She is good – a valuable asset indeed! Top marks for composition!

Excellent – I just went through my little reference library and found no Spitfire 18 pics at all!

“On October 17, 1922, LT V.C. Griffin made the first take-off from the Langley’s deck in an Vought VE-7SF while the ship was at anchor in the York River in Virginia.”
http://www.grunts.net/navy/ships/usslangley.html
Looks as if you are correct, Phil!

Yes, Tim: see my post #34 on this earlier thread . . .
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=31178&page=2&pp=30

Saw “Thunderball” on Swedish TV last night; at the very end Sean Connery and girl are wrenched out of a liferaft by a silver B-17 with a huge V-shaped construction on the nose, which caught on a line held aloft by an inflated balloon. There were virtually no markings on the B-17. Of course earlier in the film were brief clips of Vulcan departures – from Waddington or Scampton, perhaps. The ground shots of Vulcans were almost certainly B.1s.

All the types and serials can be found for both museums at this web site:
http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/

Dave, Case is a well-known tractor brand. More information is here:
http://www.tractorshed.com/

In my case it wasn’t just luck; I travelled with the British Aviation Enthusiasts Society which runs several such trips each year, so it’s well worth joining!