Duncan,very sad one this,the replica flying S.5 G-BDFF was taken to Bodmin for a rebuild by its new owner a Mr Hosie,when I visited Bodmin during 1980 he was so full of enthusiasm for his new aircraft,on 23rd September 1982 whilst on a test flight at Mylor,Cornwall the aircraft broke up in the air killing Mr Hosie,the wreckage what was left of it was taken to the AAIB at Farnborough.
And so what started out as an ambitious project ended in disaster.
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Originally Posted by duncan Wonder what happened to the flying replica that was based at Thorpe Water Park. It did crash but the bits might have been a good start for a project like the Calshot replica.  PS , how do I post a picture if I dont know the URL ? I could before but something has changed.  |