Yep – Steve Hinton and “Stevo” Hinton went out on separate air tests in the P-40C and Hawk 75

I thought the Hawk pilot looked rather young! Stevo’s only a year or two younger than me but his logbook is rather more full and considerably more exciting! Good stuff, seeing the two Hintons in those machines would be fantastic.

I recognise Steve Hinton in the shiny P-40, who’s the pilot of the Hawk? It looks like it was a great day out!

G-CBEL looks superb and I couldn’t help but laugh as, looking at the first photos of her arrival on Facebook, I remembered DCK’s comment! Bravo to Richard and the whole team. She looks stunning and I’m sure will be a hit this weekend.

It’s also so nice to see Ilsa the Lockheed at Duxford. Owner Pat is a lovely man and teller of many a great story.

I’d forgotten this was the Kindsvater machine. What a transformation!

Also, I hadn’t realised it was so close to completion. What an achievement. Fingers crossed for good weather and a smooth testing programme.

Hear hear, that was brilliant! Detailed but not dry, engaging and with a couple of very familiar names. Thanks so much for sharing!

Thought they had already painted it. Off it goes to Pima then. That will be an intresting landing

What do you mean? The USN-marked Mars (painted last year, from memory) was going to Pensacola, not Pima.

Taking the lead from suggestions of other types which could be housed in future:
Merlin Manger
Rolls-Royce Row
Chadwick Close

There were at least two ex-RAAF B.20s airworthy in the USA – Florida perhaps? – but I don’t know if that’s still the case.