Here are a couple of details of the door from the Museum Of Transport And Technology Hudson Mk III (NZ2031) that I took in 2005. I hope this is of some use.

Do you need any other detail shots?

What’s this for, an artwork?

Nice photo of G-EAOU all the same Mark.

MarkG, oops I never saw that caption. I read the page several times too. Doh.

I’d like to see a static (at least) Stirling, and I’d love to see a flying replica Avro 626, as the only original is ground-bound. Gorgeous little aeroplane. Also, a flying Vildebeest or Vincent, a Baffin and a Gordon would be nice. Very nice.

Regarding the HP42, I think I read that the driving force was the late Mike Russell ( Russavia at Duxford et al) .

Since his sad demise, the project seems to have gone on hold. But if anyone can come up with FOUR new Jupiter engines…………

This page, the way I read it, seems to indicate they have the engines. Is that right?
http://www.imperial-airways.com/Hp42_news_overview_2.html

Also is that photo of the cabin really the replica they’re building? It looks like a railway carriage a bit. Nice progress if it is the HP42.

Perhaps they should seek sponsorship from HP Sauce….

Thanks PU. What a shame. I assume it was rebuilt though?

Do they still allow cars to park on the airfield edge like that after this incident?

No problem Ant. Thanks for the kind words abou the forum. I am pleased to say the team working on these Ansons (and they have some other exciting projects too, including a Hudson, a Sabre and an S.55) are nice chaps and one in particular keeps me updated on the Annie.

The Anson is one of two Mk 1 Ansons under rebuild at Wakefield, near nelson, in NZ’s South island, by Bill Reid and his team. One will fly, the other is to be static. They have featured in Classic Wings magazine and on my forum. The airframes were sourced from Australia.

The flyer will be in the markings of VX-B of No. 206 Squadron, RAF Coastal Command, which was flown by a New Zealander in probably the first RAF combat of the Second World War. Apparently the restoration is hoped to be complete by the year’s end and then the flight testing can begin. It is very exciting and I am really looking forward to its return to the air.

Pilgrim, as a matter of fact I was told recently by a very experienced wartime Anson pilot that the Anson could loop, and that the test pilot at the factory would loop every one that was assembled before it left the factory as part of his testing process. They were a lot more aerobatic than people think.

I guess that might possibly be the Heron that has been used as a prop in the kid’s show that’s like a children’s version of Lost. It was seen ‘crashed’ on a beach throughout the series, which is made in Hawaii. It actually looked to be in good condition. The series was called Flight 29 Down. See an earlier thread here on my forum

http://rnzaf.proboards43.com/index.cgi?board=Books&action=display&thread=1179042749