To think I used to be a key holder for 404 hangar before the fence went up 🙁

Nothing lasts forever. Even the longest, the most glittering reign must come to an end someday.

A fitting line & opening scene from ‘House Of Cards’

🙁

Outstanding pictures & model, in a couple of the shots you’d think it was a the real deal.

Also liking the the anti-flash paint job 😎

Went along & met up with Spitfireman, Wingcommanderflap & a few others (inc next doors CO)

Not a bad opening event, the Anson did a quite spirited couple of circuits.

It was bleddy cold though & the queue for coffee was quite astonishing, so we retreated to Spitfiremans gaff & watched from his window 😀

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-21973885

Yep saw that.

Can’t blame or criticise them for that, as I used to have a crafty sniff of F34 FSII during morning drain offs, just to set me up for the day 😮

Article in everyone’s favourite tabloid-

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2294134/HMS-Belfast-today-celebrated-75th-anniversary.html

Used to scrounge old parachutes for my daughters junior school, the kids would have a great time with them (under supervision naturally) in PE lessons indoors.

I did however take the precaution of removing the cords, firstly to prevent a risk of one or more of the kids getting it wrapped around their neck & secondly, to prevent any budding ‘Franz Reichelt’s ‘ trying it out from the school roof (I know I would’ve at that age 😮 )

This may sound harsh, but you mention a Shackleton I would not contribute directly to returning a Shackleton to flight, to preserving one in ground running condition or rescuing one from the scrap man.

Your prerogative naturally SF, in the same way I donated not one ships peanut to VTTS 😉