Oscar

Do it Vietnam camo – I think they look mean !

Regards
john P

Hi Re the Spit

History: Delivered to Royal Thai AF as U14-16/93, 1950.- Displayed, Province Administration building, Surin, circa 1950s.- Derelict, Surin AB, Thailand.
Gary Cooper, Hong Kong (later Sydney, NSW) May 24, 1973-2002.- Recovered from Surin AB.- Airfreightered to Darwin, NT, Aug. 19, 1973.- Damaged during Cyclone “Tracy”, Darwin, NT, Dec. 25, 1974.- Stored, Aug. 1973-1977.- Registered as VH-XIV.- Restoration to airworthy begun, 1977.- Work carried out at Albury and Sydney, NSW.Randal W. McFarlane, Brisbane, Queensland, May 2002-2005.- Restoration project. Serial #: RM797 Construction #: 6S/432296Civil Registration: VH-XIV Model: F Mk. XIVe

High Back Griffon F Mk. XIVe

Pics at WIX resources registry

Regards
John P

VTTSCM

Can you categorically state that no money at any stage was donated / granted to the Vulcan that would not / should not have gone to any other good cause restoration anywhere in the UK had the Vulcan not been mooted.

Is the scale and magnitude of this just a little over the top

I support any good cause in aviation and all the above said I will be there to watch her – she has my 20 quid as well – but is it really a good idea?

I was struck by this two months ago standing in the Brighton Pavillion – another Magnificant Obsession funded by the British taxpayer one way or another – Magnificant but couldn’t the money have been spent better elsewhere – there are no right answers but questions are healthy.

Regards
John P

Hi Moggy

I think we already have a Duxfraud – A large building with lots of Yank aircraft wacked into it and described as “Architecture” – Sorry couldn’t resist

John P

Hi Oscar – didn’t like that one Huh ?

How about

The Flying Ducksman Collection ?

JP

Hi OD

How about the Flying Duckseum Collection ( Lots of obscure plays on words
flying dutchman (OK so you aren’t dutch) Combination of Duck and Museum, Play on Duxford etc) OK I will take my medication now and have a good lie down !

Kindest regards
John

ARCO BLENHEIM

When it’s finished

HFL SPITFIRE 9 + 14 Don’t know

BRIEGHTON BUCHON awaiting paperwork finalisation – soon

HAWKER TEMPEST

UK one is Progressing well from what I understand – Kermits doesn’t seem to have much though
TIM MANNA SEAFIRE

A few threads on this – again apparently progressing well in a hanger we aren’t supposed to look at – Why I don’t know but thats the way they want it – search for thethread it will give you lots of info.

TFC BEAUFIGHTER
Progressing but slowly – lots of other work on hand – a few problems with Engine /prop combinations – very rare

GLADIATOR

Going together quite nicely – would have thought it will fly by next year ?

SEA FURY – Seems to be taking a lot of time and progress is there but again slow .

STUKA (CAN’T THINK WHO OWNS IT MIND!) as stated in previous post – ptrogressing – the owner posts here so perhaps we can get an update soon ??

MAURICE HAMMOND MUSTANG No Idea

HAC YAK1 No Idea

RNHF SWORDFISH’S No Idea

BBMF SPIFIRE XVI No Idea

AND DOES ANYBODY KNOW IF THE FIGHTER COLLECTION HAS ANYTHING ELSE IN STORAGE STATESIDE ( I HEARD A RUMOUR OF ANOTHER P51 TO REPLACE ‘TWILIGHT TEAR’ WHEN ITS RESTORED?)

Don’t know of anything else except the Early P40 being built up as we speak.

AND DO WE KNOW IF THE OFMC YAK 3 WILL COME OVER FROM NEW ZEALAND?

Don’t know – it is a great looking machine – I think it will stay for Wanaka – then who knows but there is often difficulty with paperwork with imports – don’t know if thats the case here .

My thoughts

Regards
John P