Based on no information whatsoever, my instinct is that we will see a flying Mosquito at Flying Legends before too long, simply because it is the most desired and longed-for sight on the UK airshow circuit. The concept of shipping warbirds around, for a season or a tour is becoming well established, and the funding could be raised , I am sure.

It would light up the airshow season, the way the Vulcan and then Lancaster duo did , especially if it toured with the BBMF.

The Canadians have shown us how !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1S90kGfLXY

Two is company, three is a crowd..

What’s the problem ?

Just do 1,453 rides at £3,000 each, and you have made your money back.

Probly..

Seems rather odd to sacrifice a rare and immaculate example when there are still projects out there that could perhaps be used. I saw a semi restored airframe at Thruxton 3 years ago with Phil Lawton that was mooted as a potential two seater. See RHS of photo.

”A site where a wartime aircraft crashed following a mid-air collision – moments after pilots saved countless lives by diverting away from a village – has now been occupied by Travellers.

The Travellers have asked for planning permission to live on the greenbelt field in Screveton where the Avro Lancaster bomber crashed in the Second World War, but have moved several caravans onto the land before the application has been determined.

Residents the Advertiser spoke to said they owed the pilots a debt for steering their crippled aircraft away from the hamlet, saving lives on the ground. They added that they will fight to preserve the site, and many of the 100 people who live in Screveton have signed a petition opposing the application.

The Travellers have also yet to apply for a licence under the 1986 Protection of Military Remains Act from the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC) to disturb a military crash site where, although the bodies were removed at the time, there may still be human remains.”

It is a touching, but probably baseless myth that stricken aeroplanes are heroically steered clear of habitation. After this awful collision, there may well have been very little control left. Still, it is good that the crews are at least remembered.

I often find my photos in various publications , websites etc. As long as it is not for someone else’s overt commercial gain I am reasonably sanguine about it, viewing it as a contribution to the aviation ‘community’. Boeing sent me £100.00 when I said ‘Oi ! ‘

The only way to avoid ‘borrowing’ is never to post your images online, just hug it all to yourself, for your own private gratification, and that is a bit sad really. Imagery is everywhere , no longer cherished, and now a temporary disposable commodity.

Had an interesting pub conversation last night with an ex- packer at MB ( left company in less than ideal circumstances not too long ago ) who is adamant that the machines that ‘squash’ the fabric into the pack on the seats were poorly maintained, not correctly calibrated, and prone to compress the chute at a higher pressure than was specified, thereby giving the canopy less chance to deploy in a ground-level actuation.

Beer talk, complete bolleaux, a guy with a grudge,….. or a credible whistle-blower. It is hard to know.

Nice to see a Sea King AEW varient grinding past near Hemel Hempstead today about 14.00

All the nicer, as I though they were all retired and finished with. Some still hanging on ??