Thanks for all the replies.

Might be worth firing them an email to let them know – they would probably be pleased to have their archive up to date

Good idea – had noticed a couple of errors in the listing of a dvd I’d previously obtained but hadn’t thought of that myself. Dates in particular must be very difficult to ascertain and I’m sure they’d be happy for someone in the know to correct any errors.

I didnt realise a jet of that vintage (1955) could do that. http://ssa.nls.uk/film/6310

Nice little vid too thanks pogno. The Scimitar doing non-catapult take-offs gets a brief mention in this previous thread, post 6 –

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?129227-Why-the-Supermarine-Scimitar-was-rarely-mentioned

Remembered I had an old photo taken around the same time (1972 iirc). It shows a Cambrian viscount and G-AMOG Scottish Prince now at East Fortune in BEA livery –