts info about Mark, with bio, sources (news links), etc, I can make wiki page for him.
Especially the organizations and groups he worked with.

Otherwise I have too little to make a useable page.

My OP comments only apply to Hendon. I have not been to Cosford for 12 years.
I think that Hendon could look a lot better by just tidying up and proper lighting.
Also clear up to date information boards, if they want to know how it should be done
look at Newark Air Museum!
mmitch.

That is my point, mmitch.

Cosford is a far better display of artifacts in a more period grouping.

Hendon is a place that far out grew its facility and is struggling to fit is first class collection in some semblance of story telling.

Recall Hendon was mainly a collection of WW2 fighters, bombers, and a (crude) collection of BoB. 35 years on it is bursting.
Remember why they scrapped the Berverly? (stupid decision).

Here is a radical idea
Move everything to more space, like Biggin Hill. At least that is still an active airport.

Thanks for the replies, very interesting. Often wondered why the doors on the B25 at Dunsfold open instantly.

To expand the discussion to other aircraft. Does the He111 and Blenheim have bungy sprung bomb doors?
The film BoB shows bombs pushing open the doors as they fall past and I’m sure I’ve seen a film of a Blenheim crewman pulling open the doors of a Blenheim?

He 111 used coil springs so the bomb could push them open.

HOWEVER there was also a method to crank open the doors as well.

Tragic loss, like Paul Mantz.

(Someone should make a Wiki page, as there is none!)

I believe this one starred in one of the ‘Test Pilot’ programmes on BBC. Its unique ‘Flight control simulator’ would be
the reason it has remained in service so long. Will it be replaced? or will future students have make do with a
ground sim? The series is on Utube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9knSaT_4Tw&list=PLN0hIJIziY4_YIxdzCZWDHnjqklbl0K50
mmitch.

Fascinating! With that ability must be reason to keep it around that long.

Needs a good home.
Thanks.

Not an early 172.

The first omni-vision 172’s were introduced in 1964 (172E), but the earlier models (from the 172C onwards IIRC) had a swept tail. That is not a Bird Dog tail (they had a rounded fin), nor is it from a U-17 (Cessna 185).

Looks like a backyard creation to me.

Also the Lycoming engines are not ex-Bird dogs, as the Bird dog was fitted with a Continental O-470 engine. The engines look (at a brief glance) like VO-435’s, so are probably out of a helicopter.

That’s exactly what I mean!
Anything before 1970 is early for me.

The leaf spring main gear and shape of door is clue.
Could be 175 too.

Curiously the mount for wing strut is covered up, as is step and hand hold.
Guess it was damaged fuselage stripped and made into display.

Look where it landed.

It will be challenge just to fix it enough to ferry to repair station.

And they will likely have to drag it off the strip to clear runway for other aircraft.
(Unless can lift and drop gear)

Are they still filming that show??