WONZ 302 – Wings Over Britain: The OFMC’s Sarah Carr is now online. In this episode I sat down with Sarah Carr of the Old Flying Machine Company, in her office at Duxford, Cambridgeshire.
Sarah is the daughter of the legendary pilot, the late Ray Hanna, and sister of the late and equally revered pilot Mark Hanna.
She talks in depth about how Ray and Mark both got into flying, display flying and film work. And she details her own experiences with aviation and with running the OFMC, which today operates only the one aeroplane, Spitfire IX MH434.
Sarah also talks about her connection with New Zealand and how important that is to her.
https://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZShow/2024/03/wonz-302-wings-over-britain-ofmcs-sarah-carr/
By: Dave Homewood - 8th March 2024 at 19:26
I am glad you enjoyed it, Prop Strike. She’s a great lady.
By: Prop Strike - 8th March 2024 at 15:32
That was an entertaining hour, many thanks.
Lots of interesting back-stories, like OFMC being stiffed for their fee for the flying in Empire of The Sun, not by Spielberg, I might add! The tone is slightly melancholy towards the end as Sarah explains that the flying Hanna lineage has no upcoming generation, and her own thoughts of flying were short lived, as the Hanna name ( legend perhaps ) demanded excellence, and she doubted she could reach such heights.
MH434 is clearly in good hands, still the jewel in the Spitfire crown.
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March 8, 2024 at 9:03 am