lucky enough to pass Blackbushe nearly every weekend during the late 70s onwards, on the way to grandma and grandad’s house. Dad was mad on planes and so we would regularly stop for a gawp. Can recall seeing my first spitfire there. There were also wings in racks down the side of the hangar. JU52s,and then B25s were usually visible there on the airfield as we shot past, hanging out of the Cortina window. Also have a vague recollection of seeing a P51 in RAF markings by the control tower there. Lucky enough to live near Farnborough at that time and often used to see aircraft I didn’t understand whizzing over. Only recognised the spitfire because of my dad’s magic case which was in the loft. Whenever dad went up in the roof, I would follow, in order to find the case, which was covered in roundels etc. Upon opening the case, I would be confronted by a tangled mess of broken models, mostly spitfires, which dad made when he was young.
Dad passed away some 10 years ago at an early age. When he died mum said to us “take something as a keepsake”. I chose, and still love my case of mangled plastic spitfires, it is my most treasured item and always will be…
Spitfire, a special plane in so many ways.
Good times 🙂 I was also there in those gone by days ! Good times ..
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