Well despite the bile that gets chucked at us doubters, one scratches away the surface and many of you have doubts too.

Has anyone realised that the greed of the organisers, when they fill the flightline with enclosures is the real reason people get under each others skin on the tank bank.
It’s because everyone’s crammed into one tiny space!

Why should I pay thirty quid to be treated like this??–after all I work for my money.

It’s paying twice to see an airshow.
Vote with your feet people.
I do–I WON’T BE THERE.

In my view ,legends is the best show at Duxford; we used to do all the airshows there ,but are cutting back because of the spiralling cost. This year one day basic entry will cost us £70- I think that they have a cheek to charge £8- entry for little kiddies, if you think its hard to see anything as an “adult”,think how little they get to see. To me Duxford appeals on two levels I enjoy the old hangars, and the relative peace and quite, and the historical association, on non airshow days, and the flying at the airshows, however the two aren’t linked, and the only time we go inside hangars at airshows is to escape the rain!. The thing that disappoints, is the distance that the A/C display at, relative to the crowd line; they are now so far away that to photograph anything with a mere mortals camera, is a waste of time. The only place you can get a good shot is, ironically on the “tank bank”. I do feel inadequate in the length dept (camera wise), and obviously it would be controversial to suggest that, given the extreme long range abilities of these cameras, that they (the snappers), could afford to stand at the back of the crowd and still get a better picture than “joe public” at the front, thus allowing children and some disabled people a chance to feel the quality of the crowd barriers themselves. oh well its out there now

Stuart,
all good relevant points.
Thanks.
Andy

To be fair to Duxford mate, the press office have cut back the number of press passes, so there should be less “wandering” around the aircraft. There may be other measures still to follow, which will aid the paying customer to get a clean view. They are aware of the problem, and are working on solutions. 🙂

Fair comment Darren.
However, it still leaves me with the feeling that someone, somewhere, sees this as an opportunity to charge, charge, charge.
Correct me if I wrong but the overcrowding on the tank bank gets worse each year–why is that?

Andy

PS. Mike, I’m not a restorer but a plane pusher/cleaner and general dogsbody. I also look after the PA system and sundry other jobs.
Love every minute of it.

I couldn’t agree more.

All, why do you give these Richard Craniums so much responsive attention.
Just ignore them!
They display the sort of attitude normally associated with a baby or small child.
Don’t even respond to their postings and enjoy the show put up by others with their money for others to enjoy.

I can’t say I’ve seen any of these so-called aviation enthusiasts actually putting their hands in their pockets and doing something else that we could all say ‘yeah now that’s is either new and/or brilliant’.
They are so typical of the type that would ‘big up’ the scene to outsiders one minute, but play it down to the apparent insiders in order to feel how big and important in the historic avaition circle they are, but actually they are not.
Those that make too much noise are nothing.
The quiet ones are the real ones in the know.
Bomberboy

Well I don’t like Legends particularly so I resent your statement.
Whether I’m an aviation enthusiast or not I’ll let others decide but I spend most of my free time working as a volunteer at an aviation venue in Bedfordshire.
So D*ckhead, what do you do in the practical sense?
Apart from brag about Duxford–ever been anywhere else??
Midland?, La Ferte Alais?, etc etc?

I remain your obediant servant etc etc.
Andy Jones

You will also see that apart from the original post-ee(?) no one actually responded.
So, that might mean that it was the action of one individual rather than a planned ‘clique attack’.

Personally, I hope you all have a jolly good time at Leg-ends.
Andy

Lovely pictures.
Did the Caudron G.3 fly or just taxi?
Andy

This is a really wonderful thread.
Many thanks to all contributors.
Andy

Of course originally the intention was to restore the Hendon Halifax and a start was made on the work.
Then due to a change of policy at the mausoleum work was stopped.
So now it sits in the dark–neither one thing or the other.
Very sad.
I’ve recently been researching a school friend of my Father’s called Derek Bell.
Sgt Bell was killed while on his way (along with the rest of his crew-mates) on their way to Hamburg in 1943.
The aircraft was a 76 Sqn. Halifax Mk V from Holme on Spalding Moor.
My respect for halibag crews grows daily.
Andy