I have been to the last three W&P including this years. My observations. Toilets were certainly more numerous than the other site. There were even public ones in the various ‘fields.’ The arena has a flat public area instead of the large bank as at Beltring, definitely a minus point. There was little aviation content this year just the usual Spitfire, Hurricane and Me109 FSMs plus a Lanc nose. How you collectors could spot what interested you amongst all the trade stalls beats me! As an OAP paying £16.50 this is what I think I paid at the Duxford Autumn air show so the cost is relative.
Access was easy with the entrance within 400 yards of the M20 junction. The new site looks promising and as anywhere can be developed in the future.
mmitch.

When the Buccs were built where they not towed from Brough on the public road to a airfield?
Some years ago I stayed at a B&B in the area and was told that they were towed past early in the morning.
mmitch.

Just a thought. Is there not a Dartmoor Search and rescue team? They would have very useful knowledge of ground conditions and may also have found the wreckage, even if they don’t know its identity.
mmitch.

When I visited East Kirby to see ‘Just Jane’ taxi he was always there proudly watching her.
He will always be there in spirit.
Thank you Fred Panton.
mmitch.

There has been a thread on RAF Chipmunks on Pprune recently with photos and links.
http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/412255-raf-chipmunks.html
mmitch.

I have always held the view that memorials (including graveyards) should be protected by a specific law. The guilty should be fined twice what the damage will cost to repair. If they have no money then they should be put to hard unpaid work to that value.
mmitch.

Yes, hunterxf382 that’s the one. The article in the magazine said that 3 Lancs were drawn from storage and converted to look like the Upkeep aircraft. One more was left as original to be used i.e for the opening sequence. The RAF charged the film company £100 per engine hour! 40 per cent of the films cost! 4 RAF pilots flew them.
mmitch.