Graham, I’m with you. I rarely look at any thread other than Brian and JDK’s Duxford updates. Why some idiots who weren’t here, know nothing about the circumstances or even the layout of the airfield, clearly have little knowledge of flying and a complete lack of respect for the people involved, feel the need to post potentially defamatory comments is beyond me.
I was there, I did see it and I do fly but the only one who knows what caused the problem is ‘Dodge’. Let’s leave it to him and the AAIB.

Ah, not the Calvados then!

And a quick trip into Port-en-Besson to see where they made The Longest Day, pretending it was Ouistreham!
And the 360 degree Cinema at Arromanches is very moving.
Oh, and the calvados! Helps you absorb the proper Normandy atmosphere.

VR 137 is now in bare metal finish and parked near to Concorde. She is the only survivor of an order for 10 pre-production TF Mk 1, of which 7 are believed to have been built.With a Rolls Royce Eagle engine, she was the last of the run and went to Cranfield in 1950 as a vibration testing techniques demonstrator airframe, joining the FAA Museum in 1966. Never flown.
If you have never been to the Museum at Yeovilton you have missed an opportunity to get up close and intimate (!) with virtually all their airframes. A well thought out sequence of displays, a goodly collection and a friendly place.

Not quoted as far as I can see, Paul. I can copy the article if you need it.
Regards.

A real insight into the ‘behind-the-scenes’ efforts needed to keep them flying, and I’m sure that a similar story could be told by all the other operators who supported TFC last weekend. We saw the P47 towed up to the Western pan for the engine runs on Saturday morning and new that ‘something was/ had been up!’ Tried to get a response from the tow team on the way back but they kept us guessing. I’m sure that many people believe that you just pull them out, jump in and fire them up, then off into the blue. I know the work that goes in to keeping gliders, one Pawnee tug and a Falke/Venture in the air. And they’re not 60 years old! It was a brilliant day on Saturday, thanks Beau for the post and, as has been said, send it to FP.

I’ve been going to DX for 30 years, and to Legends since it started. I’ve been sunburnt, cold and wet, but never disappointed! I share the collective appreciation of Mr Grey’s statement and Grayflys conveyance of it, but even more, the joy of being able in some way to share the results of his enthusiasm and efforts up where they belong. We owe all at TFC a great deal even though we probably drive them nuts on occasions!