Never mind who flew or serviced them, what happened to the planes? Any surviving?

Several survive in various states in Kuwait. Three are mounted on poles at the military entrance to Kuwait International Airport and others are ‘parked’ at various military locations. One is ‘preserved’ and kept in a hangar at Kuwait Airport for a Future KAF Museum, along with several other retired types.

They must be about due for a re-branding – 13 years since the current scheme came in.

..is adding a crest ‘rebranding’? I heard they were due for a completely new rebranded livery following the merger with Iberia. Is this it??:rolleyes:i

All the above is perfectly true, but copyright is only worth enforcing if someone is commercial exploiting another’s photographs. I can’t see that making single copies for private use is any problem and does not invoke any copyright laws, any more than printing off a photo from a forum for a private collection. It is only when an indivual seeks to make money from that photo, that copyright rules kick in.

interesting dilemma isn’t it

do we want them to spend the money on the Do17 – or would we prefer for them to use what money they have to fund say

– completion of the Hampden restoration
– restoration of the Brigand fuselage and fund a search in Malaysia for some tail/wing/nacelle/undercarriage material
-restoration of the stored Ventura
-restoration of the LVG CVI
-restoration of the Farman
-support for the Whitley project
-support for the Stirling Project and confirm or disprove the Russian Stirling
-support for the DeH Hornet project
-support the Assault Glider Project (a Hamilcar to complete the set…..)
-collect any available Wildebeast/Vincent material for a rebuild
-research and fund the build of some wings for the Wallace
-fund the reproduction of a Siskin using the available wing sections
-(insert your own pet project here)

all of these would be pretty unique projects as well

…not to mention paying their electricity bills in order to provide decent lighting at Hendon 🙁

Here is the official announcement from the Chief of Air Staff:

1 01 151637Z AUG 11 RR UUUU CAS 022/11

NDHQ CAS OTTAWA
CANAIRGEN
UNCLAS CAS 022/11
SIC WAA
SUBJ: REINSTATEMENT OF ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE CANAIRGEN 015/11 CAS 022/11 BILINGUAL MESSAGE/MESSAGE BILINGUE REINSTATEMENT OF ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE 1. IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE I TELL YOU TODAY THAT THE HISTORICAL DESIGNATION QUOTE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (RCAF) UNQUOTE IS ONCE AGAIN THE OFFICIAL NAME FOR CANADA’S AIR FORCE, REPLACING THE DESIGNATION AIR COMMAND 2. THE MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW IN HALIFAX. THE NAMES ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY
(RCN) AND CANADIAN ARMY (CA) ARE ALSO BEING REINTRODUCED FOR MARITIME COMMAND AND LAND FORCE COMMAND, RESPECTIVELY 3. PLEASE JOIN ME IN CELEBRATION OF THIS HISTORIC EVENT, WHICH RECOGNIZES AND HONOURS OUR MILITARY HISTORY AND HERITAGE, AND PAYS TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE US. ONCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE, YOU CAN PROUDLY SAY YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE 4. THE HISTORIC NAMES OF THE THREE SERVICES ARE THOSE UNDER WHICH CANADIANS FOUGHT AND DIED DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND THE KOREAN CONFLICT, CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEFENCE OF EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA DURING THE EARLY DAYS OF THE COLD WAR, AND PAVED THE WAY IN INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS. THEY ALSO CONTINUE TO BE THE COMMEMORATIVE NAMES BY WHICH MOST CANADIANS, AND INDEED MANY OF OUR SERVICE PERSONNEL, IDENTIFY WITH THE THREE SERVICES 5. OUR AIR FORCE FIRST BECAME THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE ON 1 APRIL 1924, WHICH WE STILL CELEBRATE AS OUR OFFICIAL ANNIVERSARY.
WITH THE UNIFICATION OF THE FORCES IN 1968, THE NAVY BECAME MARITIME COMMAND AND THE ARMY BECAME MOBILE COMMAND (LATER LAND FORCE COMMAND). HOWEVER, FUNCTIONAL CONTROL OF AIR ASSETS WAS ALLOCATED TO VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS UNTIL THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AIR COMMAND IN 1975, WHICH AGAIN BROUGHT CF AIR ASSETS UNDER A SINGLE COMMAND STRUCTURE 6. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS DOES NOT REPRESENT A DIVERGENCE FROM THE UNIFICATION OF OUR CANADIAN FORCES. WE CONTINUE TO BE A TRI-SERVICE, UNIFIED FORCE WITH NO CHANGE TO OUR ORGANIZATION 7. ALL CURRENT AIR COMMAND ORDERS (ACOS), DIRECTIVES, RULES, INSTRUCTIONS OR SIMILAR INSTRUMENTS REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT UNTIL AMENDED TO REFLECT THE NAME CHANGE OF THE COMMAND. ALL REFERENCES TO AIRCOM SHALL BE READ AS READING ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE EFFECTIVE UPON RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE 8. THE REINTRODUCTION OF THE RCAF AS OUR OFFICIAL NAME WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN A PHASED APPROACH, AND WILL HAVE NO IMPACT ON OUR CAPABILITIES, RANK STRUCTURES OR RANK INSIGNIA, COMMAND RELATIONS, ORGANIZATION OR OPERATIONS. OVER THE COMING MONTHS, WE WILL, HOWEVER, MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES TO DOCUMENTATION AND STAFF TITLES, AS WELL AS BRANDING AND WEBSITES, AND ADJUST THE CURRENT INSIGNIA, MOTTO AND COLOURS (WHICH WERE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR AIR COMMAND) 9. AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED OF FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS 10. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL J.P.A. DESCHAMPS, COMMANDER ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE, SENDS END OF ENGLISH TEXT/DEBUT DE TEXTE FRANCAIS

Cheers

Sandra St.Jacques
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
Administrative Assistant

, as it’s not a ‘sexy’ aircraft. Andy

I disagree, I think it’s a VERY sexy aircraft with all the curves and bumps in the right place and two big Bristols to boot!;)
Much rather see one of these flying to a certain ‘tin triangle’!

Frankly I am in two minds about this aircraft, whilst I am pleased to see her saved I would rather she was back here in Britain. On the other hand it will probably be easier with the American authorities allowing her to fly.

Wasn’t the aircraft en-route to the UK to appear at some shows here at the time? If it had an engine seizure after landing here, it may have remained.
I think it is only due to the funding and enthusiasm by that American lady that it got rescued at all, so we have to be grateful it wasn’t abandoned in Goose Bay for good.