I thought that the La-9 as displayed for a short time at Duxford was an awesome aircraft, comparable to the Bearcat and Sea Fury in performance. I was very disappointed by its short display history in the UK..did it fall foul of the CAA? Last time I saw it,static, was in a hangar at Wanaka, NZ. Sadly missed.

These were indeed extraordinary men, and we were very fortunate to have had them when they were so badly needed. All of them.
RIP

“Return to Produce”…what a chilling phrase….like “ashes to ashes,dust to dust”
Nice set of interesting pictures, and loved the Hunters.

Display of the day for me was Alastair Kay and his P51…he just makes that aircraft sing..literally. Stu Goldspink in MH434 was a close second. Sad that the Lanc had an engine problem and the gusting conditions grounded the gliders and WW1 a/c.

Still have my original Frog FD2 from waaay back…..a bit battered but who cares

and hands up those who remember this Eagle cutaway by L Ashwell-Wood in the 27 April 1956 issue…..

Is Peter Twiss still flying at Lasham? Must’ve been fun flying with him as a Air Experience Instructor.
“Have you been flying for long?”

He was wave flying at Aboyne a few years ago, but one feels a bit diffident about approaching your heroes..so I never met him.
A great man indeed.

I flew over Bedford last weekend enroute to East Kirkby, and wondered what events and exciting times had occurred in that bit of airspace in past days…thanks to your links, now I know.

Bedford as it is now…a huge car park and home to Jonathan Palmer’s autosport experience.
Changing times.

I paid a visit to East Kirkby last Saturday via a motor glider, and had a wonderful few hours taking it all in, on a beautiful day. My only small query is..what is being processed upwind of the site? Is it fish fertiliser? It was the only minor gripe on an otherwise great visit, including a high circuit from the BBMF fighters.

I recall a crazy flying routine at Roborough (Plymouth) in the 1960’s probably in a Tiger Moth and possibly by the CFI at the time….. and the dropping of a car from a great height was a much loved feature of Culdrose displays in the 60’s too.