Having attended the show on the Sunday I also thought it was a very good and well organised event. The RAF provided their usual excellent Sea King SAR demonstration and it was very stirring to see a Spitfire and Hurricane performing in the Devon skies again. The many ground attractions and stalls complemented the overall event. It must have been an emotional day for any veterans attending.

One slight criticism would be the apparent lack of ready information (data boards or flysheets) about some of the airfield’s interesting history such as the arrival there of President Harry Truman in Air Force I (then known as the ‘Sacred Cow’) and bandleader Glen Miller. I apologise if there were such things available but I certainly didn’t see any myself. I can say that many people around me watching the air display in late afternoon (after being there for several hours) were not aware of these sort of facts until I told them. I do appreciate that this information was contained in books on sale at the local historical group’s display stand but I would guess that only a small percentage of the thousands attending would have bought copies.

Anyway this is not meant to be a complaint and I should quickly reiterate that it was a very entertaining and enjoyable day. The organisers deserve all the thanks they will no doubt receive.

One small final point, the correct spelling of the airfield is HARROWBEER.

Regards……Paul