Unless it gets shot down by the Mustangs at ILA first 😉

or maybe this, same day, same place, different aeroplane

Illustrations such as this?

Re: OFMC site update

Originally posted by duxfordhawk
Theres a bit on there site today saying Aircraft available for Airshows in Uk and Europe for 2004 are Spitfire,Mustang Havard and Stamp

Is this a first class Stamp or second?

Don’t worry Chuck we still have a great variety of different warbirds operating in the UK for 2004 you don’t need to emigrate yet, mind you I’m told Warbirds over Wanaka at Easter is an excellent show, I can’t go this year but I know a man who is.

Originally posted by Black Knight
I hear there is a Mk1 Hurricane in this country that should be flying by the end of the year. It is apparently going to be powered by a Merlin III.

And the Merlin III looks an absolute jewel, last seen the aircraft didn’t look all that bad either.

Typical, would have to be on a Wednesday, let me know what it was like 😉

Was this the guy in his 50’s who used to go up to Wattisham on occasion to watch the Phantoms during the late 80’s? Like you however I have not seen him for somee years, I think he moved from the area.

Speaking to a UK based Merlin engine rebuilder his feeling was that providing an engine was correctly inhibited you still wouldn’t want to leave it standing for more than 10 years before pulling the bearings out to make sure there was no corrosion build up between the bearings and the crankshaft etc.