What aeroplane stuff did you get for christmas

Finished watching ‘Piece of Cake’……. a few points of note>>>

*Don’t like Moggy (Sorry Moggy C – your namesake was a complete b*******)

*Awesome low flying by the master (Hanna Senior)

*The credits read like a memorial to past display pilots

*Possibly the best series I’ve seen….

*Why were the cannons retained on the spitfires? They did well with the whole thing, and I appreciate that finding 4 or 5 airworthy Mk1’s or II’s would have been impossible, but removing the cannons of the IX’s would have been so much more pleasing to the eye.

Lancaster at war 2 from Mrs Fluffy signed by 15 aircrew, 4 DFMs & 3 DFCs from various sqns.

I hope we get a looksee at that next September then.

I had the new Revell Lanc kit(it’s a corker too)and one of those micro rc helicopters.

Miggers:D

Xmas pressies.

Two good books among other things from my daughter in Bristol.
“The Royal Air Force. Memorabilia Collection. From origins to the future. Also included is a collection ofitems, some original, some facsimile. Includes a living out pass for AC1 2396155 Heym. L. RAF South Cerney. Original booklet on what to do if captured. Not to be carried in aircraft. Booklet, RAF Parade, priced at 1/-. Record of combat for Sept 1940, flying Spitfires, X4170
X4237
X4424
P7421
P7428
No name mentioned. Also a lovely verse by Patience Strong.
Lord, hold them in thy mighty hand
Above the ocean and the land.
Like the wings of eagles mounting high
Along the pathways of the sky.

Immortal is the name they bear,
And high the honour that they share.
Until a thousand years have rolled
Their deeds of valour shall be told.

In dark of night and light of day,
God speed and bless them on their way.
And homeward safely guide each one
With glory gained and duty done.
It was called.- A hymn for the RAF.

Another book named. Five of The Few. Five pilots stories from the BoB.

Ken

I got two books; ‘Baders Last Fight’ by Andy Saunders (book of the recent Channel 4 program) and ‘Johnny Checketts: The Road To Biggin Hill’ by Vincent Orange. Really looking forward to reading both of them.

A brand new pair of cold weather flying trousers…..been after a pair for ages!!…plus on Boxing Day my 250th type flown a Diamond DA40 Star. Much better than watching the repeats on TV.

Best wishes to all,

Martin

Got the Flying Legends calendar, Rudel’s Stuka biography, and a new joystick for my PC so I can fly again:)

so, you like Sea Furies then???

😀

I got a display cabinet for my die-cast models 🙂

I have three cabinets, two from Index that are about to fall apart, and a decent one from Homebase with a backlight – where is this from if I may ask?

Mine are tall rather than wide like yours, and the Homebase one strong enough to put some mirrored tiles on the shelving so the undersides can be seen.

I also got the BBMF 50th book,a BBMF mug,and a BBMF fleece from swmbo.Very nice and warm it is too.

Ken.

Are there many plates in Pooleys taken from 6000 feet then?

Well the pictures are pretty small so maybe…

A nice 2008 copy of Pooleys, now when I arrive overhead an airfield I can flick through until I find one where the picture matches whats on the ground, I will then know where I am.
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Are there many plates in Pooleys taken from 6000 feet then?

A nice 2008 copy of Pooleys, now when I arrive overhead an airfield I can flick through until I find one where the picture matches whats on the ground, I will then know where I am.
Other than that I have been spending money on books: Mustang, The Racing Legend: Wet Wings and Drop Tanks: The Mighty Eighth Warpaint and Heraldry: Mighty Eighth In Colour.

A copy of ‘Ted The Lad’ by Ted Cathcart, signed by the man himself. I’m well chuffed.

a 1/48th scale lancaster B1 model kit with bomb and motorised props….

felicitations to all

Santa was kind enough to bring a Corgi 72nd Scale Catalina Mk2, tiz a beauty!!

Happy new year to one n all

Cliff

And finally…

Got a BBMF 50th anniversary brochure and a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle of various RAF and German fighters.

Not tried the beer yet, though!

Got this for christmas,…..i guess there is no need to tell you guys what its from………………;)

Hello and hope you all had a good Christmas, received two books, Kent Airfields in the Second World War and Wings On My Sleeve by the remarkable Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown who is the only man alive to have flown every major (and most minor) combat aircraft of the Second World War as well as all the early jets, and he is occasionally seen on aviation/war programmes on the ‘Discovery’ channels. I believe he has long held the record for the highest number of landings on aircraft carriers, is an excellent read judging by what I have read so far, landing a Mosquito on a carrier deck for one example!

MK 2 not MK v

Hello Ross.
I have to agree with Bolyman that it looks like a MK2 cockpit. If it was a MKV it would not have been in as good a condition with it being a completely wooden fuselage.

Seasons greetings to all..

I got the Sptfire Haynes manual, a Corgi Vulcan (XM595 – soon to be re-coded to XL319), and the complete series of ‘A Piece of Cake’…. Awesome. Already up to episode 3….

‘You are officers of the Royal Air Force! If you must fornicate, please make sure you remove your shoes and socks…….’

Hello Ross, definitely Mk 2 and an ex-BCATP survivor, Swift Current alone scrapped about 1000 Ansons!!! makes you almost want to cry! cheers Darrell