As with all things Duxford-related, it was covered in the main thread.

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?128152-Duxford-Diary-2014/page33

What connection does the B-29 have to D-Day? Far more appropriate to see the C-47s that have come across from the US for the commemorations. If a B-17 was considered appropriate, there is one much closer to home that could have been booked.

The latest salvo from Douglas Bader House:

As Chief Executive, I wish to make clear the following:
•We recognise the Vulcan’s importance to the UK and from the outset of their project we have assisted the laudable efforts of the VTTS team in many different ways. We consider ourselves to be among its many supporters and as such, have funded its participation in every Air Tattoo since 558 took to the sky again.
•RIAT is and always will be an international military air show. It relies almost entirely on the goodwill of overseas air forces taking part with aircraft from around the world and predominantly at their expense. This year we have been allocated a host of fantastic aircraft that, along with aircraft that are funded by important sponsors, have filled our flying display programmes on all three days.
•We are genuinely sorry that our offer to pay for the Vulcan to attend as a static exhibit and to provide, without charge, valuable exhibition space for the Vulcan Village over three days, has been turned down by VTTS. This offer remains, even though it would be at considerable cost to our RAF Charitable Trust owned organisation.
•As the company has gone about promoting, planning and selling tickets for RIAT 2014, we have not suggested in any of our activities that the Vulcan will be a participant. Our website is updated each Thursday at midday with participating aircraft when they have been officially confirmed; it can be viewed here.

Tim Prince

Source: http://www.airtattoo.com/news/2014/may/30/vulcan-statement

Yes, and yes.

So is the Parnall Elf

This whole fandango surrounding the Vulcan reminds me of the shirtless, Sun-reading yobs that used to frequent Grand Prix circuits during the Mansell years. Fortunately they soon crawled back to their council estates once ‘Our Nige’ retired, and I’m sure the same thing will happen in about 16 months once the Vulcan has been parked for the last time. Then they’ll all have to find something else to obsess about outside the football season, I suppose.

Veri interesting thread, thanks for kicking off the discussion Stepwilk

The Heavies only made one trip a night to Germany, whereas it was not unusual for Mosquitos to make several trip a night….

Is this really true? Mosquitos making more than one trip into Germany in a single night?

I’m also intrigued as to the mention of torpedo trails undertaken by Mosquitos, is there any more information on this available?