It’s always a surprise when what we consider as history is brought to our attention by the passing of someone who was there.
Time to reflect on a life well spent.

There have been suggestions that airshows are only conducted over the sea.
Would this be viable? If this were to happen (and I’m not suggesting it will) would we not see the demise
of many display aircraft, sold off, moth balled or just kept for private flying?
I don’t think I would attend many sea front displays. Maybe just one a year (Southend used to be a good venue if you could get to the end of the pier).

Something else that concerns me is Duxford as a suitable venue.
While I love Duxford and attend several displays a year you have to wonder what would happen if an aircraft ended up in one of the Hangers.

The Mosquito was a technical issue which manifested itself during a negative G manouvre I believe

Something that has always concerned me is the often used excuse that `it was a technical issue` that caused a crash.
While I accept a plane may crash (sometimes fatally) while attempting to recover (land) from a mechanical problem the immediate loss of an aircraft due to a mechanical problem itself seems to me to be totally
unacceptable.
In my opinion an aircraft should be flown with sufficient safety margin that a failure, such as an engine failure, will not lead to the immediate loss of aircraft and crew.
If such a manoeuvre cannot be flown with such a safety margin then should it be performed at all?
To do so seems irresponsible.

Would a hot day have impaired the ability to pullout from a loop?
I was in Salisbury and it must have touched 30oC on occasion. There was hardly any air around.

Is it just me that found Cilla a rather winey and not very interesting Liverpudlian?

Fairford had some nice Pyros this year. For something different how about tank fest? I was very impressed but the battle re-enactment and sound of the cannons firing.
Was also a Seaking and Spitfire display.

Are there any aircraft parts, in museums, of the aircraft shot down on this day?
Do any (bits) of the low level Dorniers survive?

The Avenger, Corsair and P40, were they the ones with the OFMC in the UK?
The Corsair seems to still be in the colours it wore in the UK?