I concur Blue Max, I was thinking exaclty the same.

Great site and tribute to my most local former RAF Airfield. We used to have great fun riding our bikes up and down the main runway.

We cant even do that anymore, shame!

There’s a lot more to the aircraft than how they look.

So why not paint the aircraft in a modern livery then?

People want to see warbirds because;

A) they sound great
B) they look fabulous and as they did sixty or seventy years ago.

Now it seems to me that such a lot of effort has gone into restoring these aircraft to be historically accurate, and to me it would look better if a period style flying helmet was worn.

Fantastic day, many thanks to the BBMF for a great end of season spectacle and for my 2 year old daughter’s debut visit.

Can I suggest though an international ban on bone domes in warbirds? To me they just don’t look right.

I was there last year and well worth a visit. I seem to remember it was about £1.50 to get in. A good collection of first world war airframes which I heard were part of goering’s private collection. Also plenty of engines as well as every variation of mig you can think of. We got a taxi from the centre of town which cost about £10.

Get well soon jules. can’t wait to her some of your stories again.

A participants list is available on the IWM website http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/server/show/conEvent.885

Im not being gready but are there not a few more spits to add to that list?

Which ones are missing?

ratty

Hi Steve,

All I can say is…….I like it!

As I said it is pure fantasy, but how good would it be to see the 4 Lancs together?
I am lucky enough to have been involved with PA474, and allegedly there were negotiations going on last year to get CWH’s Lanc over here for the 60th anniversary of the end of WW2. As is always the case these days, it came down to money, hence it stayed on your side of the pond. I think that was the big chance to get two airworthy Lancasters together, and it didn’t happen…….shame!

I also believe that IWM Duxford (or a subsiduary (DAS??)), were invited to leave ‘their’ Lancaster outside for Legends, but I believe politics reared it’s ugly head. Can anyone on the inside shed light on this?????

It’d be so good to see all that you mention, and although I have a soft spot for axis machinery (blame my Dad!), and what I’d give to hear a DB605 on full chat again…..

While we’re on the Axis subject, Cosfords Messerschmitt 410 Hornisse, Black 6, Dornier Do 335 Arrow (to even see this in the metal would be heaven!), and a Bf 110! Oh, it’s all too much…….. 😮 😀

C6

Could the MOD organise PA474 to go over to canada to fly with the CWH Lanc? Maybe do a tour of Canada and the States. Why does everything have to come over here?

I for one would make the journey to see that.