Dont know if this helps at all?

T-1 – wing span: 36,35 ft (11,08 m) with unfolded wings 6,96 ft (2,12 m) broad with folded wings

Geoff.

Our policy is not to allow photography without prior permission, this I believe is for security & insurance reasons. However, if you ask nicely, something can usually be arranged.

Dez, be aware there are two Geoffs at the museum, so memorise my avatar. Also most of the volunteers there are unaware that I’m vP on here, so it’s best to ask for ‘Geoff Kennell’ if you need to ask.

Geoff.

I spotted the signatures when I was looking at it on the shelf, so when I handed it over to pay for it I was scared that he might flick through it & spot them. As soon as I’d paid for the book, I pointed the signatures out to him. I still visit the shop from time to time & often remind him of his error 😀 Needless to say, he’s a lot more careful about checking for signatures now.

Geoff.

Couldn’t have been us Becca, we haven’t got an airfield. 😀

Hang on though! Isn’t there a little place down by the south coast…

Geoff.

Dez, just to let you know, I shall be at the museum this coming Sunday (23rd May). After that, I wont be there until the 13th June.

Dont forget we’re only open Sundays (see below for hours).

Geoff.

1st Photo

‘That’s Robbo on the middle ladder.’

2nd photo

‘If I hold my arm out like this, the budgie will come straight back with a pint of Spitfire & perch on the end of my finger.’

or

‘There’s a finger mark on his computer screen just there.’

Geoff

I second that about meeting Bob Doe. Through the museum, he very kindly signed a print for me of his Spitfire flying over a Kentish hopfield ‘Geoff best wishes B.Doe’. Sadly I wasn’t there when he signed it, but it is now a treasured thing for me.

Being at ‘Merlins over Malta’ last Sunday, and coming face to face with Billy Drake & the other pilots there who signed another print for me, made my day. If you look at some of the ‘MoM’ group photos, you can see me holding on to the case with the print in for dear life.

Getting the young people of today interested in keeping the memory alive is so vital. Things are difficult enough today, finding volunteers to run museums like ours, or to help with restoring & operating historic aircraft. we need to ensure that when our generation is gone, there is someone to carry on the work that we & others have begun.

One thing I’ve yet to achieve is to actually fly in an aircraft! I’ve been researching various aspects of RAF history for some fifteen years now, and been intersted in aviation for a lot longer, but the nearest I’ve come is walking through the airliners at Duxford. Maybe I should bite the bullet & spend £30 for a fifteen minute flight in a Rapide. Either that or wait for Steve Young to get his Chipmunk!

Geoff.

Job there for Steve Young in a PA28 😀

Geoff.