Day trip to Clacton…
Got her on the radio on finals now, The BBMF are unable to get out of coningsby due to cross winds whilst the Sabre is stuck on the ground at Duxford Mustang has pulled out due to unknown reasons and replaced by a Hunter.
There is a second chance to view the Thames Forts via boat on the 21st/22nd October, the trip at £55 is a fair bit more expensive than the Waverley but the trip is longer at 5 hours and is on board the Worlds Largest Tall Ship the STS Sedov you can either relax on deck, visit the museum, get stuck in and help on the ropes or get ratted in the Russian Bar on board!
Places are very limited and there is a big question mark hanging over the trip at present, the leaflet I have, has it as on, but a few website only have the tall ship listed as visiting the pier and open to the public.
She is still well worth a visit as it will be the only UK visit by her this year, I will try and find out what is happening and let you all know.
Hope to book the Waverley this week possibly next.
Another Poster mentioned the Blind Faith Album…well I do have that one but didnt want to put it on here…prob because I still remember the furore it caused when it was released way back in 1969 And to be sure it was in bad taste!!!
Too young… to rember it what was it?
Not strictly an aircraft but
The Darkness
Permission to Land
with the disused runway at Southend with the lady showing her bare bottom!
Just a few none of the run as I was using Video.

Signing Session

After the run looks like he enjoyed it.

Essex Air Ambulance on an emergency call out.
Did’nt they dig up the FF of another a short time back? went to Scotland or the North
She is still outside the hangers, sadly it will probably be kept quite when she is due to leave but if I hear anyting I will post up here.
Cheers,
Pete any chance of a few scans of the photos please I was only 11months old when the pier head went up so rember absolutly nothing about it, not seen many photos either.
Three lovely little Turbulents and then a Spitfire
Did anyone join the friends thing or got a programme yet? I lost the form and probably cant go now as I had to bail my brother and sister in law of a cash flow problem so all my train money is now in the fridge!
Just wondering what the final list is
Yes please I will PM you.
Sorry for the delay been decorating the worst part of any house… Hall, stairs and landing.
Talking of landings anyone left the landing light on as a kid in the hope a plane would be there next moring!
You got it did you, I was after that for my web site I am build dont fancy selling I suppose?
Listed so far.
Tucano RAF
Harrier RAF
Red Arrows RAF
Hawk RAF
BBMF L, S, H RAF
Typhoon RAF
Sea King RAF
Blue Eagles AAC
PC7 R Neth AF
Sea Fury RNHF
Sea Hawk RNHF
Sally B
Fouga Magister Belgian
Utt Butt
Catalina
F86 (TBC)
T33 (TBC)
Yakovlevs (TBC)
Dont hardly ever see them over Southend though, we get tons of Lynx’s but very rare to see an Apachie.