Old Warden's Temporary New Additions

[PaulHP]

All the aircraft are due to be given to the RAF Museum at Hendon at the end of the airshow season. The RE8 and Albatros will (hopefully) fly at Old Warden soon, the Snipe will be Static only.

RE8


ZK-TVC RE8 A3930 by PaulHP, on Flickr


ZK-TVC RE8 A3930 Wings by PaulHP, on Flickr


ZK-TVC RE8 A3930 by PaulHP, on Flickr

Albatros


ZK-TVD D.7343 17 Albatros D.Va by PaulHP, on Flickr


ZK-TVD D.7343 17 Albatros D.Va by PaulHP, on Flickr


ZK-TVD D.7343 17 Albatros D.Va Wings by PaulHP, on Flickr

Snipe


Sopwith Snipe 7-F1 E6655 by PaulHP, on Flickr


1 DSC02588 by PaulHP, on Flickr


Sopwith Snipe 7-F1 E6655 Engine by PaulHP, on Flickr

[Malfatron Malkovic]

What a splendid post, First World War is the most interesting age of flying for me.What's the story of these old-timers? Are they outstanding reprodutions? They look so to me. Or are they superb restorations?

[MacksAviation]

So what are you saying here ?

Fully airworthy aircraft from this vintage are going to be sent to the Museum at Hendon and grounded forever !

If so what a waste hopefully I am wrong and misunderstood the situation.

[PaulHP]

Macks,

They are all replica's. Two are flyers, one is static. They are going to the RAF Museum in exchange for some of their aircraft going the other way.
Old Warden have them until the end of the airshow season, they are currently being put back together and someone from TVAL in New Zealand, is on their way over to to check them out before they take to the air.

The RAF Museum will then either put them on display or more than likely into storage.........

[XPLUMBER]

Does anyone know what they were exchanged for?

[MacksAviation]

Macks,

They are all replica's. Two are flyers, one is static. They are going to the RAF Museum in exchange for some of their aircraft going the other way.
Old Warden have them until the end of the airshow season, they are currently being put back together and someone from TVAL in New Zealand, is on their way over to to check them out before they take to the air.

The RAF Museum will then either put them on display or more than likely into storage.........

Thanks for the info

Still prefer airworthy aircraft even if replicas to remain that way for as long as possible and then retired life expired. Will be an even bigger shame if they do just go into storage probably never to see the light of day

Oh to have been that EuroMillions winner !

[PaulHP]

Does anyone know what they were exchanged for?

Apparently they swapped a Farman F1.41 and Hanriot HD.1.

[PaulHP]

The RE8 flew this morning before the Collection opened. A group of RAF Museum visitors turned up mid-morning to see their new aircraft:


Sopwith Snipe E6655 by PaulHP, on Flickr


ZK-TVD D.7343 17 Albatros D.Va by PaulHP, on Flickr


ZK-TVC RE8 A3930 by PaulHP, on Flickr


ZK-TVC RE8 A3930 by PaulHP, on Flickr

The RE8 was started up for the RAF Museum visitors:


ZK-TVC RE8 A3930 Start Up by PaulHP, on Flickr


ZK-TVC RE8 A3930 Start up by PaulHP, on Flickr


ZK-TVC RE8 A3930 by PaulHP, on Flickr

I don't suppose he told the reporter that the RAF Museum would be donating the 2 flyers to the Shuttleworth Collection?


Air Vice-Marshal Peter Dye OBE, Director General of the RAF Museum, Interview by PaulHP, on Flickr

[Blue Diamond]

Macks,

They are all replica's. Two are flyers, one is static. They are going to the RAF Museum in exchange for some of their aircraft going the other way.
Old Warden have them until the end of the airshow season, they are currently being put back together and someone from TVAL in New Zealand, is on their way over to to check them out before they take to the air.

The RAF Museum will then either put them on display or more than likely into storage.........

Thanks for the info

Still prefer airworthy aircraft even if replicas to remain that way for as long as possible and then retired life expired. Will be an even bigger shame if they do just go into storage probably never to see the light of day

Oh to have been that EuroMillions winner !

Which is why I love Shuttleworth and their policy of flying what they have. IWM Duxford has an R.E.8 so it's not as though there isn't a static example for the public to see and why go to the bother of building an airworthy replica if it's going to be stuffed and mounted?