Since we suggested you visited various museums along the path of Charley it it good to know you are back in one piece!

Bristol were into large aircraft at the time. Was this an economy version of the Brabazon?

was it an English hotelier who wanted his custom who shot him down?

This may be of interest regarding Spitfires at high mach numbers

http://www.aafo.com/hangartalk/attachment.php?attachmentid=2413

There are so many interesting aircraft and artefacts that it is impossible to pick just a few. The back lot and restoration tours allow you to exercise your recognition skills by identifying aircraft in pieces.

The collection is cramped for space at the moment but they are building a further 3 hangars to hold the current aircraft and those awaiting restoration.

A not to be missed experience!

[QUOTE=Archer]See! If an American comes over to the UK is he is looked after, cared for, fed, watered and guided from A to Z! A fine fellow goes over there and they lose him!!

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IIRC from reports there wasn’t much watering involved in the visit by Mr Patterson – I think that may be why he needed guiding! 🙂

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If those who actually know the facts about an incident or restoration cease to post, the forum will be much the poorer. Please continue to post Warbird UK and allow us to know the actual situation. I for one highly value the posts of those who are involved in the day-to-day operation of warbirds.

To the speculators please give people the chance to post the actual facts. There is a danger that without the facts we over sensationalise what we see. Half truths can get blown up out of all proportion and there are certainly members of this forum that seem to jump on any apparent errors on the part of warbird operators.

I rely on the generous warbird operators to be able to see the types of aircraft in the element the aircraft belong in. I personally would like this forum to become a place where warbird operators can express their opinions without fear of unfounded and hasty criticism.

Warbirduk please keep posting and those who are armchair critics please do not jump to uninformed conclusions.

We on this forum should be attracting those who are in a position to own and operate aircraft and not driving them away. We will learn more about what is happening and understand the problems they face if they are able and willing to continue to post.

Warbirduk, Hairyplane, Steve Patterson and others give us a valuable insight into the world of owning historic aircraft – please don’t drive them away.