Evenin’ all – Ritch sent me the poster for the open day this afternoon, so here it is for anyone interested. Put it up on the website too. Should be a good day, all the usual action (not that that’s ever a bad thing!), plus fingers crossed should be good weather, normally tends to be at Brunty, so come along and support the guys looking after these aircraft to keep them blasting down the runway a few times every year for our enjoyment, and our eardrums pain

Very nice – are you planning to display it anywhere this year? Always wanted to hear what a Meteor F1 sounded like

Wow, absolutely gorgeous – can’t wait to finally see my favourite WWI aircraft (well, second if the Vimy counts as one). Well done to the guys that restored her, a real beauty

Blimey, i’d forgotten about the Hunt Boston – just had a quick look on the Hunt Aircraft Recovery site and found some more photos etc of it

http://www.huntaircraftrecovery.com/a-20_boston_recovery.htm

I’ve heard a few bits and pieces about Steve Milnthorpe’s Boston but it’s just what i’ve heard off other people so not too keen on mentioning it on here in case someone takes it as gospel and someone get’s in trouble. If I meet him at some point i’ll ask him about the project, a Boston is probably number one of the aircraft i’d like to see restored at the moment, ideally a nice glazed nose bomber version in 2TAF colours.

Be very surprised if it had a wartime career – the first J1 Auster wasn’t built until 1946

Two Spitfires and two Hurricanes flew over for HRH’s birthday last year, so maybe they’ll make an exception for the Harriers. Also, just seen on the news that Maggie Thatcher is at Brunty today to have a look at the Vulcan

My favourite is of an Auster V based in Austria in 1945 – cloud was too low to conduct a proper artillery ‘shoot’, so it flew back to base, the rear window opposite the observers seat was removed, a volunteer (not sure if it was a willing one or not!) was placed in the observers seat complete with a bren gun, and the Auster gunship went up and down the german front lines shooting up SS troops!