2007 Historic Aviation Awards

There is tremendous potential at Speke, and I look forward to seeing the apron full of rescued aircraft!

We do too Andy! There is indeed tremendous potential at Speke and a great deal of often overlooked history to the place too.

Thanks for the kind words, we feel rather insular up here so that means a lot.

Cheers,

Roy.

I think the Vulcan has been a tremendous achievement this year, but my vote would go to the Jetstream Club and its volunteers. Having been involved with Britannia G-ANCF for many years, with very little happening to it, its been fantastic to see the old girl coming back together, and beginning to look like a real plane in a very short space of time. She really was at risk of being scrapped. The last minute rescue of Prince G-AMLZ also deserves merit. Given the problems of cost and logistics in restoring and preserving civil aircraft (highlighted by Cosford/BA), its refreshing to see such enthusiasm. There is tremendous potential at Speke, and I look forward to seeing the apron full of rescued aircraft!
Thanks WV838, Jon H et al.

Andy

1/ Personal Plane Services for the major rebuild of Spitfire Mk. Ia AR213.

2/ Everyone who has donated their money to the Vulcan project and to
the engineers for a fantastic achievment.

3/ To Fluffy and the engineering team at BBMF for the painting of Spitfire
AB910 as Jan Zumbach’s Donald Duck. 🙂

I’m with Ollie on this, not good to single out projects as others can suffer.
I guessing the Vulcan will emerge as the main achievement of the year.

Award.

It was a nightmare but very eye-opening.

Hi Lind’ys Lad,

Well I think it was worth at the very least, a “Blue Peter badge” for all the
hard work by the staff involved at Coventry.

Regards, JJ.

Hi Peter,

Next, the major strip-down of BBMF Lancaster at Coventry during the winter months to a knock-out standard that will allow us all to watch it for many more hours to come.

It was a nightmare but very eye-opening.

Hi Guys

for undisputed craftmanship, Dave Collin’s Hornet cockpit recreation.
for total dedication, in all weathers, for year after year, the LPG QRA shed.
for just beeing brave enough to see it through, no matter what, Martin Garrat and his now Coventry based Viscount.

Runners up would be,
The Vulcan, a fantastic achivement, and a display of what can be done, both from an engineering but mostly from a funding point of view.
Barry James’s appirance on the Antiques Road Show! I wouldnt have missed it for the world.
But lastly, every single person who has turned up at anytime durring the last 12 months in attrocious weather, and done there bit, no matter how small, where would we be without you all.

Ritch and Max.

Historic Aviation award.

Hi Peter,

Here’s my three worthy causes.

The Cranfield Lightning T.5 XS458 crew for the go in them to maintain this
aircraft to fast-run status, working in all weathers tinkering with it to get
it in ‘ready’ mode whenever its called on to set car-alarms off.
The team all pull together to operate to a high standard and they all seem to
get on really well together and seem a happy bunch. Well-done Lads.

Next, the major strip-down of BBMF Lancaster at Coventry during the winter months to a knock-out standard that will allow us all to watch it for many more hours to come.

Last, The Team at The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre at East Kirkby
for the presentation of the events this year like the Roy Chadwick 60th bash.
It gets my vote because of how informal the day is. Although controlled well
with regard to saftey standards the public are very happy to not be barked at. Long may it carry on.

JJ.

Whatever happened to the annual Mike Twite award?

The Transport Trust run an award scheme each year – sponsored by Volvo (I think) but, of course it covers preservers of car, ships, railway locomotives, etc as well as aeroplanes.

Roger Smith.

1. All the owers, operators, restorers, pilots, engineers etc who made every event possible this year. Without them we wouldnt have airshows.

2. The LPG boys for finaly getting a roof over their girls.

3. Peter Holloway for keeping 4 very special and rare German aircraft in the UK and making Old Warden even more special.