When 617 sqn attacked the Tirpitz with ‘Tallboys’ at least two of the aircraft that flew to the staging post in northern Russia put down on a marsh thinking it was an airfield, are these aircraft still there laying in the fresh water marsh?,

According to wiki:

Soviet Union
Soviet Naval Aviation
Soviets were able to repair two of six Avro Lancasters which made forced landings near Yagodnik airfield, near Arkhangelsk during attacks on the German battleship Tirpitz. Both ex-617 Squadron Avro Lancasters were operated briefly as transports and long range reconnaissance aircraft before being retired due to lack of spare parts.

Quarter bumpers?
Oh how we all wanted the Lotus.

Of course!

Landau 5.7 V8 and Talbot Alpine in two consecutive posts 🙂

I had a Sunbeam Alpine later on – (mine was the single carb version of the Rapier as opposed to the 2 seater MGB wannabe)

1965 Ford Cortina MkI GT – Ermine white with a green flash (to make it look like a Lotus Cortina!!) – also had wide 5-1/2J Steel wheels and rock solid suspension!

A lot of the discussion is about domestic links and links to the airports. Agreed this needs addressing in the UK, but is one of the main arguments for this airport not to remain competitive internationally? With many foreign airlines choosing to fly into Heathrow and not Gatwick, Heathrow is becoming over saturated with flights – and not everyone flying into Heathrow will want to/be able to use the A380. With very little room to expand, the runway/taxi way space is very constrained and the terminals are suffering also. Therefore, to remain internationally competitive and retain all the money that is brought into the country from Heathrow – one of the largest hubs – perhaps they need to start afresh?

If there were good rail links, the need for dozens of flights to places like Manchester every day would be removed and that extra capacity would serve the international flights …. perhaps?

Messines info

Am I right in thinking that the Fauld site is designated as a war grave?

I think that it is a well known photo which has been confirmed in the past as being of Deere’s Spitfire.

The F5 survived a mid-air and landed like that??? – Incredible.
(as are all these events)