Were you squeezing next to Spitfireman?:eek:

Lucky for me he was the otherside of the HDU.

Correct me if I’m wrong, and I usually am these days, her that shall be obeyed tells me! I remember, maybe, sappers lifting the AM2 matting from one end of the runway and putting back at the other. Also on a good day (not often) we would be asked to land the wrong way to try and push the matting back as the Tombs had thumped it that hard on landing it had moved.:)

No you are not wrong, My troop did that very deed, and a picture of us doing it is in the Falklands aftermarth book. We used a Muir Hill digger to slide the AM2 matting apart. One of our explosions let loose a piece of rock the size of a car and it landed right in the back of one of those trucks ‘Haulamatics’ they were called by chance.

Graham

Don’f forget its all part of the big plan for this country to only consist of Housing/Tesco and HSBC banks.

Graham

There was an airworthy Huey at Duxford a couple of years ago for one airshow.
It looked superb.

Graham

So long as the ‘so valuable and precious city and bankers’ can carry on as business as usual it’s all worth it in the long run. Although they only concentrate in the short term.

Graham

Fantastic! Yes that was me! we had to do a big repair on the AM2 matting ourselves once or twice, we also had to move our rock crushers away from the Phantoms [ literally next to them!? ] to a big hole in the ground further away.
great to see a picture! got any more?

Graham

Yes it is. In the first incident the pilot ignored procedures and confirmed a known handling characteristic of the Mercury engine. In the second the aeroplane was flown back with a rich mixture and ran out of fuel.

Why would you think this requires periods of chin-rubbing and hand-wringing prior to operating a type that was operated successfully by the other main pilot?

Well yes, perhaps if one hadn’t been involved in the hard work of restoration
you probably wouldn’t worry.

Graham

With her track record of spanking into the ground, I can’t help feeling uneasy when the day comes for flying. I think a pause for thought after completion might be an idea.
The future flying schedule needs almost as much care and attention as the restoration.

Graham