Just about to post the same thing, remarkable pictures. There is something particularly atmospheric about the one of the B17 sitting amongst grazing cows! (a nice idea for another Sally B fundraising event, is there a suitable airfield with those kind of rural surroundings to make for a different photo opportunity?). The shots of the crews on the ground are also fascinating, well worth a quick stroll to the newsagents!

Another new word to add to the dictionary, try start rather then stary :rolleyes:

Milton Keynes will always be remembered by me as a “baptism of fire”.

We can manage worse than that 😀 , I thought ‘MK’ (I think it was rebranded as such not long ago :rolleyes: ) was supposed to be mapped out to work like an American town anyway!! Try the Coventry ring road, like formation flying around random concrete bollards, sharpens the senses driving to work in the morning!

Seriously, great that the forum, some members in particular, can work as such great ambassadors, it even gives us a reminder of what is out there on our doorstep…

Idea for a long running new thread, given a Hurricane as a blank canvas, what does a bloke paint it as……. ?

Easy….. the Shuttleworth Gladiator, always the best combination of precise flying, a beautiful aircraft and a mesmeric, grumbling noise.

Potential threats to knock the Gladiator off the top spot..

Anything Gannet related 🙂
The Vulcan (having not seen one fly, move or even start up, yet..)
Two Gladiators 😀 😀 😀 (any ideas when this might happen, the TFC one looks to be going well)

What kind of engines did they use, the nacelles don’t look particularly merlin like :confused:

PS.. Has anyone got any images of the Westland Welkin, a kind of cross between a whirlwind and a long span glider?