My question was aimed at the types that don't have technical issues. Such as the Javelin, who has enough trouble technically getting airborne in its service days let alone now.
It is after seeing how much support and hard cash has been raised for the Vulcan in the hope of getting it airbourne, with no firm plan (if it's really lottery of bust, why wasn't I told that before stumping up £ 50-00). when for a fraction of that money we could have a Gannet or such others, not currently flying and not subject to complex technical issues, in our skies again.
Yes the Gannet was operated on a civvy reg on the late eighties, that one is at Sandtoft, where it will rot away like everything else there, Vampires, Provosts (piston), Meteor and B25.
While the like of the BBMF have 7 spitfires, but no mozzy, lysander etc and the RNHF have 3 stringbags, but no Gannet, Fury or Sea Hawk ?, Sycamore, Wessex.
When examples of all these, are out there waiting support and cash to get unique examples flying again.
So how about trading a spit for the Canada mozzy ? Or do they need all 7 to keep the British public reminded that the spitfire won the war sinlge handed.