I saw a Sterling Caravelle whilst waiting for a flight at rhodes airport in the summer of 1990. Very impressive!

I might get criticised for this, as whilst I could not wait for her return to the air, I have found her post restoration displays to be rather boring and sedate. I understand that this is to preserve engine and airframe life however, I would much rather have seen 2-3 years of full on 70’s/80’s style Vulcan ‘welly’ with some roller landings thrown in as opposed to sedate flypasts and hardly any howl.

Perhaps it is now time for TVOC to pull the stops out display wise, make this her final season, sell/give her back to BAH and retire her back to Bruntingthorpe where she belongs for many years of howling down the runways?

This is mine….. it looks bad! Is it? Does anyone know how I can improve this? I am with BT.

Thanks

Paul

Best: Malaysian LHR-KUL in 2006. Great service, excellent IFE, -HOT- female cabin crew, although the 737-300 from KUL-HKT was on it’s last legs with lots of surface corrosion on the wings!

A close second come Singapore, followed by Cathay Pacific and Thai.

Also, I highly rate Bangkok Airways!

The worst has to be:

Malev: BUD-LHR in 2009. The hottest jet ever, with no meal and just one small, inedible triangular sandwich and a paper cup of sickly orange juice. Also, the cabin crew were minging heffers!

I try and avoid Ryanair whenever possible, although when I have been with them they have been on time and got me to where I needed to be. I just try and avoid them because I don’t like the way they do business.

It might well be true, however I doubt that you will get any real answers due to ‘victors history’. Many RAF aircrew were killed after to bailing out over Axis held territory and this is well documented, however any accounts of this happening over here will have been quickly and permanently buried a long, long time ago.

Pasted as written by the ‘seller’:

“Hawker Hunter Jet with Buckineer seats. In full working order and hangered at Exeter Airport . Available for viewing and test flights prior to purchase if required. Good flight history can be proivided. Fully operational ,with working ejector seats, and used several times this year.

Many pilots available for training or flights if you are not a pilot but wish to experience owner such a powerful jet.

Buckineer seats enable right or left controls and so ideal for training or simply for fun.”

Sounds like a right walt if you ask me…….!

Interesting find at Burtonwood. I know that lots of aircraft were scrapped over on A & E sites and bet there is loads of stuff in and inside the grass on the North side of the motorway.