NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH
Urgent Funds are required for the Lytham St Annes memorial, Clr John Coombes
has been trying to raise money for a spectacular memorial to the fighter and costal command squadrons that operated from RAF Squires Gate during WW2.

The memorial will consist of a Wellington Bomber Shape made from coulerd tarmac, over the top of this and in the middle of the display will be a Boulton Paul Defiant, mounted on a pole 12 feet in the air. To the left and right banking away at 14 feet will be a Spitfire and Hurricane,
all full size replicas, truly a fantastic memorial and very special.

If any body can please help with donations to the fund, or if a business would like to help sponsor the memorial, please contact John Coombes at www.cllr.jcoombes@fylde.gov.uk

Swordfish
It is with regret that we have to announce that work has stopped on the Swordfish replica, for the Channel Dash Association who have cancelled the order through lack of funds.
Gateguards will now continue to build the aircraft in down time for our own display and news of it’s build will continue on the site.

Mustang P51D
The memorial for the USA was put back due to the economic climate but we are confident that this is only a minor set back and an order will be forthcoming.

Red Tails
Gateguards were cominisioned in March to build replica P51’s & P40’s for the forthcoming George Lucas Film, the aircraft were successfully delivered to the film set over a number of weeks, as fast as we built them there were on the truck for delivery.
See the photos gallery (right).

James May
As you may have seen in the press release, we were contracted by Plum Pictures to build a giant Airfix model of the BTK Spitfire of which James and a group of children accompanied by the mum’s & dads (and the Gateguards team) put the parts together at RAF Cosford to build the largest Airfix model in the world.
This will be one of six programmes on James Mays Toy Stories going out on the BBC in the autumn.
See the photos gallery (right).

Sir Sydney Camm Memorial
Gateguards have been chosen to supply a Hawker Hurricane for the Sir Sydney Camm Memorial to put in place in Windsor funds are being raised for this and if you wish to make a donation please go to the Sir Sydney Camm memorial web site.

Spitfire MJ255 Replica
Kevin Wheatcroft of Wheatcroft & Son Ltd placed an order with us to renovate the remains of the Donnington Park Spitfire.
She had been hit by a lorry and knocked of her stand, when we picked her up she was in a very sorry state.
Now fully renovated and in the markings of MJ255 she is being transported out to France to be set up as a crash diorama being laid out as the original aircraft ended up during D-Day.
See the photos gallery (right).

Enquires for a Gruman Hellcat, and an F4 Corsair are in the pipeline for the USA and an ME109e for Germany is being costed.

WANTED
Aircraft parts to buy or copy to help us recreate lifelike replicas your help is needed no mater how small the part.

Flying Spitfire
Gateguards are pleased to announce that we have now joined forces with
Great British Supermarine Ltd to produce a full size flying spitfire the specifications will be available shortly

The idea is to build along side Russ Harmworths Alison powered Spit which approvals are still being sort from the CAA to build in the UK.
Gateguards Spitfire will have a Merlin, both aircraft will be completely different but will look the same, Great British Supermarine Spitfire will be for the less adventures pilot and be an economical sports aircraft.
The Gateguards / Russ Harmworth Spitfire will not be for the fainthearted and a deeper pocket

Keep a look out on the News, and Work in Progress pages.