I’ve been watching the BBMF fly over the Palace on the telly for years, and the BBC never get the coverage right! They often cut to the aircraft too late, shoot from a poor angle, cut to some reporter on board the Lanc but the signal will crack up, etc- it’s been the same for years. Can’t be easy though I guess.

It is rather a shame that after all these years, the BBC still can’t get it right.
Showing pictures of the Royal family looking up, instead of looking at the
aircraft. In the past, they have missed some formations completely.
Part of the problem is no doubt from using cameras on fixed mounts, that
can’t pan to overhead.

Never underestimate the power of the search function! 😉

Or that someone will always tell you 😀

Bob Hoover

Shrike Commander

That would certainly be an experience to remember. One of the greatest pilots.

err, what does it have to do with the Dr?

Sh!t happens – in all walks of life, and in every industry; there are regular postings here and elsewhere, of for example, an A340 being destroyed on pre delivery checks, hangars full of foam, and so on and so on.

Yes, systems need to be better, but in this case, I dont think they were the responsibility of the man at the helm!

Let them get on with fixing the thing; once it’s fixed, this sorry episode will soon be forgotten.

Bruce

I totally agree.

Alan …………….

G-INFO shows 124 Chippies on the UK civil register: not all will necessarily be airworthy but would guess 100 or so will be capable of flight.

Planemike

Thanks for the info. I seem to remember that in the long distant past, a
chipmunk was fitted with a different engine. Other than the standard Gypsy
Major. Was that my imagination, or did it actually happen ?, if so what
happened to it ?

Hi all…

Just the one shot of G-OLYM sat on stand at Bond’s, According to Helihub.com this aircraft has been brought in from Italy (EX I-AWRH) for the Olympic games this summer.Not to sure what role she will play.

Probably Sebastian Coe’s personal transport 😀

Certainly amazing that this aircraft, and many that took similar or worse
damage, stayed in the air. I suppose that when push comes to shove, self
preservation kicks in.

Yes, I wondered why there was no mention of what became of the crew.

It shouldn’t have been too difficult to find out details of the dig 35yrs ago.
Assuming proper records were kept. I wonder what became of the engine they found ?