I really do see a problem with those who criticise the costs, look at hourly rates for an oil change on a car or a dentist visit, try getting a plumber! Everyone has a cost, even a volunteer in terms of insurance and accommodation. Go in to the real world, things cost money, even the government is gradually realising that……

Can we just accept it costs a lot to run this aircarft and that UK plc can not affor it without a very, very rich benefactor. Looking back 95% of this thread is total rubbish/uninformed and undeserved criticism. The fact that the team have got where they are is amazing,to continually listen to the snipers here must be so disheartening.

It is always the workers prerogative to critiscise management but how many of you with your worldly wisdom have managed a project of this size and complexity?

He was quoted in Telegraph as saying he wanted an aviation artefact (Blenheim) at the entrance. If you go to the cemetry at adjacent Stanton St Quinton there are a number of graves often paired where pilots under training lost their lives. Hawker Hart being used in 1940 as a trainer.

An important site with interesting architecture (Houses are similar to the 1930 expansion designs at Duxford but in local stone). This seems a suitable way forward to retain parts of airfield by moving forward and creating a local employment hub.

For those who didn’t read the FL facebook page thoroughly :

“For safety reasons, visitors won’t be able to return to their cars in this area until after the flying display”, so you can collect chairs, frying pans etc but not during the flying. I guess (and do not know) same may apply to Landwarfare, tomorrow we may know. Many years ago we were grateful to see a Spitfire and or a Hurricane….

Love the spin ” To enhance your visitor experience at this year’s Flying Legends Air “

Always with those negative vibes Moriaty.

Maybe someone has taken a good look at the May show, the regulation and discussed and got agreement for a novel solution, maybe that is what has happened, maybe it has taken a lot of behind the scenes work to get something that works and is within the regulations. Maybe we should be thankful they have done this so we have an airshow, Maybe.

Bit off topic: What field crop looks like that in the background of this photo taken in January? https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwhitworth/24032238709/ ?

Well done guys: Click Here

Just to be clear we have evidence that tanks were used like this for Napalm from BWB and a tank that matches that description (c/w fuse). Why don’t we go with that?

Insecticide would be a none starter with that tank for obvious reasons

Map was used for the 75 air display briefings? Blast walls / Original T 2 Hangar were auctioned and gone by 66. The blast walls were demolished with explosive I seem to remember 🙂