How much life does the Llandbedr Meteor have in her?I read something in Aircraft Illustrated a few months back which stated that her retirement was imminent.
Do they still have an active Canberra there aswell?

Wow-interesting link about the Typhoon in Pagham Harbour.We used to go to Pagham for seaside day trips when I was a child and we still go there quite often in the summer months.I first became aware of the Typhoon incident when I saw the engine and intact (!) upper canopy section on display at Tangmere a few years ago.Pagham Harbour is now an RSPB nature reserve,and it’s a very tranquil place on a summer evening.I’ve often stood there watching the sun go down and thinking about that Typhoon and it’s pilot-it’s good to now know a greater amount of the story,and also a surprise to learn that there was an ALG at Church Norton and that there’s now a visitor centre-I’ll go and have a hunt for them next time I’m in that neck of the woods.
The Harbour has been disused since the 19th Century and it was used as an aerial firing range during the war years-you can still see the wrought iron targets with enormous holes punched into them by 3-inch rockets.

I agree with Steve when he says that we can’t know for sure what was achieved by the pioneers and so therefore aren’t best placed to judge,but having read the article about Pearse in Aeroplane I feel it’s important to get things right in his case.
The important thing about Pearse is that HE HIMSELF denied that he had made any successful flights.During the latter years of his life he wrote to many people and even to national and international newspapers stating that he had NOT successfully flown.The claims of his ‘success’ have been made by seemingly fanatical Pearse enthusiasts since his death,and not by the man himself.
The Pearse thing has really got out of control in recent years-there are even school books in NZ now which state Pearse as the first to achieve powered flight.This kinda thing has to be stamped out before it gains any more credibility.Quite why the Pearse myth has taken off nobody seems to know,although it’s perhaps down to him being half caste (Scottish-born father,Maori mother) and so therefore a ‘perfect’ New Zealander.

Thanks for all that info Laurie,interesting stuff.Great news about the paintjob too,I’d like to join with those above in thanking the owner for his decision to stick with an authentic colour scheme. 🙂

Just to add my penny’s worth to this (slightly strange) discussion, I don’t think Concorde would ever meet the bullets she fired for the simple reason that bullets drop as they slow down. Perhaps Concorde could catch up with them,but in the vertical plane the bullets would be at a lower altitude.
There was a case where a USAF (Starfighter?) was hit by his own cannon shells,but he was in a dive rather than straight and level.

Sorry to be a pain Macky,but the piccies aren’t coming through on Pprune-any chance you could post one or two up on here?