The grass always seems greener, but appearances can be deceptive!;)
Indeed, I’d have to bring my own soap. And a supply of proper beer! 😉
I suspect CADman might refer to the HLF funding 558 recieved. Even then I doubt much of that would’ve gone to aviation preservation. I don’t imagine any Lottery money will be going to help any retired Nimrods any time soon, thanks to the bl**dy ‘limpicks… 🙁
HOW MUCH! 😮
And if they don’t improve I’ll probably hop over to France to join you!
And if they don’t improve I’ll probably hop over to France to join you!
Love all these atmospheric shots of St. Mawgan from the IAD’s- Just out of interest I’ve tried a search but with no joy to see if anyone’s ever run a similar thread about Finningley? Many happy memories of late 80’s/early 90’s BoB ‘at home’ days there…
Sad if that’s the only comments the erstwhile readers of the Times have to make about it…
I suspect not uncommon, and after several harrowing hours over Europe it’d be understandable. But I don’t know how lenient/understanding they’d be back then about it…
Ooh nasty. Guessed it’d be something of that ilk… 😮
Indeed. To the point where we have f*ck all resources…
Indeed. To the point where we have f*ck all resources…
Ummm, XV109 1984 Deci.
Nearest I have been (until now) in being involved in an aircraft accident.
Dare I ask…?
I love the ‘pidgin’ way the google translator botches foreign-text webpages into english! 😀
Just reading the caption to that photo in the link, I suspect the co-pilot got a bit of an ****-kicking for that…
Well gratuitous sarcasm doesn’t change my view. I do indeed think it’s a shame that an aircraft which was proudly wearing squadron markings should have them removed/covered-up because someone has an obsession with local interest. As I said, it wouldn’t be so bad if the job had been finished but the aircraft has been left half-complete for years with grey paint but no dayglow. Why couldn’t they have left it as it was? And what’s the point of “doctoring” photographs?! Madness!
They’re bothering to actually preserve the aircraft- that’s the priority and that’ll do for me.