The theme of my build will be the 1983 Great Warbirds Air Display. My little tribute to the men and machines of airshows past. (And notice how many of those pilots are no longer with us!)…

1: Grumman Bearcat: Stefan Kawowski
2: Spitfire IX MH434: Ray Hanna
3: Junkers Ju52/Casa 352: John Hawke
4: DC-3: Dizzy Addicot
5: Fairey Flycatcher: John Fairey
6: Pilatus P-2: John Watts
7: P-51D Mustang: Stephen Grey
8: Spitfire XIVe: Spencer Flack
9: B-17G Flying Fortress: Keith Sissons
10: Me108/Nord 1002: Patrick Lindsay
11: N/A Harvard: Gary Numan
12: Piston Provost: G-BKHP
13: BBMF x3
14: Vintage Pair
15: Corsair F4U-7: Patrick Lindsay
16: DH-82 Tiger Moth: Barry Tempest

Odd one out is Gary Numan’s Harvard, as I don’t think he was on the circuit in 83…

Pretty sure he was, as I seem to recall he was at the very first GW at West Malling the year before, as I recall all the black ‘goth’ style Numan fans walking around bedraggled in the deluge of that day.