excellent thread chaps…

it stired me to look at the CWGC and London Gazette sites and I’ve come up with some servicemen from my home town with the same surname/spelling as me… I’ll have to quiz my Dad when he gets back from holiday, but in the mean time if you have someones service number can you do any further research..?? there are 2 RAF guys plus one Army and one RN.. the RN guy was was killed when HMS Hood was sunk…

Neil.

hope its not too close to Gainsborough or else someone will steal its hubcaps!!!! 😀

thourght I’d let you know that Just Jane looked superb tonight doing the night time taxi thing.. great.. i’ve seen her run a few times during the day but its very different in the dark.. really does give some small inkling of what it must’ve been like, just standing there imagining the noise multiplied by 50 or so, the glow of the lights, the exhaust flames, then you go inside the hangar and read about the 19 year guy who joined-up, completed his training and was killed on active duty in the space of 14 months..

anyway, on a really positive note, there were lots of people there tonight which all helps to keeping her going…

Neil.

I don’t believe that you need to be a manufacturer.. one of the operators over here act as DA for some of the De Havilland jets.. however British Aerospace still hold DA for the Spitfire Hurricane don’t they ?? presumably more profitable than providing support for Concorde (yes yes I know its those French’s fault too!)

Neil.

thourght I’d try the re-sizing photo advice.. hope this works!
now heres a survivor I believe although its not currently in this state??