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Re: Tracing the paper history of an aircaft

Posted by Will Fowler on Mon May 13, 2002 05:35:24 AM

In reply top Re: Tracing the paper history of an aircaft posted by david J burke on Sun May 12, 2002 06:54:01 PM

Hello David,

Your information is correct, this is the history I have on the aircraft and I do have its service history from its flying days.

Its not really a lost cause, many many vintage aircraft have come back to flying status without paperwork, think about it, most warbirds that have been 'recovered' have no paperwork anymore, but they come back to flying status, money is the deciding factor, is it worth the price.

I have some people in the RAF who are helping and I will be contacting the RAF museum again on tracing the flying hours or if worst comes to worst see what it will take to get the CAA to grant it to fly again.

Thanks for your help, I will keep everyone posted on the progress.

Regards,

Will

: Will- the machine you have actually left RAF service and e
: nded up in a scrapyard from where it was rescued by the CO
: of an ATC unit at Wells. He then sold it to Julian Lamb i
: n Solihull and I guess that's where you come in !
: It's highly unlikely that an logs exist for this airc
: raft as it was scrapped and I guess the only posibility
: you have is that the airframe hours might be on record wit
: h the RAF archives. Without the fatigue life of the airfra
: me
: and the related components such as the lower fuselage spar
:
: it's not likely that the CAA would accept it as a rebuild
: to fly. The fact that it has a registration document is ir
: relevant. By all means contact me if you require assistanc
: e with parts but if you intend it to be a flying machine i
: t would be easier to look for a project with paperwork.

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