I’ve just spent a week or so touring the Western Isles of Scotland and then into Eire in an Auster AOP.9 and can confirm that the above mentioned aeroplane is an Alpha as it and its owner (Peter Gill) came along too!!

Best wishes,

Martin

DC3 or C47, my point was that if you check the first post it says “DC6 N1944A from Kemble”;)

Why is it that I NEVER read posts correctly, and I’m meant to be a proof reader at work 🙂

Best wishes,

Martin

Lee, good to meet you again and thanks for the photos….now I know what was behind us when we taxiied out (the Chipmunk).

I went back again on the Sunday and it was a lot quieter, sad I thought knowing that Branscombe was cancelled….this time in Mk.3 G-AREI and came back in Mk.9 G-BDFH. We took the Broussard along too.

Dakota is due to fly out on Tuesday at 18:00hrs.

Thanks again,

Martin

Mine was the Grace Spitfire.

When I was about 14 or 15, I went flying with a friend who had a Cessna 172 at Bodmin and we flew down to St. Merryn, where upon landing we were taken by the farmer Bob Partridge into what I thought was an old shed.

Inside was a Fairey Firefly Mk.6, two Piston Provosts, a Stampe and in the corner being worked on by Nick Grace was the Spitfire. He asked me what the aeroplanes were and have correctly indentified them all (I didnt get out much when I was a child!), I enquired about a ride in the Spitfire.

The sum of £200 was suggested and so for months after, I scrimped and saved, cut neighbours grass, painted walls, dog walked, you name it to save my pennies. And then……

the Spitfire moved to Goodwood and not having the means of getting there, I duly spent the money on my first stereo system. This of course lasted more than 20 minutes which would have been the duration of the flight, much to the annoyance of my parents!!!

I have since flown in a lot of warbirds and classics and at times think how lucky I have been. If I had been a little bolder when younger, perhaps I would have added the Spitfire to my list. Oh well…..

Best wishes to all,

Martin

Much appreciated Albert. Nice to have something to remember how lucky I’ve been!

Best wishes,

Martin

Having been lucky enough to have flown in over 200 types, I still have a few on my ‘shopping list’ and these are the:

Pilatus P.2
NA B-25 Mitchell
Dassault Flamant
Saab Safir
Commonwealth Winjeel

and any Harvard.

Best wishes,

Martin

Cornwall’s only civil owned airfield ……

Bodmin is owned by the members of the Cornwall Flying Club.

Martin