Fascinating thread to a non-military (normally) enthusiast which might excuse what could be a dumb question. What was the production total of Harriers/AV-8s? The reason I ask is that the survivor/production ratio seems very high but it was/is a unique aircraft

Wasn’t part of the Air Atlantique collection going to Kemble in a loose association with Delta Jets to form an exhibition that the public could view? Perhaps that has gone on hold with the rumours about Kemble’s future.

Some good stuff there Ruud. It’s surprising what is tucked away in the smaller museums in Oz and I look forward to seeing what you unearthed at Bankstown.

As I understand it, the February event will be at Bicester as well, not at Turweston as the mags would have it. Can anybody confirm that?

I gather from pprune that an Aztec and a Gazelle made it through the murk. My aircraft never left the hangar as it was 3000m in mist and broken at 300 feet. I’m not that brave.

I’d vote for Leicester as it’s got a lot of runways, so one might be in to wind and there’s always the long hard one (ooh err missus!) if you are not happy with grass. The cafe is good and they did a reduced landing fee for the pprune mob last year. What dates are in the frame?

I was sitting in a cafe on Wednesday recovering from a burst of shopping when I spotted an obituary in the Times newspaper that the cafe kindly provided. It detailed the history of a naval aviator of whom I had not previously heard, Lt Cdr (I think) Baldwin. This gentleman had survived flying the Roc and other assorted naval nightmares, had helped introduce the Seafire and later the Attacker and was instrumental in the development of the angled -deck and through -deck carriers. Did any of you know him and can flesh out the details at all? Another of the good guys by all accounts. God bless.