I wouldn’t have missed it.

As it was completely the opposite direction to my way home, sadly I did miss the Red Lion meet but I’ll be there next Wednesday and raise a glass then.

Lots of us are very good at “heap”, me in particular. As I said a couple of times today I sincerely hope it’s the last time I see so many smartly dressed forum members.

I like Tim’s final line so I’ll shamelessly steal it.

So long mate…

Looking through “The Spirit of Britain First” by Graham Warner earlier today and there’s a great shot of Ormonde Haydon-Baillie in a T-33 (Black Knight so Alexis should have a copy :)), I guess comfortably under ten foot up over a cornfield.

Somebody oughta write a coffee-table/historical book on that subject. Hm. Maybe that someone oughta be me. :rolleyes:

Cheers

S.

What are you doing wasting time here? Get on with it. 🙂

I’d believe those dates for the second pic. Lancaster II (?), and tail mounted. Any Lancaster experts tell us when LL735 was built?

I’ve just been reading the first two volumes of “Rolls-Royce – the Magic of a Name” by Peter Pugh.

Going by dates mentioned in the book(s) I can only say it seems unlikely. R-R requested a Wellington for testing in April 1942. They didn’t take over Rover at Barnoldswick until early 1943, (meeting to agree it on 29/12/42).

The speed of development of the jet engine at that time was staggering but from initial official take-over to design, build and installation of two wing-mounted flight engines in 6 months or so would be mind-boggling.

My mind is prepared to be boggled. 🙂

Rob, when I sent it to Ian I said I thought it was Merlins over Malta, as can be seen from the filename, but wasn’t certain.

Since I dropped the digi “point’n’shoot” about a month after I got it, I can’t read enough of the screen to set the date.

Thanks Becka. Much appreciated.