I understand and respect your point of view Hornchurch, but although the UK has for a long time had plenty of privately owned airworthy Spitfires that could and do fill the role as flying memorials, there are still multiple examples allowed to fly with the BBMF.
So i would of thought having another Lancaster available on the airshow circuit is not necessarily cause for concern to PA474’s continued operation. It is after all the flights ‘jewel in the crown’.

Oh it was a Beaver.. i did wonder but i hav’nt seen or heard one for so long i wasn’t sure. Lovely sounding radial too.
Very gloomy and grey here today, and it seemed to be just flying circuits with flaps down from what i could make out.

Thanks for that. So the Meteor ended up at Boscombe then.

The Sea Vixen is fine, apart from a few defects that Matt came back with the other day

As in came back from a flight or taxi?

Really missed this magnificent aeroplane last season, so fingers crossed for this year! 🙂

Andy, you ok for me to bring those photos back to you on the day.. or would you prefer them posted sooner?

Strewth! Would look ‘slightly’ better if they actually got the main undercart the right way round, and put the inner main gear doors up. :rolleyes:

Baz, how did you get on with your request for a bed bath three times a day? 😀

Interesting thread.. but wouldn’t it be better placed in Historic?