I don’t know if anyone here saw the B52 display at Mildenhall in the late 80s or early 90s (I will have to dig out the year) but it was described in “Aviation News” as truly staggering and it was. It was probably the most impressive display I have seen by a large jet and you would not have believed an aircraft that large could move like it did that day. It had taken off westwards with an immediate left turn and was over the hangers on the south side before the end of the runway. It was also the first display of a B52 which held the nose down after leaving the ground to gather speed and was copied by B52 display pilots for a few years after that at various displays. I think the pilot was Randy Ashworth?? who posed for photos afterwards – very impressive although I am a big Vulcan fan.
I think there are a couple of other T7’s there, WL345 and WF784. They were going to convert 345 into an F3 at one point by fitting a different nose section. Don’t know if this has happened yet.
for me, after putting it in a high interest savings account:
1. lern to drive
2. buy a car
3. upgrade my camera
4. lern to fly
5. Buy a house
6. Put a Hurricane back in the air as a 2 seater
7. And a Spitfire
8. Buy a share in plane sailings Catalina
9. Enjoy myself
I take it all these are on hold for now then Ollie. 😉
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