Finally my newest, a Salmon Pink bird Eater

Is that tarantula really taken in by the plastic leaves? 😀

I’m afraid that this is one society that I will never join.

Many years ago, probably about 25-30 years, I enquired at a society tent (recruiting members?) at an airshow how I could go about joining, only to be told by a rather snooty fellow (looking down his nose) that it was only open to Spitfire pilots and ground crew or anyone closely involved with the aircraft, fans were not welcome.

Thankfully when the Cavalier Air Force and the Sally B Club started they weren’t so picky.

Looks great,I can’t wait to be standing on the tank bank in the summer and have it scream over head at low level,chased by a Spitfire or Hurricane!
Would folks mind do you think if this sequence had a ten minute slot all of its own?

With the BOB music playing over the tannoy?!

Might be a good idea for a proms slot……….:D

Just remember to gag the frog – er, sorry that’s not very pc (but neither am I), the Frenchman.

The reason I was given was something along the lines that constant exposure to flash would encourage deteriation of the aircraft fabric coverings (although the ban included everything) – or was someone talking through their backside?

No matter! 🙂

Here’s a shot from Airliners.net showing G-FIRE as she was then, with the strobes evident:

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Supermarine-379-Spitfire/0732189/L/

Can’t remember which one, but I do recall seeing G-FIRE at an air show once using the strobes.

There was a bloke strolling about Duxford’s end-of-season show with some Nazi dress uniform or other on. My friends – including one Jewish bloke – took me there as a surprise for my birthday. No-one took offence – he looked too ridiculous – but some DID look at me funny after that (“..is THIS what you’re into”?)

But was it a Nazi uniform or just a German military uniform – after all not all German combatants were Nazis, which seems to get missed a lot in the press these days, or is the term a way of splitting the current Germany with the “Nazi” Germany of the past.

Regards Pearl Harbo(u)r, I bought the 3-disc special edition and the extras far outweigh the film propper – showing the original (before cgi) flying around the ships in Pearl, real seat of the pants flying which would give elf & safety zealots a fit.

At that price I would want GG’s signature AND N****r’s paw print…….!!!!

Planemike

And I’m sure there are some sellers that could arrange that. 😮