I look forward to seeing the “Spitfire Mk X111” from Max Alpha Aviation. That’s a new mark on me, must be well rare…:rolleyes:

Wasn’t G-BKOU also “formerly based” when The Vintage Aircraft Team were resident at DX in the old days…:)

It was standing room only for Graham’s funeral in Harlow today, with the Crematorium packed with friends and relations . Some lovely tales of his life and experiences and a spirited series of flypasts by Peter Teichman in his Spitfire PRXI, PL965 by way of a tribute to a true enthusiast. I’m sure Graham would have been smiling. Nice to catch up with some familiar faces at North Weald afterwards and get a view of the world outside of Duxford.

RIP old friend.

Photo or colour scheme? 😀

I had known Graham for a number of years after being asked by him and Gordon to assist with the new editions of Spitfire Survivors when they were first setting the wheels in motion to update the publication. He was always a most courteous and gentlemanly historian and a huge wealth of knowledge. He had many interesting tales of visiting the Battle of Britain Film locations during shooting and of the growth of the Charles Church restoration facility and it’s characters. A most unassuming individual he was always very thankful for the various private visits he had to ARC and HFL at Duxford and would take everything in as I showed him around. His most recent being accompanied by Tim Davies, the one time owner of MH434. He had eyes that always sparkled in a most mischievous way. A true pioneering enthusiast of the preservation world I will miss him greatly. The Spitfire Survivors books and the nose section of the Halifax stand as testament to a lifetime aeroplane enthusiast. My thoughts go out to his family and friends.

MH434’s stripes are perfect right down to the slightly wobbly edges! Love it!

I have to confess that no “yard brush” of the right vintage was available, but yes the lines are wobbly and the edges rough. It’s amazing how difficult it was to re-create a rough/authentic look without it looking child-like. One has to strike the fine balance between re-creating history and respecting the fact it is a multi-million pound precious Spitfire belonging to someone that isn’t you. Oh and it is in “matt water based distemper”, just the same as they were on 5th June onwards. 😎

Yep that’s Robs Lamplough’s Staggerwing PB1/N18V

Didn’t they used to have a similar, licence built machine in the museum at Duxford…