RE: Ah, the good old days.
Great times,
I started going to ‘At Home’ days in my pram(1958), and every year thereafter.I used to love dragging my Dad around every exhibit, i would not miss anything. I remember some of the hangar things , such as the guys jumping from the balcony to simulate proper jumps. The model aircraft were always good, i remember petering to get one of those.
It was such a great adventure every year, Abingdon or Benson.I went to every one until the last.
The only thing is probably the fact that i did not realise the significance of some of the aircraft in the early days, many of them have long gone now and some of them we are struggling to keep at least one airworthy.
Whether its just a childhood thing or not i’m not sure, but those 60’s and 70’s ‘at home’ days seemed to be the best airshows i have ever seem.
Spitfires seem to be the only thing that have increased since those days!!.
Vamps, Venoms,Valiants, Victors, Vulcans,Meteors,Javelins, Hunters,Lightnings,Gnats,Fury’s, Gannets,Hastings,Beverly’s……..need i go on.
Phil.
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