| Huscarle | 10 Jun 2013 2:31 p.m. PST |
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14Bore  | 10 Jun 2013 2:48 p.m. PST |
Makes me wonder how many other planes are out there. |
| Eclectic Wave | 10 Jun 2013 3:14 p.m. PST |
After seeing the wreck, I really wonder about the "restoration" they are going to do. There is very little left to restore, so what they are really doing is making a replica built around what few surviving bits are left. |
| coopman | 10 Jun 2013 4:43 p.m. PST |
Yea…building a full scale model from scratch might have been easier than this. |
| svsavory | 10 Jun 2013 5:04 p.m. PST |
I don't believe they plan to restore it. Instead, they intend to preserve it and put it on display without restoration. |
| wrgmr1 | 10 Jun 2013 5:33 p.m. PST |
One look at the pictures and it is in pretty bad shape. |
| David Manley | 10 Jun 2013 9:13 p.m. PST |
Its in considerably better shape than many aircraft I've seen that have been restored. EDIT – they will be conducting a full restoration at the RAF Museum's site at Cosford. |
| Solzhenitsyn | 11 Jun 2013 8:44 a.m. PST |
Does look in bad shape, but the experts can work miracles. |
| Mark Barker | 11 Jun 2013 12:57 p.m. PST |
DM, From the RAF Museum website stabilisation and conservation seems to be the intent. From a structural point of view I'm astounded that they managed to recover so much in one piece without the support frame. When I heard they had to change plan I feared the worst .. Mark Barker |
| Jubilation T Cornpone | 11 Jun 2013 2:42 p.m. PST |
It's in far better condition than I had feared. I'm surprised how much is left. Once the marine growth is cleaned off it will look a lot different. Given it is the only known example left I'm glad they have managed it. |
| Khazarmac | 11 Jun 2013 2:43 p.m. PST |
There is lots of stuff in the sea, I'm sure. At the Southampton Hall of Aviation they've got the remains of a Stuka that was shot down over the Solent, for example. |
| Ammianus | 12 Jun 2013 4:28 a.m. PST |
I wish them luck, the photos looked awful. |
| Tommiatkins | 15 Jun 2013 1:05 p.m. PST |
Well enough of the Naysaying. Can we each donate a bottle or 7 of Fairy Power Spray, advise taking off the Flash, then personally I would use Chaos Black, a bit of Feldgrau and a wash of devlan mud |
