Made my first visit of the year to Duxford today for the Merlins over Malta and my god is the place in a muddle due to aircraft being moved out of the superhanger.
The superhanger it’s self seemed a strange place with just Concorde, the Comet, Sunderland and Dove still in place. There is now lots of open space in there with the plastic Spit, Grumpy, one of the Firelfys, a Pilatas P2 and ARCO’s Harvard currently in residence. As mentioned before the Vulcan is outside as is the Sea Vixen and Gannet.The Lancaster and Lysander amongst others are now in Hanger 4 while the Tornado, Phantom, Ju52 and Strickmaster are now at the back of Hanger 2.
Other movements include the York moving from one side of Hanger 3 to the other and the Pucara and Brittania moved outside.
All good fun :rolleyes:
By: Flood - 12th May 2004 at 12:35
Enough for a round?:eek:
Flood.™
By: Chipmunk Carol - 12th May 2004 at 08:23
Any money left in the pockets?
Flood.™
Not any more! 😉
By: Flood - 11th May 2004 at 23:53
It was a bit cramped for photography in there, I’ll assure you. Bleddy cramped.
Flood.™
By: EN830 - 11th May 2004 at 23:12
I’m sure we saw Mr & Mrs EN830 in the pub the night before though,
Nah that was me with my bit of stuff on the side.
By: dezz - 11th May 2004 at 22:53
It was good to see so many people from the forum there, sorry mrs dezz and I only had time to say a quick hello at the start, I’m sure we saw Mr & Mrs EN830 in the pub the night before though, however…I am confused as to the whereabouts of the TSR2, where has it gone, did anyone see??? :confused:
Dezz 🙂
By: Flood - 11th May 2004 at 17:30
Any money left in the pockets?
Flood.™
By: Chipmunk Carol - 11th May 2004 at 16:33
Janie, are you sure that one of the locals there isn’t raising hell in the meantime for having had his jacket stolen? 😉
The Red Lion have been informed. They’ve had no calls.
I don’t know why I’m trying so hard. It’s a lovely jacket.
By: EN830 - 11th May 2004 at 12:53
Forword by Robbo, my very own ‘before’ picture.
And me or Flood could do the after !!!!! 😉
By: Learning_Slowly - 11th May 2004 at 10:34
Thats ok she must still have it, I don’t know she borrows things and they never come back.
By: Chipmunk Carol - 11th May 2004 at 10:30
Oh did Lucy leave my black jacket with Tiger Squadron badge on it? That is why i didn’t know it was missing because I thought she had it.
Nice try LS, but I’m afraid the one I have fits another description.
By: JDK - 11th May 2004 at 10:26
Smart.
It’s always someone else’s fault…
😀
By: Learning_Slowly - 11th May 2004 at 10:18
Oh did Lucy leave my black jacket with Tiger Squadron badge on it? That is why i didn’t know it was missing because I thought she had it.
By: Chipmunk Carol - 11th May 2004 at 09:59
I couldn’t see Alexander Kwasniewski in the pocket.
By: Chipmunk Carol - 11th May 2004 at 09:54
I cannot be certain. Suffice to say that the forum mob, as far as I know took up the whole of one section in the pub and the jacket was in this section. It also, for what it is worth, has a avaition motif on it.
By: Archer - 11th May 2004 at 09:49
Janie, are you sure that one of the locals there isn’t raising hell in the meantime for having had his jacket stolen? 😉
By: Chipmunk Carol - 11th May 2004 at 09:30
I haven’t had anyone confess to having left their jacket in the Red Lion yet.
I arrived after a lot of you had left and I’ve taken custody of it.
By: Learning_Slowly - 11th May 2004 at 09:27
Does Robbo ever sleep?
By: JDK - 11th May 2004 at 09:25
Dearest Robbo,
😉
By: JDK - 11th May 2004 at 01:06
Evenin’ all,
No worries, I can play cricket. And a blacksmith repearable car is an asset. Steve P is having a Total Aviation Week, and would like to thank you guys, but he’s kipping.
He’s said several times how much he enjoyed Sunday (even when he thinks’s no one’s listening) and for a Yank who’s never seen a roundabout, did very well in twilight through Milton Keynes, following me. The fact that he complained that I kept ‘slingshoting’ through the roudabout (I will gloss over that my car is a 33 years old MGB, I was driving ‘slowly so he didn’t lose me'(!?) his was a 53 reg Merc tank, but explains the time of our journey home.)
A big thank you to the Fleet Air Arm Historic Flight, especially Eric and Mr John Beattie for letting Steve sit in the Sea Fury (Buy Centaurus – You KNOW it doesn’t make sense!) and to our own Melvyn and the Popham PFA Strut for making us welcome this evening.
Steve got to also sit in the Sea Hawk, and decided he wants one. If you have an airworthy Sea Hawk, he’ll trade…
More soon, but I’m bailing out of cramming Steve with aviation for 24 hours, and MikeJ takes over here…
Cheers
PS – All meals accepted and eaten. Ta. Keep ’em coming. You wait ’til I publish the JDK diet book. Forword by Robbo, my very own ‘before’ picture.
By: Flood - 11th May 2004 at 00:27
Just having a glance through my images…
Anyone for a Will J? (There was a better shot – if you’re Will 😉 – but some woman walked in front of him!)
Flood.™
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