The French group also decided they wanted to have a look at Duxford. Being in the country for only one day this did not seem possible to start with, but a change in timings meant it could happen.
I called Linda Mason at Duxford at 9am on Thursday and told her I would like passes and access for 18 people just after lunch. I had never met her before and this was totally out of the blue.
We arrived at just before 12:30 and found that not only had we passes to get in but each of the French people had a visitor pack.
The French were suitably impressed. The unplanned (although I did claim otherwise) flight of Spitfire PV202 was an added bonus that was much appreciated.
I also think I may have bumped into Ashley but she is not pressing charges.
Seriously, thanks to Duxford for their timely effort. The day worked out fine.
M
By: Melvyn Hiscock - 7th February 2005 at 00:13
Oh God, you didn’t try to speak French again, did you Melv? A few glasses of Champagne and Melvyn sounds just like Maurice Chevalier.
I didn’t know Frenglish was a language.
There was one moment when I was explaining that the Avro Triplane and boxkire were replica but the Deperdussin, Bleriot and Blackburn were original and then I realised I was speaking in French.
it was like those moments in Road Runner cartoons where the Coyote runs over the cliff and keeps going until he realises he is over a canyon. The first half of what I said was OK then I thought about it and it became a trainwreck!
Thank ‘eavens, for leeetle guuuuuurls, for leeeetle guuuuuurls, get beeeeger every day . . . .
By: srpatterson - 7th February 2005 at 00:08
Oh God, you didn’t try to speak French again, did you Melv? A few glasses of Champagne and Melvyn sounds just like Maurice Chevalier.
I didn’t know Frenglish was a language.
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