BBC NEWS | England | Rare WWII aircraft to be restored History of the aircraft: http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/...craft_histories/74-A-16 BP Defiant N1671.pdf
Would be good to get her ground running thereby confirming the condition of all systems before preserving them as is. Probably not very realistic but it'd be a nice touch. Have a 'running session' to raise a bit of funds and...
I'm not quite sure what they are on about - "restoring" this aircraft. She has been on display for years, and I very much doubt if they are intending to get her flying. Presumably they just mean a good clean up and corrosion inhibition - she was looking a little tatty when I last saw her.
I'd say that's what they're doing, AR. Her various tidy-ups will probably be stripped back. You never know, they might discover some history they didn't already know. No chance of her flying but a restoration to flying standard but with original equipment would ensure the highest standards (not that the RAFM doesn't operate at those levels already).
