Before you do anything else, you should start with a roof over her head. Compared with the costs to fly her, a modest hanger (materials and erection) are a drop in the ocean. Whats the potential for a cheap and longterm secure airside site for a hanger?

I think you’d be surprised how many people don’t know what a Shackleton is these days.

I’d love to see one again, many a fond memory of Shacks circuit bashing at Kinloss and Lossie.

I fear the only way we may ever see one in the air is if someone has a huge wad of cash to donate and a love of four Griffons in close formation. Spend five million on it to get it airworthy and its market value is what?

Whilst we are all indulging ourselves in healthy and excited idle speculation, please let me have another go:

The four engined bomber script isn’t a smoke screen for a two engined bomber project is it? Mid 2010 delivery for the second engine doesn’t suggest a particularly friendly delivery for a possible outrageous Jackson/Dambusters useage, given the other work required.

1. They haven’t commissioned a wooden fuselage from down under on the QT to mount these on perhaps?

2. They haven’t bought the Beaufighter off TFC on the QT and are preparing two Lanc power eggs in advance of converting it to a more CAA and parts/prop availability friendly Beaufighter II?? 😀

Next pls…

How about a replica of the 1/2 scale S-31 prototype instead?

4 x Pobjoy Niagera’s and the jobs a good un!

I was at St Athan in the early ’50s and I remember them ground running them.

As to the clipped props I was told that an overenthusiastic fitter allowed the tail to get up and the props hit the ground!

Can anyone add the actual details?

I remember another suggested answer to this from some years back, however I have no idea if it is true or not. The answer then was that they were deliberately clipped to prevent it ever being flown. Is there not another ex St Athan German machine suffering a similar fate?

Maybe he’s waiting for Just Janes restoration to flight? :diablo: