Yup, definetly 54 at Hornchurch. If you look closely you can even see the steeple of St. Andrews Church in the distance.

Spitfire Snobbery still alive and well!

How many flying and return to flight Mk.Is is that now? Five, six..?

*Sigh* Not at all surprised by this. There’s a certain breed of person frequently found in British officialdom who’s only contribution to the nation is a lot of blasé incompetence and a pension debt.

Sadly for Copping’s family, they seem to be dealing with several of the type.

Hopefully one or two careers end up in the toilet over this farce.

I’d be a little wary of taking Dyson’s post at face value. It smacks far too much of passing the buck and even he admits he wasn’t on the dig team….

You really should write a memoir, Tim. Just the little bits and pieces of your career you’ve shared are fascinating.

Lovely to see her back in one piece. Also nice to see the archive shots. Thanks for the update, DCW.

PS. I think the top pic is a Ken Munson photo.

Lovely condition. Even the base of one of the props is still there with legible text.