We at Bottisham Airfield Museum wish the team every success. We have already been in touch and provided the team with a full set of wartime photos that should allow them to finish the aircraft correctly should they decide that to do so.

Our P-51 will be also be finished as Lou IV/Athlene in memory of Colonel Thomas Christian who was killed whilst flying from Bottisham on August 12 1944. Unfortunately Christian was buried in an unmarked grave in the WW1 cemetery in Arras.

We hope to to show what an 8th AF P-51 would have look like in the Summer of 1944.

All our research and interviews with pilots and ground crews have shown no indications whatsoever of blue paint on any 361st FG machine.

For more information on our P-51 please visit http://www.bottishamairfieldmuseum.org.uk/p51.htm

Thanks

Jason

http://www.361fg.com
http://www.bottishamairfieldmuseum.org.uk

Warbirds

Gary,

Great post and good to see some pictures of the warbirds – Tony’s Spit slice is gorgeous, the Aircobra is stunning & you sir are being extremely modest about your award winning performance – well deserved.

Thanks for posting.

Jason
http://www.bottishamairfieldmuseum.org.uk

Windshield identity?

Curiosity getting the better of me.

What’s the windshield off in Pully 113’s photo ??

(Apologies for re-posting photo).

Cheers

Jason

Baz,

I think the one you are referring to at Booker is the Tempest V of Kermit Weeks (I really hope this comes to fruition:)

But may face same problem with Napier Sabre.

http://blog.kermitweeks.com/?p=1337

Cheers

J

Little Walden Tower

Would prefer this one myself

http://www.bidwells.co.uk/view_property.php?property_id=SAF100016&property_type=residential

I went yesterday morning and the tower was shut. I was told it it was because there wasn’t sufficient museum staff to man the museum and run the event.

The event has great potential and is in a great location. I hope it becomes a regular but seemed to suffer from a lack of advertising and signage that may have affected the attendance.

Also everything rather spead out with gaps – perhaps more exhibitors arriving today???

Bottisham Airfield Museum

Bottisham Airfield Museum will next be open on Sunday 3rd June between 12noon and 4pm.

We are approx. 3 miles from Cambridge and a friendly welcome awaits.

We can possibly open up at other times by special arrangement – please contact [email]jasonwebb@bottishamairfieldmuseum.org.uk[/email]

Photos courtesy of Rob Carter (Wyvernfan) from our recent re-opening.

Cheers

Jason
http://www.bottishamairfieldmuseum.org.uk