As mentioned in a previous post a South African Airways 747 is to display this weekend, that is in addition to the Red Arrows. The real show stopper though is a flight of tame cranes (birds not the lifting variety) in formation with a microlight!
I wonder what ex resident of Duxford Airfield, Douglas Bader, would have made of that?
What do you think they should dream up next?
By: Bob - 4th September 2003 at 23:27
I saw this item on Look East this evening – there was very nearly a mid-air collison between one of the Cranes and the microlight.
I can only ask the question “Who the hell thought of this for Duxford”???
Birds and aircraft should be kept well apart – and here they are releasing a dozen of them to pootle about after a hang-glider!!!
I think I’ll take a good book to read just in case they can’t get the bloody birds back into the box!!
[shuffles off shaking head in despair..]
By: DIGBY - 4th September 2003 at 19:09
Snapper, They wern’t looking for Yak11 reports are that they were looking for a Squadron goat acting as a wig:D 😀
By: Yak 11 Fan - 4th September 2003 at 13:42
Something like that, in truth the attractions are mainly to the south of Norwich other than work so I am off. Plus I don’t like cities I prefer to have fields around me than houses and shops.
By: Snapper - 4th September 2003 at 13:15
You can run from them, but you can’t hide. They’ll get you. trust no-one.
At least they’d keep you safe. Some of the others, ooh, they’re BAD news. There’s no point in running – you just die tired.
So, what happened then? Railway Station have a clear-up of the pile of old boxes around the back again?
By: Yak 11 Fan - 4th September 2003 at 09:55
Originally posted by DIGBY
Yak11, moving house mmmm do your carers know of this?
For goodness sake please don’t tell them, I plan to tunnel out on Saturday and make my escape in an unmarked white van.
By: DIGBY - 3rd September 2003 at 21:01
Yak11, moving house mmmm do your carers know of this? as for Duxford Circus I wonder if the guys at Duxford would think of being called or associated with clowns or maybee they were referring to the, no I had better not finish that sentence, know what I mean.
By: whalebone - 3rd September 2003 at 19:01
Originally posted by PeterW
Do you think Germaine Greer will complain that low flying cranes upset her geese?Peter
Lets hope they poop on her washing line ! 😀
By: Mark12 - 3rd September 2003 at 18:03
Ladders, scaffolds, cranes………… what is it all coming to?
By: PeterW - 3rd September 2003 at 17:57
Do you think Germaine Greer will complain that low flying cranes upset her geese?
Peter
By: AlexisLambert - 3rd September 2003 at 10:57
No, just shot and plucked for Xmas dinner.
By: Yak 11 Fan - 3rd September 2003 at 10:07
If the Cranes were to overfly the crowdline would they be grounded?
By: gdenney - 3rd September 2003 at 09:52
The question is do all the cranes have valid Display Authorisations???
Glenn
By: Yak 11 Fan - 3rd September 2003 at 09:50
Having watched the Crane / Microlight foration at Biggin Hill a couple of years ago it’s interesting to see. Things like this the Red Arrows and 747 flypast bring the non enthusiast punters in, Duxford caters for the enthusiast each year with Leg Ends. I shan’t be going however as I’m moving house.
What I don’t know however is how they will get the Cranes to stand still on the flightline all morning so people can photograph them, the arguments it will cause if they are not on the flightline don’t bear thinking about.
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