No ‘108s in the UK, flying or otherwise. There are two airworthy Renault-engined Nords, and another reengined with a flat American engine, though.

Most of the ‘serious UK operators’ have gone. Delta Jets, Hunter Flying Club, Source, Drilling Systems, Team Viper, the future for Midair seems uncertain, Kennet, OFMC and Golden Apple have all exited the jets business. Now CAF 🙁

The Spitfire Society never had anything to do with any odd idea to put plastic Spitfires anywhere.

It was certainly proposed as an initiative, in the Society’s name, at the AGM in 2012.

I understand that the intention was to overfly Capel Le Ferne but the formation had to turn back because of the weather.

Has the Blenheim arrived yet?

There was no Blenheim, nor were there any Spitfires from ARCo, HFL or any of the private owners associated with them.

Moose was not repainted. We changed the codes and overpainted the red and yellow of the nose art and names in white, that’s all

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The Polesden Lacey event was a 3 day event organised at the National Trust property at Polesden Lacey. It was huge undertaking and attracted a lot of objections and acrimony within the Society at the time and ever since. In the end it resulted in a loss of in excess of £30 000, equivalent to more than 5 years of membership income for the Society.

Incidentally for those members overseas the postal notification will be a while yet and there is no mention of this EGM or any other on the Society Website.

Not just that, but the then-Chairman stood up in front of the assembled membership at the AGM that year, after much disquiet had been expressed by said members at the foolhardy nature of the undertaking that he had made on behalf of the society. He agreed to cover any losses personally, going as far as to say he had so much faith that the event would be a success that he was putting his house on the line. Of course, when the inevitable happened, he did not stand by this undertaking, and, as has been mentioned, the society lost over £30k on this ludicrously risky undertaking.

Does it really take that long to buff the metal on a Spitfire..?

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