I’ve been watching the BBMF fly over the Palace on the telly for years, and the BBC never get the coverage right! They often cut to the aircraft too late, shoot from a poor angle, cut to some reporter on board the Lanc but the signal will crack up, etc- it’s been the same for years. Can’t be easy though I guess.

Yes, of course. Not meaning to start speculation- just expressing concern.

A poster on a certain video site has some post-incident footage of the aircraft leaving the runway under it’s own power.

Another item identified from BK710 which will be drawn up for inclusion in the cockpit build. This is the pulley support for the aileron controls which is situated in the Bomb Aimers compartment. With any luck we should be able to re-use the bolt that secures both pulleys 🙂

John

Hi guys, I have been glancing in at this fine work from time to time and enjoying it (my Granddad was ground crew on Stirlings and loved the old things) but this picture really made me stop and think- you mention that from this piece, you could maybe reuse a bolt- yet here on The Bluebird Project, we’d think nothing of repairing and using that whole part itself to keep originality! What’s your take on this? Do you repair some pieces, or only ever use them as patterns?

There was a lot to be said for the old ‘At Home’ days too…back when we actually had an airforce, that is.