I am not sure how many of you are aware of this annual event that has been running for 17 years but if you have time check out the website and facebook page for this amazing day when volunteer general avaiation pilots give their time, aircraft and fuel to give back something to the veterans who fought for us in the skies during WW2. This is the second year I have flown my veteran to the event and it really is a fantastic day for all involved. RAF Cosford, the museum and Air Cadets did us all proud this year with their help and organisation and 170ish WW2 aircrew veterans had a day to remember, meet up with comrades and tell their stories. One amazing reunion saw three former crew, who all escaped their POW camp on the same day back together again for the first time since!!!!!
Here are the links and if anyone feels like supporting the organisation there is a donation link on the website.
By: Arabella-Cox - 10th August 2015 at 19:51
Sorry to read this news Simon, but pleased you shared good times and learned so much from him. Keep up the good work.
DAI
By: Sicobra - 10th August 2015 at 18:01
It is with much sadness that I report that we have lost another of our PP veterans! Stan Dixon was my friend, passenger, navigator and occasional pilot on the last two PP events. A true and unassuming gentleman who never bragged about his RAF wartime and post war RAF career Stan was the perfect company for our PP trips to Staverton and Cosford. We shared the work loaded, his navigation was a sharp as ever, pointing out all the landmarks and former airfields he previously flew from as we crossed the country from Norfolk. He had flown over 100 WW2 sorties as a Blenheim navigator before training as a pilot on Lancs and post war joining up again and flying the world for the RAF, often as the pilot in command for the prime minister of the day.
It was my pleasure, privilege and honour to be part of Stan’s later life and fly him again. I will miss him and the fun we had at the PP events, BLUE SKIES Stan, you will always be in my right hand seat and always be part of the amazing Project Propeller
If you would like to see a bit about Stanley and our first Project Propellor adventure the story is on this website.
By: Sicobra - 8th June 2015 at 20:20
What a great idea and a worthwhile thing to do. Thumbs up.
If anyone is interested there is a nice, if slightly inaccurate, article on the Times website about the day.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/life/courtsocial/article4461759.ece
By: powerandpassion - 3rd June 2015 at 08:31
What a great idea and a worthwhile thing to do. Thumbs up.
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