What aviation gift are you buying yourself for Christmas?

Without wishing to embarrass any contributor here can I just say that I couldn’t wait until 25th December either and am already deeply in to “Finding The Few” a book by some bloke called Andy Saunders.

We all know there have been the odd conflicts between ‘amateur’ recovery groups and officialdom. But reading through this has brought my blood to boiling point.

Seriously.. if you care about the guys who gave their lives for their country, or have any interest (beyond watching Susannah York) in the Battle of Britain then this is a ‘must have’

Another, and important, tribute to The Few

Moggy

I know its an old thread…..and my apologies for bringing up Christmas again and so soon.

However, did you finish the read Moggy?

Pleasing to see that “the other” aviation magazine gave it an excellent review and a four-roundel score. I am not sure it will be reviewed elsewhere in the historic aviation press, though.

As I write this, “Finding The Foe” is in its final stages. Being snowed in has speeded up the process somewhat!!

brake seal kit for my beech 18

exciting eh

Bought myself a small Corsair to fly fighter sweeps over a field nearby. 😀

I am pleased you are finding it an interesting read!

It’s not just interesting.. I am getting angrier and angrier the more I read. It seems like officialdom set out to prevent recovery.. and it’s not just one individual, it’s ingrained in the culture. Why?

(Rhetorical question.. on past history Tangmere should maybe not answer this)

Moggy

My birthday wasn’t too much before Xmas so I got the other half to buy me a book about fibreglass techniques which should give me some idea of how to go about some fairly major work on my 1965 Rochdale Olympic. I can mention it on here because the designer was ex Bristol aircraft.
For Xmas the only thing that caught my eye so far was a diecast Channel Airways Trident which has been winging it’s way to me for several days now -must be this awful weather – but I thought all Tridents had autoland so should have got here by now.

Without wishing to embarrass any contributor here can I just say that I couldn’t wait until 25th December either and am already deeply in to “Finding The Few” a book by some bloke called Andy Saunders.

We all know there have been the odd conflicts between ‘amateur’ recovery groups and officialdom. But reading through this has brought my blood to boiling point.

Seriously.. if you care about the guys who gave their lives for their country, or have any interest (beyond watching Susannah York) in the Battle of Britain then this is a ‘must have’

Another, and important, tribute to The Few

Moggy

Some bloke called Andy Saunders?

Who he?

Anyway….thanks for the recommendation, Moggy, and I am pleased you are finding it an interesting read!

Staken Flitzer by Chance ???

I bought myself some aircraft quality spruce.

The Christmas reading this year will be drawings for an antique looking biplane 😮

Without wishing to embarrass any contributor here can I just say that I couldn’t wait until 25th December either and am already deeply in to “Finding The Few” a book by some bloke called Andy Saunders.

We all know there have been the odd conflicts between ‘amateur’ recovery groups and officialdom. But reading through this has brought my blood to boiling point.

Seriously.. if you care about the guys who gave their lives for their country, or have any interest (beyond watching Susannah York) in the Battle of Britain then this is a ‘must have’

Another, and important, tribute to The Few

Moggy

I got myself a set of piston’s for a Lion engine.

Andy

Im waiting for a wing rib jig so i can build a few new ribs for my prototype Kirby Kite. 🙂

Dave

I always got a big surge of requests before Christmas, for aviation prints & aces autographs and other memorabilia. for past 4-5 years the most popular Christmas gift items were the inexpensive genuine WWI German cockpit etched metal placards. This year, the most popular item, by far, was the Bf109 Original tachs.
What did I buy for mySELF, for Christmas? An Original Program for the very first aviation meeting at Johannisthal, for 3 Okt. 1909 🙂

I’ve treated myself to a copy of ‘Fighting Scouts of the Eighth Airforce’ by E.Richard Atkins and the Airfield Focus Steeple Morden and Raydon editions for the run up to Christmas:D

The new Corgi 1/72 617 Squadron ‘day camo’ Lancaster plus a book called ‘The Archaeology Of Airfields’……:o

:D:diablo:

I’ve already sorted a mention on here! 😀

Signing sessions at Cockpit-Fest 2010?? 😉 😀

I bought myself some aircraft quality spruce.

The Christmas reading this year will be drawings for an antique looking biplane 😮

Save some money for early in 2010 – yesterday I heard about a new book involving a couple of forumites on the de Havilland Hornet that will soon be available from Dalrymple and Verdun Publishing. 🙂

:D:diablo:

For Christmas I would like…”a shrubbery, one that looks nice, and not too expensive…”:dev2: Got nothing to do with aviation but I enjoy that scene.:D

$2,975 :eek:… that is one special pressie.

Yeah! I wanted a MK9 Spitfire 😀 Guess I can dream on both:D I have another Glider lesson instead:)

Maybe this! http://www.tiffany.com/shopping/Item.aspx?fromGrid=1&sku=21671711&mcat=148204&cid=288216&search_params=s+5-p+6-c+288216-r+101543406+0-x+-n+6-ri+-ni+0-t+

$2,975 :eek:… that is one special pressie.

Maybe this! http://www.tiffany.com/shopping/Item.aspx?fromGrid=1&sku=21671711&mcat=148204&cid=288216&search_params=s+5-p+6-c+288216-r+101543406+0-x+-n+6-ri+-ni+0-t+