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Jeez, that’s 10k LESS , than Kermit’s example from 29 years ago !!!:confused:

That was the 2nd Mk11 prototype, and already in display condition. There’s 7 of these came back from India, none are near flying and they are not all that rare.

Most of the Spits that were brought back at the same time are flying now, but the one that was at the Museum of War in London went to auction and didn’t make much, under £50K I think.

Furthermore, there is still much work needed on 376, and the market is depressed at present. So the question is, which museum, which doesn’t have a Tempest, wants one, and what can they afford to pay? A flying Sea Fury could be picked up for circa £350,000 not that long ago. The market may even have fallen since then.

If you are thinking this is all amateur guesswork, you are quite right:)

Just too sad.

Did he contribute here at all ?

Some people will tell you this is an ‘unlucky’ machine- once owned by the late Nick Grace and then the fellow who got murdered…..

It seems to have regressed, judging from the picture in the advert.

Sorry-this photo is MW763, numbers easily transposed:o

Ahh, sort of ‘missing man’ thing- yeah, makes more sense!

Air or sea ? Personally, I think a shipping container would be easier on the nerves.

Definately a tailwheel Beech. Looking at photos of similar aircraft, the nose wasn’t long enough for what I saw to have been a nosewheel version.

It was a similar nose and cabin style to the ex-Loganair Beech in the East Fortune museum.

Willow

Take a look at post 1472 on the previous page. This might ring some bells.

So many lives were lost doing these navex’s, thousands and thousands.

Maybe there was no other way to learn, but to send a rookie crew up in mid-winter in bad weather ( and it’s bound to be bad ) , I could believe that you might have a 10% chance of crashing.

Anyone know the ratio of casualities for Ops v Training ?

Do the Paras have a museum just down the road at Aldershot?
I remember seeing a DC-3 on display a few years back.