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Old 15th Jun 2005, 09:25
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Mike51
 
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The aircraft that was owned by the businessman who was murdered (David Martin) is the one that went to France (to the late Philippe Denis). I'm not sure where that one is now, possibly still stored in France.

Of the others recovered by Doug Arnold from India, one went to the US (currently stored in Texas), one is in the RAF Museum in Hendon, one is on rebuild registered to an owner at Gamston (ex-Brooklands airframe) with a second airframe for parts, and a couple are still unaccounted for, possibly in external storage at Hemswell, Lincs.

I'm not sure what the present status of the most advanced of the 'Gamston' ones is, still awaiting an overhauled engine last I heard.
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