RE: Lancaster G George

To Lancman (and others)

We are not all obsessed, single type junkies. I would imagine that most of the forum do not have a vast library to hand and therefore do not know the whereabouts of each and every warbird simply by reference to a single code letter.

DOUGHNUT

RE: Lancaster G George

This is beginning become a regular request. Which aircraft are you referring too? Please don’t start a new thread without full details or at least an indication of who, what or where you are talking about.

>The Lanc looks great, but please remember when starting a new thread >to tell us which aircraft and it’s location. I’m guessing its one >of the Canadian Lancs, but where, and is it accessible for visits.

DOUGHNUT

RE: Airshows Past

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 13-01-03 AT 10:46 AM (GMT)]The Ventura at West Malling in 1983 was the N-reg Howard 500 conversion. Is this aircraft still active in the UK ? I last saw it at the Coventry airshow 2001.

DOUGHNUT

RE: Airshow Irritations!

1)Paying extra for so called enthusiast enclosures, which are no better than anywhere else on the airfield.

2)The overall cost of British airshows. Most military airshows in Europe and the USA are free (there is sometimes a nominal charge for car parking). Flyins are generally great value money but the big shows, Duxford Legends included are getting to the point of being unaffordable. The worst has to be the Fairford IAT.

3)Windbreaker man at the front has been created by the airshow organisers. If the public can see that half the crowdline has been given to corporate enclosures, public grandstands and other private areas then they may feel justified.

4) Stepladder man, again the problem has been caused by the organisers who insist on erecting barriers so close to the static aircraft. I will agree that I can see no point in standing on a ladder at the front of the crowd and this should be stopped.

5)Ground equipment and access ladders around the static display aircraft, who remembers the Tornado at Waddington last year? It is simply not necessary, if little Johnny wants to sit in an aeroplane than the best thing is a cockpit section specially prepared and taken to the shows. The RAF exhibition flight used to do this with several cockpit sections and the replica Tornado’s, Hawks and a Harrier where have these gone ?

6)Why are barriers so close that you can touch the aircraft. Barriers should be placed a minimum of 4 metres away, this would not only allow for clear photographs but also act as emergency vehicle route. And as for the F**** blue cones that are used by IAT they should be burned.

7)Airshow commentary and the programmes sold are usually of little value and such poor quality that I never bother with them. The general public does not want to know that the pilot wears green socks and likes knitting. They want to know when their favourite display item will appear.

8)I could go on and on and ……

DOUGHNUT

RE: What’s the gem for Flying Ledgends then?

I agree with Alexis about the lack of Sea Fury’s in recent years. Lets hope for better luck the FAAHF Sea Fury and Firefly, both missing for several years. Can Roger confirm that the Dutch Connie will be avialable for this years airshow’s ?

DOUGHNUT

RE: F82 Twin Mustang

Just a couple of shots of the P-82 at Lackland Air Base, taken in 1996. The collection of preserved aircraft at joint bases of Lackland and Kelly, numbers around fifty. Its a strange place not offically open to the public as a museum, but with several public roads running through the base. In 1996 a simply phone call to public affairs to say we were coming and base pass stamped ‘Photographer’ were all that was required in order to drive around the whole base. Wonderful place. I guess it is somewhat different today.

DOUGHNUT

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RE: Cosford Victors

Regarding the Cosford Victors, hope the enclosed photos are of interest.
Victor B1 XA923 and Vulcan B1 XA900 were both take in 1984, does anybody know when these two aircraft arrived at Cosford, I assume at the time they were with the SoTT. When did the Museum at Cosford officially opening ? Both Victor and Vulcan were scraped due to heavy corrosion of the undercarriage, I’m sure with time and effort these components could have been replaced with time expired items from K2/B2 units. I was surprised to find Victor K1a XH592 was at Cosford in 1988, when did she arrive / depart the museum. The current inmate being gulf war veteran XH672 .

DOUGHNUT

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