That was Aviation News when it was in newspaper format – I got loads of them up in the loft, and they still make good reading! I still think no-one could display a Spitfire like Neil could. Late afternoon at Shuttleworth with the sun low down…. that curving display line… Neil Williams imparted style and grace to a display that truly I have seen from no-one else!

My Dad has always said the same after witnessing several of his displays at Old Warden in MH434.

Whilst Ray Hanna has, and will always will be regarded as the ‘Master’ of the Spitfire display, it would seem that many also thought Neil’s displays in them were on a par with Ray’s, but quite different.

Much more relaxed & gentle apparently, showing another side to the Spitfire and it’s performance and handling. I understand his displays often included some superb vertical rolls, something you very rarely see in a Spitfire display these days!

I wonder if anyone has any footage of one of his displays in a Spitfire, because other than him flying a sequence in MH434 for that classic 70’s Spitfire documentary, I don’t recall ever seeing any other film of him flying a Spitfire! 🙁

Cheers

Paul