Beginning of the eighties the Bearcat was flown by a RAF Air Vice Marshall, then, if I remember Commanding Officer of the 2nd ATAF in Germany, I met him at RAF Wildenrath but cannot trace my notes.
Would someone be kind enough to give the name of this gentleman.

Problem is the same with Historic Racing Cars.Usually they are rebuilt after acccident .
There was years ago a very rare Aston Marting buried in Germany.Many years later, the widow and/or the heirs agreed to sell the wreck which was rebuilt.

One important historical vehicle will remain

I appreciate that after that tremendous work, the plane will show its true identity and not pretend to be some better known ship.

Some more photographs

Fury in Central London and Spencer Flak’s one

Buchon With The Wrong Engine

Herewith pictures taken before the crash,years ago

Interesting, guys.

My father worked on the airport. At the age of 3-4, when he was on dayshift I went with him to MELSBROEK(he was then ATC).

At the age of 6 or 7, I don’t remember I flew for the first time in a brand new V-tailed Beech Bonanza registered OO-FUN with Marcel Nagels as pilot.

Later on I flew in a DC-4, most likely a C-54 as there was a huge by the then current standards CARGO DOOR, registered OO-CBQ, an then finally in an RAF surplus Proctor, again Marcel Nagels as pilot, livery white and yellow (remember the works Opel Ascona in 1981 World Rally Championship). Unfortunately, I then stopped logging registrations. The Proctor was to me the closest thing to Spitfires I usually saw overflying Koksijde during the summer holidays.

I should try with BAHA to find out the registration of that particular Proctor.

Cheers.

Willy