It was interesting to see that the Pontiac GTO U-2 chase, used until last week (and before that a Ford Mustang), has been replaced by a pair of Tesla saloons. The wing pogos are still carried in a pickup or SUV though.

My previous viewings of U-2s have been rare and fleeting, and it’s been a real pleasure to see four different machines this week. And for the enthusiast, saving the most interesting example for static was inspired, even if some weren’t perceptive enough to appreciate it.

B-52 ETA circa 8am Wed.

Glad to see pilot OK and P-51 looks bent but fixable. And at least your descriptions here agree with the photos of it high and dry in a field of wheat: numerous quotes in the Duxford thread state that it ditched!!

Maybe you should try watching the BBC Wimbledon coverage: Mark Petchey’s (mid-Atlantic?) ‘accent’, dropping g’s, h’s and rounding t’s and n’s left me oblivious to what he was saying most of the time. It took me a long while to realise that when he said “cellar core” he was referring to Centre Court!!!

No idea where he comes from, but as with Legends, you’d think that a prerequisite for commentary would be an ability to clearly convey information…

Sad to report that Midair’s Hunter T.8C XE665/G-BWGM now seems to have taken up gate guard duties outside Kemble’s restaurant. In fact I guess it’s in safe hands at least.

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Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. That Daily Fail article is embarrassing in its childish disregard of facts, evidence or historical context. Remember that all this happened in 1937 and not 1943: The Fail’s use of the words ‘enemy’ and ‘prisoners of war’ are a deliberate attempt to skew this flimsy non-story into some convoluted re-writing of what really occurred and attribute it with a respect it does not deserve in any way.

I do hope they keep the tanks on.