Cockpitfest 2010 Wish list

Actually I was looking forward to meeting you and seeing the Hornet for the first time, hopefully it won’t be too long!
Here’s some more pics,

Ross McNeills fantastic Hurrican rebuild, being layed out on the deck like this really gives you a good idea of the size of the aircraft.

Tony Collins’ gorgous Hunter F.1 WT684 and Sea Vixen FAW.2 XN651

Pure Lightnings’ Canberra TT.18

Canberra T.17 WH863

This is a composite Typhoon largely JP843

Sea Hawks, Hunter and Venom

Some nice Harrier and Lightning bits

I know this is somewhat after the event (!), but does anyone know anything about the Harrier throttle box in the last of these pictures? It seems to have a picture 9f XW268 by it, and I’m sure I have seen this somewhere else – possibly in a museum display case (I thought it was Flixton but a search a few weeks ago didn’t turn anything up). I’d like to investigate the possibility of reuniting this throttle box with XW268 if indeed it did cone from there.

I dont suppose you could bring the rhag controller to put on display for a short while on saturday could you lol.I know it sounds cheeky .
Also i shall bring that piece of ground equip you wanted for that log book if you want

Hi Darren no probs on the rhag controller…..i will try and get there as early as poss;), if i can find the log book i will bring it 😉

all the best Matt

Cheers all.

Details have been sent over to me so will drop him a line.

Thanks,
Jon

On Saturday does anyone remember the stall in the aerojumble with the covers that were thrashing about in the wind?

It was definitely John Manning of Aviation Artefacts from Hertfordshire.

Hi Darren i could’nt resist the throttle unit in the end ….i promised my self a nice piece of Lightning …i was lucky 😉
, thankyou for the nice comments on the Canberra she is slowly getting there;)
I will be at Binbrook this saturday so hopfully get to have a natter then 😉
all the best Matt

I dont suppose you could bring the rhag controller to put on display for a short while on saturday could you lol.I know it sounds cheeky .
Also i shall bring that piece of ground equip you wanted for that log book if you want

mixture of instrumentation and polished collectables.

Sounds like John Manning.

I don’t have any contact details to hand but NAM might forward a message on to him if you ask them?

Gents,

On Saturday does anyone remember the stall in the aerojumble with the covers that were thrashing about in the wind? It was just along from the one selling the Hunter tail cone. Stall was nicely laid out selling a mixture of instrumentation and polished collectables.

Any idea who this person was as they had some bits I meant to buy on the day but got side tracked. Optimistically hoped they would be back on Sunday but no joy 🙁

Cheers,
Jon

Glad that throttle box has gone to a good home – it’s been tormenting my dreams ever since ! 😮

Hi Darren i could’nt resist the throttle unit in the end ….i promised my self a nice piece of Lightning …i was lucky 😉
, thankyou for the nice comments on the Canberra she is slowly getting there;)
I will be at Binbrook this saturday so hopfully get to have a natter then 😉
all the best Matt

So pure it was you whou bought the throttle box eh lol.
I did see you briefly but you were chatting so didnt want to disturb you.
Will have to meet up for a chat soon thou lol.
Cockpit looked great thou i must say as well as all the other cockpits on display

To my knowledge at the weekend NAM had visitors from Belgium and the Netherlands; plus an Aeroboot stallholder from New Zealand! 🙂

Matt – I emailed off your details re-the September cockpit request!

Well what a great weekend i had at the ‘Fest’ it was great to meet up with friends and made some news ones too:D
It was really nice to have a large group from Canberra Crazy come and see WH887 ….these people came hundreds of miles to come to this great event.
I also picked up some very nice bits and bobs from the aero boot to help me with the restoration of 887….also dont worry about the Lightning throttle unit its in very safe hands;););)…..all in all a very good weekend and a big thankyou to Newark air muesum for hosting the event and looking after us on the saturday night;)
Bring on 2011!!!!!:D
couple of my fav pics:



all the best Matt;)

Well done xg692 on all of the awards! 🙂

Lovely Sea Venom, anyone know its full serial?

Hi Pagen,

Thanks for the compliment, the Sea Venom is XG692

This aircraft served with both 750 and 891 Sqns during her time with the Fleet Air Arm and wore the following side numbers and tail codes.

[INDENT]750 sqn (1968-1970 & Lossiemouth) – Side No. 668, Tail code LM
891 sqn (1958-1960 on HMS Centaur) – Side No. 444, Tail code C[/INDENT]
We’ve never seen any photos of this aircraft in service, so if anyone has any photos of her wearing any of these side numbers we’d love to hear from you.

Cheers,
XG692

Ah, very nice, would have said hello had I known, should’ve genned up I guess!:o

Hi Jon, sorry I missed you, I didn’t see your display did you have the Vampire with you?

No, I brought the Sea Hawk this time. I know you saw that as you have a picture of it above – mine is the restored one with “182” on the side 😀

Jon

Hi Jon, sorry I missed you, I didn’t see your display did you have the Vampire with you?

Was a good weekend. Both for being able to display and meet folk, but also the aerojumble was rather good! As well as getting bits for my projects, I even managed to pick up a few items like stick tops etc for swaps which I am sure will come in handy at some point.

Shame the weather wasnt the best on Saturday but had fun all the same 🙂

Roll on 2011 🙂

Jon

Better weather today – we managed a Daktoa overflight

Plus another one on sunday evening, just as the light was beginning to fade and the shadows lengthened.

And there was I, sitting in the field, the only soul left on-site, frantically trying to recall all the many ghost stories in the haunted airfields thread and was there one featuring Winthorpe aerodrome and a C47?

Seriously, thanks to all at NAM for the great effort put into the weekend. And to all the cockpiteers for their fabulous displays.

Weather on saturday apart, it was a great event and here’s to next year!

Spitfire looking good Tony; your not a dealer are you?