What then was “the battle of barking creek”, neither a battle nor a skirmish but men died all the same; is 603 sqn’s tally relevant to the discussion?

OP does say mkV.

I think this year it was about collecting ww2 cockpits and displays together, as “Warbird alley”, previous years there has been “Hunter gatherings” and other themes, anniversaries of the type or conflicts they were involved with, etc, and they worked fine.

Problem seems to be very few ww2 cockpits, if you had as many as there are Hunters or Canberras, weight of numbers would carry it through, many more cockpit owners and displays (re-enactors) were invited, but the demise of the Warbird alley theme certainly put some off attending; it was a shame not to see R Marleys typhoon this year, (although I couldn’t say why he didn’t attend).

“I see that the themed areas idea has come round again, this was much discussed on another thread and almost forgotten; and yet here we are again!”

Maybe thats because it’s a good idea……

Cheap enough to make you cry, I know I did…….

This has been asked and discussed many times before, and the answer is no. But alot of members first seem to go about advertising something on here with an opening post like;

“i’ve got a genuine Spitfire wheel chock that Douglas Bader threw at one of his ground crew. It still has a dent in the wood from where it bounced off the chaps frontal cranium. Where’s the best place to sell it”?

At which point offers of cash and untold riches flood in from excited members in the form of PM’s.. and problem solved. Alternatively you could try ebay.! :D:p

Rob

Have you got a link or an item no. for that?

Looks suspiciously like the work of a certain artist, who I believe has had his own provenance called into question several times!

You are half right, most of the comments posted on the internet would never leave the lips in conversation (should the chance occur where joe blogs engages with tycoon type) but they think them, and mutter amongst themselves at aerojumbles, (Stalin would have banned aerojumbles!)