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  • July 21, 2015 at 10:53 am in reply to: Duxford's Advance Ticket Only Airshow #854587
    Mike J
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    I used to go to many of the East Anglian shows from the early-80s on. Mildenhall, Lakenheath, Wyton, Marham, Alconbury, Bentwaters. I can’t recall ANY of them being free.

    July 21, 2015 at 10:28 am in reply to: Canadair crash landing #854598
    Mike J
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    Ice pilots? Firefighting in Greece? I somehow think not! 🙂

    July 21, 2015 at 9:58 am in reply to: Duxford's Advance Ticket Only Airshow #854718
    Mike J
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    Not in my lifetime can I remember a free airshow? Where were these? I clearly missed them…

    To be entirely fair, the only ones I can think of these days are the seaside airshows.

    July 21, 2015 at 9:14 am in reply to: Duxford's Advance Ticket Only Airshow #854742
    Mike J
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    It’s not so long ago that most events were free

    Seriously? Maybe in the 1930s. I’ve been going to airshows for over 40 years and there has almost always been an admission charge throughout that time.

    I do sometimes wonder what colour the sky is on your planet WH904, you somehow don’t seem to inhabit the same one as the rest of us.

    July 20, 2015 at 6:52 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #855128
    Mike J
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    Too late for that, there’s already a teeny tiny pair of legs popping out from the 109! 😀

    July 20, 2015 at 4:02 pm in reply to: PA474 to Visit Berlin…? #855263
    Mike J
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    I don’t buy that for one second, just look at the massive public support for the ‘Two Lancasters’ fandango last summer

    July 20, 2015 at 3:48 pm in reply to: PA474 to Visit Berlin…? #855272
    Mike J
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    Like they did this past week with the DB-engined Buchon?

    July 20, 2015 at 1:59 pm in reply to: Vulcan XH558 spirited display at RIAT #855373
    Mike J
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    How can an aeroplane make a gesture? I’m intrigued…

    July 20, 2015 at 11:54 am in reply to: OLD WARDEN 2015 #855567
    Mike J
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    A couple of years ago complaints were rife that they had made the start time of ‘evening’ shows much earlier, making them into ‘afternoon’ shows. Now that they are back to proper evening shows (thank goodness!) there are complaints that they start too late. I guess the poor souls at OW just can’t win with some people. 🙁

    July 20, 2015 at 9:04 am in reply to: PA474 to Visit Berlin…? #855695
    Mike J
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    At least nobody took potshots at you – I hear Germany is still overrun with elderly gents with 88s in their cellars! 🙂

    July 19, 2015 at 6:35 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #856306
    Mike J
    Participant

    Dave Ratcliffe

    July 19, 2015 at 12:37 am in reply to: Shorts 360/330 #857154
    Mike J
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    I saw a couple of them in Maui about three years ago, apparently still in use.

    July 18, 2015 at 2:35 am in reply to: Spitfire 1/P9374 in London ~ 02Jul15 #857863
    Mike J
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    🙂

    July 18, 2015 at 1:08 am in reply to: Imam Ro.37bis in Afghanistan: question about operational history and color schemes #857984
    Mike J
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    From the photos of the recovered examples I’d say your guess of silver is a good one.

    July 17, 2015 at 12:47 pm in reply to: Duxford's Advance Ticket Only Airshow #858251
    Mike J
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    I would humbly suggest that a few of these ‘hoi polloi’ be admitted to shows in order that they may be allowed to bow their heads in reverence as you enter the airfield.

    Oh, don’t worry, I won’t be there. I understand that it is no longer the done thing to pay to get into airshows, so I’ll be in the fields across the way hanging out with all the kool kidz.

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