It was, indeed, simply sublime

No, the B-52 landed several years after the runway was truncated.

The display practices today were indeed positioned so that the aircraft remained within the eastern boundary of the airfield and did not overfly the M11 during their routines.

And as for the IWM buying land to extend the runway, I think they’ve spent their discretionary budget for this year on stick-on lettering for the hideous corporate branding on their Spitfire N3200.

I remember the same twaddle about rolls being talked when it did its final displays in RAF hands over 20 years ago. It wasn’t rolled then, it won’t be rolled now.

And the airfield was there long before the planners decided to spoil it with the M11.

Irrelevant. It is there now, and will have to be factored in to any post-Shoreham CAA restrictions. I can think of at least three occasions when aircraft or wreckage has ended up on the M11 following an accident at Duxford

Duxford ‘un-booked’ the MiG-15, citing increased liability insurance post-Shoreham. I assume that is the ‘jet plane’ referred to, as they have since added the Typhoon to Saturday’s programme.

‘Spirit of Kent’ was in fine fettle at Goodwood on Tuesday

According to the programme I purchased at Goodwood event, the recently-auctioned Mk I P9374 is reported to be owned by King Abdullah II of Jordon. N3200 is owned by the IWM, and X4650 (along with AR213) by the Friedkins.

With three reportedly owned by overseas interests and one by a National Museum with a recent history of bizarre decision making, I would suggest anyone who wants to see them fly does so ASAP – we could well be left without a single airworthy Mk I in the UK before long.

Hi All.
Bearing in mind that XH558 near enough rolled at IAT, does anybody think that they may do a roll as they have more or less used the stress and engine cycle life up on her very last day on her return to Finningley ?

Geoff.

Are you not aware of the CAA-imposed restrictions on vintage jets since Shoreham?

http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=14&pagetype=65&appid=7&mode=detail&nid=2479

Any chance of adding the i/ds of the “missing” a/c to the list in post No. 95….???

http://www.battleofbritainday.co.uk/#!aircraft/c1vpn

I was never quite sure how PL344 got onto the list, AFAIK it is still sitting in Tom Blair’s hangar in Maryland