I wonder what it would fetch?

Answer: Priceless.

Question: how much do the instruments go for these days?

The Way to the Stars featured an Avro Anson (which delivered John Mills to Halfpenny Field). At the time they were home to Blenheim Mk1 light bomber, which were later replaced by Bostons. The aerodrome was also home to three Hurricanes – a detached flight from Marsden another aerodrome.

When the Americans took over the site they flew the B17. If you watch closely you can see one or two B17s in reverse – the film-makers wanting a B17 to fly the other way simply reverse the film (check out the reversed lettering).

The film was filmed at Catterick, which is equipped with a 3000ft runway (or slightly longer), which until recently was home to a volunteer Gliding School.

The RAF left Catterick (which was home to the RAF Fire Fighting School) in the early 1990s and the site is now Maine Barracks. The Army have done there best at buggering up this airfield, with the hangars being heavily altered while the control tower might be demolished. It appears that they might start building on the airfield.

Philip,

So, what you are saying is that there is no problem actually to build these wonderful aircraft then? 😀 😀

Cheers

Cees

No problem all you need to do is:

1. Find the original plans (most of which were thrown away 😮 ).
2. Win the lottery (finger crossed for tonight 😮 ) – as you’ll need maybe £500k per airframe.
3. Add a few original components and bake for 20 minutes at Gas Mark 3.

How about the DH91 Albatross – very beautiful. Pity no one has thought about building a flying replica.

My favourite biplane 🙂

for more Dastardly and Muttley check out: http://www.hotink.com/wacky/dastrdly/index.html

Has anyone got any pictures of Mossies from No.204 AFS based at RAF Driffield they like to share?

The reason why it hasn’t happened is probably the same reason why the US tax-payer didn’t pay for the new NASM super hangar. Politicians love to line their own pockets but are ****-scared of wasting our money on others or some good cause. I’ve always found it strange the way we funds things – and the way big business fund things. At one end a cleaner might have to wait years for a new brush (cost saving measure) and at the other end some CEO might have an unlimited expenses account.

I’m trying to find ways of funding my fight to save RAF Driffield (I even put an advert in the latest Private Eye – no luck), yet when one of these big organisations hold a press conference or opening – they spend thousands (money better spent elsewhere). I was hoping to have some leaflet printed, etc.

A USAF Historic Flight is an excellent idea – but unless you have someone with millions or billions behind you – forget it. The best way forward is for smaller groups to concentrate on individual airframes like the Collings Foundation (okay so they operate a few airframes), or Sally B – very much mission orientated.