Lancaster, Halifax and Wellington for me, but that’s purely because of the crews who flew in them and the all too many who died in them.
Regards,
kev35
Pre-teenager i felt the same, the Lancaster had a big impact on me through reading books on its history and the crews heroic exploits. To me there was also something about that dark sinister shape that just grabbed my attention.
But around the age of 13 that all stopped when i saw Lindsay Waltons F4U-7 Corsair for the first time… and if i had a pound for every daydream i had at school of flying that machine i would be alot richer than i am now. The shape, power, speed, interesting markings.. and the fact that its pilot of the time, the late John Watts, came up to ‘little ole me’ at Mildenhall and signed my airshow programme, that was just the icing on the cake.
When i saw his name on his overalls i said “oh your John Watts”, to which he replied “no i just borrowed his flight suit”. Will never forget that day.:)
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