How many of that crowd are still there?

Four on a regular basis, a few on a visiting basis. We should do a 2011 version.

Always see the Queen going to hundreds of events each year & wondered if she had ever been to an air show at Duxford ? I am sure since she grew up during the war she has seen and heard Spits &Hurricanes ,Mossies, Lancs. humming along across the skies in the UK . Just wondering…. she always wears lovely hats !

BlueNoser352!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100705/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_royal_costs

I think the aircraft tend to go to her house when requested, one of her privelages I believe. Saves her paying to become a Friend of TFC or Friend of Duxford.

:D:D You can still facebook it :D:D The blog just seems to lag and lack this year, my thoughts and that is not an attack TFC just a passing view. Anna 🙂

There is a Flying Legends group on Facebook. It’s not run by TFC (Trademark infringement??) and has about 500 or so members. The last entry was back in May and little information about the show.

TFC Blog has had 337,600 visitors since 2008 and the last entry was today, ironically explaining why Facebook isn’t in the mix.

Make up your own minds on the value of Facebook, Twitter etc This jury is still out. 😀

However, I’m really irked at the insistence in TV at the moment at having 20-somethings relating the stories to us on camera. A bit of gravitas is needed there, I feel, someone older and with more authority. That smacked too much of ‘to appeal to the younger generation, we need young talking heads’.

That’s life these days and not just in TV!

Based on the standard of TV programmes these days I thought this was extremely enjoyable and TV money being spent on real aircraft in the air, whatever their pedigree, should be encouraged.

If this programme encourages just one youngster to take an active interest in historic aviation it will have been worth it. All of us who are involved with collections are aware that someone needs to carry on the good work.

Biggles books encouraged me to take to the skies and they weren’t exactly historically accurate or politically correct!

Well done to everyone on the forum who was involved.

The Friends of TFC Blog is kind of active and we are soon to be even more active with online member facilities, following the publication and distribution of the latest edition of Fighter Log. The election has caused a hold up at the printers. Which would you rather have posted through your door, Fighter Log or election leaflets? Apparently there’s more money to be made in printing election leaflets!

Keep a look out for our new features on the Blog and TFC website. There will be a ‘build up to Legends’.

Or join The Friends of The Fighter Collection, £12 per year if UK based, free enclosure at Legends and free entry to flightline walk. Three magazines per year and evening hangar events. Merchandise, (lovely models), competitions, best blog site, great web site, video clips, build up to Legends etc and all for only 25p per week.

Standing was an issue in there too – I had a go at two people who decided that standing at the back wasn’t good enough for them and decided to move down and stand behind the front row (we were sat in row 2).

Thanks for the feedback, looks like we need to establish ‘remain seated’ areas and ‘standing only’ areas, ‘big lense free area’ and big lenses only’ areas in future. We will have a plan by next Legends.

Group hug at the end would be most appropriate 😮

Participants list now on TFC website and Friends of TFC Blog http://www.fighter-collection.com