😮 :p 😮

Top notch – it is indeed Pendeford Airfield (now mostly a housing estate 🙁 ) near Fordhouses.

The pictures I found on this website:

http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/articles/Pendeford/Airport.htm

As a child, in the mid 60’s (until about 14, I think) I used to live on the estate to the south of Marsh Lane – on the Junction of Arundel Road & St Annes Road, nearest the airport (St Annes Rd is a loop – Arundel Rd cuts that loop in half).

I used to attend the ATC squadron (forget the number) located in the base of the tower.

To be absolutely honest, I don’t recognise the buildings – possibly because they were much darker in the ’60’s – these are obviously quite new! Also there is a problem with the number and size of the windows – so maybe it wasn’t that building.

when I work out how to get a decent video file from it

A reasonably recent computer with a dedicated (second) hard drive, a firewire (IEEE-1394) Port (or USB – preferably 2.0 – port – depending on your camera make/model), soundcard & speakers, a DVD-/+RW drive, and a copy of Pinnacle Studio 9.0 is what you need. I can help there 😉

Doesn’t anybody have a clue?

I’ve got a little video of the take off, and a couple of lovelly passes down the display line. PM me. You’re welcome to DVD copies as required.

I’ll be cutting a DVD of the entire show (when I can get some strength back – the 21 hour day just about crucified me for the next 2), and of course JJ will be one of the features.

A “preserved” Canberra!

Yes – the Avenger had a lot of trouble starting up again – in fact it didn’t.

This is, I think, the most they were able to coax out of her, after what must have been 10 or more attempts: