Just got back from Chelmsford 6 1/2 hours in a very hot lorry cab but all worth while. Spit did several engine runs including a night run after the Memphis Belle Band and performed faultlessly apart from a bit of a misfire which I think is down to one of the fuel pumps not working.
Met a great bunch from the Essex Regiment re-enactment group, we really had some fun. I have also attached some B&W pics sent to me by Ian Porter, certainly looks more realistic with 20 year old pilots than a haggard old 40 something ME :diablo:
By: Graham Adlam - 2nd July 2009 at 13:02
Nice to see you had an uneventfull event.
Thanks all, must admit was a bit dubious going all that way first time but we gave the lorry a good service and it performed faultlessly. Its a long load but i didnt have any trouble and the Spit was a remarkably stable load not top heavy at all,:)
We are off to Essex again on August 8/9th at Damyns Hall near Upminster cant wait, lots of reanactors, lots of fun.:)
By: stuart gowans - 30th June 2009 at 16:37
Nice to see you had an uneventfull event.
By: Robert Whitton - 30th June 2009 at 13:52
Spitfire looks great thanks for sharing them with us. Good to hear you had fun as along with remembering the Pilots and Ground Crew that’s what its all about.
By: Landroverman - 30th June 2009 at 13:17
That sounded like a good day, nice pics too, thank you for posting them. I attended a classic car show at Hylands back in May and exhibited one of my old Landrovers, its a very nice venue.
Steve
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June 30, 2009 at 10:42 am