Alan – unfortunately your photo attachment hasn’t been successfully posted. Can you try once again – would love to see it

Meanwhile, do you remember the Sabre being dismantled at Lavenham Airfield on 29th June 1969 & being transported by road to Long Melford, a few miles south, for the ‘Sudbury Old Tyme Rallye’ in the grounds of Melford Hall (We also displayed an old Dakota tailfin with a collection box for public to contribute towards the local ‘Cheshire Home’ at nearby Cavendish). I had been ‘commissioned’ by the Rallye organisers (via JR) to take 8mm colour cine film of the event, but once handed over to the committee I never saw the final film again – real shame, but wouldn’t it be great if someone out there knows of what happened to it. If you recall – we also entered the White Half-track vehicle into the ‘Most Unusual Commercial Vehicle’ class and won the silver cup. Fabulous memories……..

Here’s a few shots from that Rallye to refresh your memories, but sad to say I haven’t got a photo of Sabre on display there, although I know I had a very small amount of 8mm footage that didn’t get included in the main film – will have to try to trace & see if I can ‘pull off’ a print at some time. (1st & 2nd photos are of the Half Track, complete with cup; 3rd shot is of a group of HAPS / Reflectaire preservationists – top row (You, Martin Collins & Anna, plus young ‘Nick’ and, top left, Tom, [I can’t recall surnames] – both Air Training Corps cadets with Chelmsford Sqn.; with 2 members of the crew of the Swordfish LS326, which we had arranged to overfly the Rallye, in the 3rd & 4th row from top [man with dark sunglasses & young chap below on left] )

Blimey! Even more memories. The Dakota tail fin was the result of an expedition by Martin Collins, Dick Robinson and I to the Derbyshire hills above Glossop. We went up there to get exhaust stacks from a crashed Lancaster for NX611 as the steel ones it flew from Australia with were falling apart/off. We found stacks of them (sorry) and also a Dakota fin which we carried down the hill, loaded onto the roof of DR’s car and used it at airshows to raise money for HAPS/Reflectaire by asking visitors to cover it with loose change. Did quite well too – no idea what happened to it.

Sabre pic attached.