[ATTACH=CONFIG]246698[/ATTACH]What a great picture, It really shows the appalling forward view over the nose that we all hear about but really don’t realize just how bad it really is!

Very sad to hear of the circumstances but I think he’s probably happy to be buried in the country with his fallen comrades who helped to defend it in our hour of need. God speed……………..Paul

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I see they had to put the Jaguar on a mat, guess it was puking more oil than the radial behind it………..

I used to be a regular visitor to Chino in the 80’s and 90’s We moved to California from London in 84 and lived in San Dimas not far from Chino. The museum back then was very different and remember my two young boys were always being shoved into various aircraft by museum staff! I joined the museum and took the “experience” flight in the mustang, one of the highlights of my life That. it was supposed to be a 20 min flight but while we were up the pilot was told that the P38 lightning was up on it’s post restoration flight and they wanted to do some air to air shots with the Mustang and P38, the pilot (Kevin Eldridge) asked me if I wanted to return and exit the plane or just stay in and stooge around waiting for the P38? I remember thinking what a daft question!! So I ended up getting over an hour in the Mustang and air to air photo’s of me in the back with the P38. I can’t remember the name of the P38 but it was unfortunately the one that crashed at Duxford a short time later. And poor Kevin went on to the bail out at the Phoenix air races……….

I think I may have to fly down for this one. Cant afford the mustang but I rather fancy that swift! plus you get a merlin thrown in!!

How about Bomb disposal? made of brass for non-magnetic or sparks?

Am I the only one that prefers the 1968 look?

Don’t know about the spitfire but I remember as a 9 year old boy watching his funeral train pass my house in Putney the line ran passed the bottom of our garden.