My deepest sympathy and condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the pilot. I can only really echo what has been said previously on here as words are difficult to find for this sort of happening aren’t they?

God Bless

Chris

Bex,

You might be interested to know that Model Alliance are releasing the decals for this aircraft in both 1:72 and 1:48. Look here and scroll down a bit for info.

http://www.hyperscale.com/reviews/decals/mas2007previewbg_1.htm

Mind you, they bound to be fiddley so perhaps you excellent efforts at hand painting are the way to go but it isn’t something I’d take on in a hurry – well done, looks good!

Chris

When did Jane have the new nose art? anybody know.
Simon

Simon,

It went on in 2005/06 thereabouts. She still carries the City of Sheffield crest on her starboard nose, along with badge of Bomber Command.

I can only concur with BMkIII. A super day out (it’s rarely anything else down there!) with plenty going on at this friendly museum. Nice place. Wish we’d known about the sextet of Austers and de Havillands beforehand though, especially the “mass” flyout. We might have stayed nearer the flight-line if we’d known! A couple were fairly familar, Auster 5 TJ534/G-AKSY and Chipmunk WK549/G-BTWF, from Breighton.

Chris

Just checked LPGs web site and the September 30th event is cancelled, although no reason is given.

Chris

airfields and access

An interesting thread and once again raises the issues of access to airfield sites. I have just come across the following on the 28 Days Later forums:

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=15121

Scroll down the images (yes, they’re pretty good, although very few captions) until you reach the close up of the sign (second post) which says “B CLASS” and just read what he’s written. IMHO totally irresponsible! I’m referring of course to Gary (especially) and Peter’s posts from a few days ago who also seem to share the same sentiments.

It’s this sort of behaviour which will ruin it for the genuine airfield researcher – and I know from this forum there are plenty around who really know their beans! We (1 Group and myself) ALWAYS seek permission, either in advance or by prior permission (where the landowner is known). If we don’t, it means a lot of asking around and door knocking.

Sure, we’ve been questioned and only once turned away, which we duly did but due to asking around, we have met some truly wonderful people and been given access to buildings which otherwise would have been ‘out of bounds’, which has added to the photographic record of these sites. Just because there isn’t a “No Entry” sign doesn’t mean to say that there is a right of passage – see the disclaimer on my own website. It’s there for a reason.

And no, I’m not being selfish. It would be great if everyone with an interest could see these fast-decaying site (too often sold off by local authorities for that oh-so ever popular phrase ‘low-density housing’ or a new furniture superstore, et al).

Sorry to vent my spleen like this on the historic board but it makes me fume that some morons might spoil it for the people who really want to record, properly – and there are a lot of us – the historic remains of Britain’s wartime aviation heritage.

Chris