Anyway, back to the thread…

Spoke to said gentleman this evening and his answer to my question of “how did you manage to wangle that one then” was:

I then asked: ” where did you fly from then?” to which he replied: “Robin Hood airport – we took off and went to Shoreham, then to Southport and then Cholmondley Castle (the car event) and then back, over Lincoln and back to base. Flight took two and a half hours”.

Exactly what day are we talking about?
Shoreham and Southport on the same weekend? Hmmm why would they fly to both of those venues on the same day??

Ask him what route they flew from Shoreham to Southport and did they ask for anyones Radar/Control assistance along the way?

What do you reckon then, Chaps? Dogs Bo**ocks of a trip – or Bull**it?

Sniff, sniff. I think I smell something:D

Anon.

Indeed you might!

For sheer emotional impact, you cannot beat this piece put together by funtimesteve.

Just so moving

Mike Pannell

Erm, not quite sure it’s that emotional as it appears to be mostly clips taken from the wartime Memphis Belle film with some different music to it!

Kudos to the finishers of “Marinell” for getting the USAAF insignia correct. Nobody else in these photos did!

Hmmm really!
Interestingly you may or may not know that the two Mustangs and the Harvard are owned, were completley rebuilt and are operated by the same chap!

Excellent pics as usual Mr W

That mannequin looks like it’s just come off the set of a porn film!

Perhaps he’s also looking to change his handle to G-Spot Man 😀

It wouldn’t stop the project, just make it significantly more complex / expensive.

Any variation from the type design standard would have to be covered by a minor / major mod application to the CAA.

Finding someone to do this is becoming increasingly difficult as organisations with the appropriate approvals are becoming few and far between. The organisation I have used in the past have relinquished there BCAR approvals as the cost of maintaining them was not worth it for the work they were getting.

Thanks for this and for informing some on here that may not know some of the difficulties ahead for them.
Personall, I am aware of the implications of what is involved and indeed agree that finding the right people/organisations/money etc and all the other things that they’ll have to get over, will either make them or break them, but this was not the intended ‘angle’ of my posting. perhaps i’ll need to try and make them clearer in the future.

Not quite sure I understand your response to my suggestion that the CAA would be keen to ensure its built as the type its serial number accords with. I am simply stating that if they register a night-fighter NF.36 then it would be sensible to re-build it as such – keeps the CAA and the punters happy!

Thanks for the reply.
I agree it ‘might’ make for an easier route, but I suppose what I was simply trying to say was that if they have the funds, resources and all the right everything else, then it does not specifically matter and they could change it to what ever version they want to create. As I said further above, at the end of the day, all things, including this, will either make them or break them.

Well I would not. I can still hear the one that rumbled over our roof as he bombed the village.

I’m sure you don’t, but equally some Germans might have the same opinion as you do, towards the recording that we have all thought so highly of!
But that doesn’t stop us listening to it. :p

Oooh err, made my hairs stand up on end listening to that!
What greater contrasting sounds could one put together?