I have to say the one loss in the BA collection that made me particularly angry was the Trident 1. Beautifully preserved and maintaned, her electrics were still serviceable and there was a dedicated group looking after her regularly. To have the aircraft reduced to a flightdeck (not even a full nose or forward fuselage) was pretty sickening. I really don’t understand why the BA collection was disposed of so very quickly, there should have been more notice given so that more preservation efforts could have been considered.

Regards the 707, I’d heard it was in deteriorating health even before the BA collection disposal, so it may have had to be reduced to produce in due course anyway…

As far as I’m aware, ‘climbing like homesick angel’ is/was a fairly common americanism that stretches back to WW1. Anything with a decent rate of climb seems to have been worthy of the phrase, from the P51 to the Neiuport 28.

Great shots Robban, I suppose you must get a bit tired of SAAB types at Swedish shows but to me that looks like a dream line-up! 😀

Sounds like Kennet Aviation’s Westland Wasp, it often drops in on OW shows.

Nosegear on Tridents retracted sideways, hence the off-centre position when down.

That’s brilliant mate! I can imagine you’ve all been working your proverbials off on this one for several years, it’s great to see the film getting the airing it deserves.

Congratulations!!

From a Beech to a beach…