Brand new Wellington bomber?

[Martin the Martian]

Don't know about the company Hampden, but Westland's Whirlwind hack, G-AGOI, only lasted until 1948, not the 1960s.

[ericferret]

If you own the familly business with no shareholders......

Newsletter Carnuba Sikorsky 38 and Samuel C. Johnson

I was working in Antigua on the airport at St Johns when this aircraft joined the circuit. I thought I was having a halucination.

Apart from the actual building of the replica, it's entourage included a couple of very expensive business jets, a Cessna Caravan floatplane in case it went down on the water and a Sikorsky
S76 helicopter camera ship with a special camera nose for aerial shots.

Apparently after completing the flight to Brazil the crews were told to just make their way back to Chicago in slow time getting good film footage. What a job!!!!!
If you have enough money you can do anything.

I would suggest contacting the guy who's planning to rebuild the Titanic. A Wellington would be small change.

[Charlie12321]

Wellington Bomber Workers Weekend

Hi There,

I am a researcher looking to get in touch with anyone involved in the 1943 Workers Weekend creating the wellington bomber in under 24 hours. Whether this is the workers themselves or descendants of those involved. If anyone could help with this I would greatly appreciate it!

Charlie

[chevvron]

Originally Posted by Dr Jekyll

It's perfectly possible in principle. A new build Vimy has been built after all.

Two actually and both flyable. The original one was unfortunately all but destroyed by fire in about 1970.
Don't know where the second one is now. I remember it landing at Farnborough in '98 (or was it 2000?) in a strong crosswind - it landed across the runway! Last I saw of it was when it came into Fairoaks in about 2010.

[Jhieminga]

It has been retired to Brooklands Museum.

[NorthernChappie]

Those Tornado chappies and chappesses having built a "new" A1 Pacific, have set their sights on something much more interesting.


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I have to confess a particular interest as my Grandad was an LNER driver at Dundee and would have driven most of them as built.

[oldpax]

There is a replica "Whirlwind"being built.

[DANbudgieman]

Originally Posted by Herod

There is a Beverley, so it's not too late. Just needs a few million to get it back in flying condition.

If this beauty does end up with the scrappy, for heavens sake remember to save its constructors data plate for future use! (Yeah...)