I agree with all the sentiments above and offer my thanks to all those who gave everything for our futures.
I include thanks for those remaining so that they also understand how grateful I am.
I hope we never have to ask our younger generation to stand up and be counted as they were. I fear that the response would not be worthy of previous sacrifices.
I have to say I was only the messenger.
My friend Gordon Fraser supplied the page.
He has been collecting info for years about these machines.
His father used to fly them as radar calibration targets.
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I plan on watching the film tonight. Not that I need help to remember and think of them all. Those still with us should be proud of their efforts. Those not still with us will never be forgotten I hope.
I notice the spinner looks longer and more pointed? Or is this just an optical illusion.
One on E-bay right now. Not long to go.
I would be interested to see one of the tandem Spits painted as a Russian Mk IX UTI.
I stopped watching when money became more important than talent in the drivers.
I have a friend who works for McLaren. I think Jenson will be sorely missed but I don’t think they know it.
More likely ‘The battle of Epping forest’
Buy to let for air-show weekends ?
One man’s write off is another man’s data plate
How did it get there?
Loop, roll ?
It was on a trailer behind ARCo on Satuday. Visible from the M11 North off ramp as we arrived for the show.
My guess is it will be re-assembled at Duxford.
It was interesting to see the large group (14?) of Fournier motor gliders arrive.
I looked at the registrations after the first few and noticed they were from Germany as they were D- prefixed.
Not something you see every day.
Yes it flew in the display. Part of the 11 up Spitfires and then the Balbo. Kennet’s Seafire wasn’t there.