For me its Dave Allen,Bob Monkhouse,Jasper Carrott and more recently Jack Dee and Lee Evans away from standup Ronnie Barker as Arkwright was genius “ggggranville fetch your cloth”

I joined 1474 (Wickford) Squadron in 1976 and have fond memories of winning the Wing aircraft rec competition,being selected for the Wing football team,Annual camps at Coningsby (Phantoms on the flightline)Manston (Wessex sar)and Chipmunk aerobatics also gliding at Debden (T21) and who can forget the smell of cordite and the kick of the 303 rifle when shooting for your marksman badge!Thanks ATC and happy anniversary.

Steve
From the amount of times I saw Stan and David with a camera in their hands I think you have your work cut out but it is great to know that the collection has survived and will continue to be preserved.
If Bill Gent’s photo collection is also tucked away somewhere then I would think that the two collections together would probably be the most comprehensive coverage of the birth and death of an aviation museum that you are ever likely to find.
With hindsight I wish I had owned a camera then but as a teenager cameras were one of those things that financially seemed out of reach. If I had taken my parents preferred route and got a weekend job in a supermarket I could probably have afforded the camera but I wouldn’t have had all the enjoyment and knowledge that I gained from spending the weekends at the museum and local speedway track. I think in many ways I made the right choice.

Would that have been Rayleigh speedway now the weir underpass? On the subject of Bill Gent my father loaned the museum an 1155 radio set from a Lanc which was still working at the time i wonder where that is now?

As if the An2 doesnt already have enough drag!

“Kilo Fox” trailing behind her baby biplanes!

Good luck with the appeal a fine body of men (and women) see you at the shows!

Battle of Britain film Spitfires and Hurricanes would be a nice touch, too….

Ok will also mention those,anyone that has suggestions for decals feel free to let me know and detail of scale required etc and i will forward them on to see if they can be sorted, cheers guys

The company is run by a friend of mine and i can assure you that the decals that Nigel produces are top quality.Look out soon for the release of decals for Pete Teichmans Hanger 11 collection and many other current warbirds.