Many years ago, I recall reading an article in Flypast which relates to the crash of a German Bomber off Lytham, however have no further details…

Denis,

Much respect – however, I distinctly remember an early 90’s display at Woodford at which XH558 did x2 displays and multiple takeoffs to go to other displays around the country. What I am saying is – are all of the above items totally neccesary? As the Vulcan seemed to do alright without all of these things then.

PC

Speaking of walts, I used to work with a guy who once told me with a completely straight face that a few years ago “prior to 9/11” that he was at some kind of weekend fete at RAF Lakenheath, when he “accidentally” wandered away from the public area and found himself wandering towards as HAS, finding one open and an F15E inside along with the pilot who he got chatting to and after an exchange of pleasantries:

Pilot: ‘we’ve just overhauled this jet and I’m taking her for an air test’

Walt: ‘Oh, ok – how long will you be up for?’

Pilot: ‘Aw, what the heck – get in’

A short time later the walt states that he’s strapped into this F15E and they taxi out to the runway, pilot plugs in the reheat and they zoom climb above East Anglia, dancing around the clouds before landing ‘half an hour’ or so later, walt shaking hands with the pilot and rejoining his wife!

I never let on that I knew that he was walting, which I think is the best way with these people unless it starts to get out of hand.

As an experienced Police officer, I can tell you that lots of street drinkers drink industrial alcohol even today! The current trend is to take hand gel from hospitals and drink it. 😮

Are they going to taxy it Denis?

I don’t know why people (mainly in the US) favour ridiculous colour schemes, nose art and identities for their historic aircraft. It’s great that any historic aircraft is flying but when they are ultra rare, I would much prefer to see them in properly researched colour schemes, representing real aircraft.

Didn’t Winston Churchill use this mark of B-24? It would be great to this painted in that scheme for a change.

It will fit but if the contacts are not the same, then it can only be used in manual only.

I am certain that it was this Harrier that when reported in Flypast that the ATC had taken it on charge a few years, that it was claimed to be ‘runnable’. Is this the case, or am I mistaken?

I certainly remember feeling rather disappointed that a potentially runnable Harrier was no longer to be so for reasons unknown!