Those with a good memory....

Fri Oct 14, 2005 11:08 am

...may remember that I was trying to recover a particular aircraft from Sweden. A Lancaster, that belonged to the Dambusters.

Through increasing amounts of red tape from various people saying 'get lost' trying to stop me I put the project aside, and waited for those in the know to forget. I dropped off the radar, off most of the boards including this one (because they DO look on these things, it really surprised me...) and kept quiet about my activities. Then I tried again. This time it looks as if things are going to happen.

I'll know more in about two weeks after I chat with the bloke who's going to do the actual retrieval. If he's happy, then its looking at being within a timescale of 18 months...

Regards to all,

Richard W

Fri Oct 14, 2005 11:16 am

Hope things go well!

Fri Oct 14, 2005 12:10 pm

Out of sight but not forgotten, good luck and here's hoping for good news!

Fri Oct 14, 2005 3:40 pm

Best of Luck to you...

Government.....any Governmentr's red tape is always a pain.

Paul

Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:27 pm

Go get that Lancaster!

Eric

Fri Oct 14, 2005 8:01 pm

Are we talking bits and pieces or something more like NA337 (yes, I know the difference between a Halifax and a Lancaster...I think)

Sat Oct 15, 2005 6:43 am

Wolverine wrote:Are we talking bits and pieces or something more like NA337 (yes, I know the difference between a Halifax and a Lancaster...I think)

Hopefully the following link will provide further details

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/lancregi ... nf920.html

Tony

Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:06 am

'A' for Apple came down in our surf of Castricum NL (' Dinghy' Young's a/c) and we're still trying to locate any remains. There are rumours a large part of her wing is buried under the sand.....

Paul

Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:02 am

I certainly haven't forgotten what you are working on Richard. I was hoping that we would hear from you sometime. Keep up the good work!

Mike