Geriaviator
I guess "comfortable" wasn't a good word to use in the Tiger Moth context. I meant it in the sense of ease of flying, not how your bum felt on the seat, nor the draughty bits on a cold day. Yes, I will get around to the Beaufighter story. I've been urged not to rush it; some readers apparently want it stretched out.
I like your description of what happens to untended timber wings. Glad I didn't know it when I was flying at Stokes' Meir airfield.