Didn’t the 91 Cranfield Show, at which SM969 appeared, have a Reno-style air race for warbirds along with the Formula one racers?
Perhaps that was the reason for it’s presence being something a “bit different”.

Going way back on this thread but not ALL G-reg aircraft have letters. I seem to remember a Europa at a PFA Rally that was registered G-2000 (in the millenium year) and of course test aircraft have numbers e.g. G-35-27 or somesuch. And I own/fly an Airtourer and am broke as a result.

I remember being on a “spotting” trip to White Waltham when the Rotodyne arrived back from a trial flight. The performance was impressive but the noise was something else. Apart from being extemely loud it had a most unpleasant pitch somewhere between a screech and fingernails down a blackboard (for those of you old enough to rememeber blackboards!). Can’t imagine it being allowed in this PC world.

Great movie Janie. I have an Airtourer which was originally built by Victa in Australia who are the biggest manufacturer of lawnmowers “Down Under”. Allegedly the only lawn mower bit on the Airtourer is the trim adjustment lever whch was also used to set the height of the cut on the lawnmowers. I’d heard that an Ozzie had built a Flying Lawnmower. Is this it?

Yak 139, try Motor Sport. The original **** Protheroe lightweight E-type CUT 7 is up for auction. Feeling wealthy?

The “buzz” over on pprune had her going to Iceland. Bad navigation or duff gen?

And the Who are at Wyton! When the Duxford proposal was first mooted, along with all the other whispers, it was said that Sir Arthur wouldn’t go anywhere unless it involved him and his employees in zero expense. In other words one of your relocation packages, Yak11, and it would be a brave developer who would take that on. Mind you when you fly over the airport it is a big chunk of real estate in a very tempting position. Pity there’s no infrastructure, which may yet be the “lifesaver” for the airport.

Excellent news. I loook forward to seeing G-VETA around and about later in the season. Thanks for the updates chaps.