Well, today marked an enormous step in the progress of 1264. Theo spent much of the day painting the Union Jacks on the fuselage sides which will be overpainted almost immediately.

Union Jack on the fuselage side. By the time Granddad got to fly 1264, they had been painted over with white, and roundels painted over the top, so that’s how it will look shortly. But we’ll know the Union Jack is underneath, and I must admit to some regret the it won’t be visible.

Rick visited Ian Harris, who had the air intakes all polished and ready for installation, and some very useful advice about installing the propeller onto the boss, and the propeller boss onto its taper shaft, which kept Rick busy for much of the day.

I moved on to the instrument panel to reposition and wire up the magneto switch, and a couple of other bits and…