I would have thought just looking at it simply that the Meteor is alot easier to maintain than the Harrier. Would we really need one on the circuit while all the current Harriers are about?

Plenty of Chipmunk action at Duxford yesterday! Clive Denny did a couple of practice displays – very nice and one of ARCO’s was also flying about. Best of all though was seeing G-ALWB outside ARCO in it’s new red / white colour scheme having ( I presume ) just had an overhaul. This aircraft was a regular around the scene until recently in it’s black and gold colours. Anybody know if a new C of A has been issued yet?

Are those C-54s being left to rot outside North Weald? They’ve not moved for at least 18 months. A shocking waste!

I’m sure if you want to make them an offer they sell ’em.

I like that – can we have it over here know! The mix of Jelly Beans and Red Bull would keep you awake for a week. 😀

I just cannot see my children growing up to fly F-104s or A-4s, in the way we fly Mustangs, Spits, and Sea Furies. Are we truly the final generation of warbird pilots? How many WW2 types do you suppose will be flying in the year 2100?

I personally cant see anything flying in 2100, there just wont be any oil left and what is about will be to prized for us to have. In the more immediate future problems with computer software and fatigue life will prohibit most of the modern day aircraft from flying even before you look at wether or not an organisation can safetly maintain them. Live for today and enjoy what you’ve got is the way I look at it. Don’t waste time worrying about the size of crests or slightly wrong shades of paint. Be thankful that there are people out there who are prepared to spend there cash on things that keep us happy.

Unfortunately this is just one of the thing’s us classic jet fans have to accept. We’ve been dealing with it for years, we will never see a Javelin, Victor, Valiant, Swift, Attacker, Scimitar etc in the air again. 🙁

You can try and put of the inevitable ( like the Vulcan boys ) but in the end it’s just something we have to accept, thats why places such as Bruntingthorpe are so important to us.

While the Warbird fans are squabbling over the wrong kind of paint ( or engine 😉 ) on there airworthy aircraft we have to deal with the loss of whole types.

Do you mean like the FlyPast logo on the side of Sally B ?