BBMF on BBC2 This Evening 10th Aug 07 (merged)

Not sure, but what I will do, is take my camera next time I see dad and get a shot of it and make a note of the painter. My dad used to run the Combined Cadet Force unit at Whitgift, and if I remember correctly, there was a fiddle and one of the schools Old Boys managed to arrange the Flight for the units 4 yearly Assualt at Arms.

Bex

Lucky Dad. 😡

Cannot find a word that describes my feelings. 😡 😡

Who is it painted by Bex?

Brian.

Pimpernel,

Re the painting, if its the one I think it is, then there should only be 2 copies of it, BBMF have one and my father has the other. It would be the Flight over Whitgift School, South Croydon, Surrey, June or July 1986.

Bex

UPDATE: Just spoke to dad, there should be 3 copies, BBMF, dad & Whitgift School. D’oh!!!

While watching the programe for the second time and thoroughly enjoyed it again.
I have a couple of questions, one relating to the flying and one relating to a painting on the wall while interviewing.

1) I noticed that there is very little headroom when the bone dome is worn in the Hurricane, can the seat be adjusted or are the pilots below a certain height?

2) The painting on the wall with the Lancaster in the forefront with the Spitfire & Hurricane flanking it, a large cloud is below the Lanc with what looks like London or a major city. What is the painting called, who painted it and is it available?
I am aware that there are some commissioned paintings on the wall in the crew rooms and knowing my luck this is one of them.

Thanks.

Brian.

********, missed it. :rolleyes:

Excellent production. Definitely worth staying in for. My only gripes are that the
music was a little too loud and it was way too short. I would like to have seen a bit more on the selection and training of the new pilots for the fighters and the bomber in a way similar to a program I saw about the Reds in their 25th season a few years ago. But the aerial footage more than made up for it.

John Romain now offers Spitfire conversions using a TR9. See this month’s Today’s Pilot.

must have just been pleasure flying. just something which was mentioned…

That said, has BBMF considered it?

I don’t think its official, but one or two of the spit pilots have flown with Paul Day at East Kirby…..

:confused: :confused: :confused:

All our fighter pilots do 25-30 hours in the Chipmunk followed by a a couple of trips in a Harvard only then are they let loose in a Hurricane. After 10 flying hours in the Hurricane they progress to the baby Spits IIa, Vb and IX and then the following season the Mk XIXs. If any of the pilots have flown with the Major I suspect it would be for pleasure and not training purposes.

Very good programme. One point it was mentioned many times that you couldnt fly a spitfire with an instructor because of course they are all single seaters. Why do the BBMF not utilise the one or two two seat spitfires in this country for training purposes?
Though this is not possible for the Hurricane would it not be safer for the Spit?
I am sure someone has explained the various [probably finacial] reasons before!!

Cheers

I don’t think its official, but one or two of the spit pilots have flown with Paul Day at East Kirby…..

A very good production, probably the best BBMF film I’ve seen well done to everyone concerned.:D

Very good programme. One point it was mentioned many times that you couldnt fly a spitfire with an instructor because of course they are all single seaters. Why do the BBMF not utilise the one or two two seat spitfires in this country for training purposes?
Though this is not possible for the Hurricane would it not be safer for the Spit?
I am sure someone has explained the various [probably finacial] reasons before!!

Cheers

Thank you

Thanks for the heads up all, thoroughly enjoyed the show I wish Id put the subtitles on though, coz the Emmerdale Freak wouldnt shut up all the way through it D’Oh. Bex

Just watched it… A medley of mixed emotions, two of the strongest were a great sadness of those crew lost… But countered by a huge feeling of pride at seeing those wonderful aircraft where they belong, flying in the air… Bloody marvellous!

And like the man said… They will last forever…

I saw my tool box, but not me…. hooray!

Tonight BBC2 1900-1930 – The Flight

Following the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, based at Coningsby in Lincolnshire, for a whole flying season, including an historic royal flypast.

Martin

Many thanks for the heads up, that was a really inspiring programme, I didnt know it was going to be on.

Damn same time as Emmerdale I have to tape it:D

James

bum

must learn to read…. must learn to read….. must learn to read…..

Number 3… 😀

BBMF on BBC2 This Evening 10th Aug 07 (merged)

… BBC2 tonight at 7, just incase anyone missed it last time round. (i.e. ME!)