perhaps just to clarify, my intention was to compare the historically most significant UK aviation companies, regardless if they are still existing or no longer commercially operating.

regards

Mark Pilkington

Well many thanks for clarifying your intention, Mark.

Here is mine.

1….Supermarine
2….Hawker
3….Avro
4….De Havilland
5….Bristol

But then again what do I know?

Based on what?
History?
Development?
Longevity?
Successes?

The story has been told, the history is written, the successes and failures are well known.
At the end of the day, the British aviation industry was thwarted by too much beurocracy and red tape.
If not for those, it could easily have been a world leader.

The credits are hard to read, Proctor, I had to stop the vid a few times to read them.

Should I go to Specsavers?

Near enough, it’s the Bäumer, B IV Sausewind, as opposed to the Bäumer, B II Sausewind.

Plenty to look back on when the time finally comes too.

I’d like to be able to find great solace in that remark, but am finding it quite hard.:D

Try this easy one:

The thing that annoys me most about obits, is that it won’t be long before someone is writing mine, although it won’t take them long.:diablo:

I best remember Eartha for, “Just an Old Fashioned Girl.”
And yes, she found ‘an old fashioned millionaire’ or three on her travels.

She’s listed in my hall of fame, alongside the likes of, Loren, Bardot, and Munroe.

Merry Christmas to all and a Healthy, Prosperous New Year.

The Spanish celebrate Navidad with amigos y familia on the 24th, so we arrived home rather late or, erm, early.

What’s left of today is just for the two of us to have a traditional Christmas day with duck and home made Grimble pud.

Felicidades!

Feliz Navidad desde España y Prospero Año Nuevo con Salud y Paz.