Anyone with a deep interest in this case needs to read and re-read the PPRUNE thread.
There are posters there who know exactly what has gone on.
MB should NOT be in the dock…

That was the impression I got. With those “In the know”, failing to understand why MB have stood up and taken the blame.
Then again, we only know what has been reported in court.

Interesting thread. Out of interest, what controls did the auto pilots operate ?
Although i expect that changed according to the Mk. ?

Out of interest, I came across a video on YouTube, which included an air to air of a Jet provost in a similar scheme.
It was to study the airflow over the airframe, without the canopy in place.

There are videos of an RAF C-130 landing and taking off from Saunton Sands, Devon, so a Spitfire shouldn’t have a problem,
as long as there was no standing water.

Nice to see, as long as fuel availability isn’t a problem.

We watched “Goodbye Christopher Robin” on HdOnline at the weekend. About A A Milne writing Winnie the Pooh.
I thought it was going to be a kids film, but it was really quite good.

Thanks for the info Skeeler. I also expect, as with so many aircraft these days, they make use of Sat Navs ?

I didn’t realized that BBMF aircraft were allowed to be flown IFR (?)