I saw the Sea Vixen at the Goodwood FoS a while ago and it was mighty impressive (and noisier than I remembered). Luckily, the weather was dull and the colour scheme wan’t obvious.

Unfortunately, planes like the Sea Vixen don’t ring any bells for thr non-aviation public mainly because it had a very quiet active combat career.

Smashing tribute – and pretty accurate.

Alfie – Cilla Black / Millicent Martin
Imagine – John Lennon
Pretend – Nat King Cole / Alvin Stardust
Why – Frankie Avalon
Why – Alvin Stardust (a different song to Frankie Avalon’s)
Reminiscing – Buddy Holly
Moonlighting – Leo Sayer
Shout – Lulu / The Isley Brothers
Crying – Roy Orbison / Art Garfunkel
Cecelia – Simon and Garfunkel
If – Bread / Telly Savalas (ugh !!!!!!!!!!!!)
Motorbikin’ – Chris Spedding
Heartbeat – Buddy Holly
Rain – Status Quo
Caroline – Status Quo
Crazy – Patsy Cline
Amoreuse – Kiki Dee
Cabaret – Lisa Minelli (from the show of the same name)
Copacana – Barry Manilow
Mandy – Barry Manilow
Go – Gigliola Cinquetti (came 2nd in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest)
Waterloo – Abba (came 1st in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest)
Waterfalls – Paul McCartney
Jet – Paul McCartney & Wings

That’ll do for the moment.

I wouldn’t have fancied being a passenger in the R101. It was a disastrously badly built machine. The R100 and Hindenburg were pretty capable airships. Unfortunately, The R100 was scrapped when it didn’t really need to be and the Hindenburg fell foul of US restrictions on the sale of helium gas to Germany.

That’s the last time I’m flying “Air India”.

Are the noses gone for refurbishment then?

It is getting rather crowded outside now. Maybe they do need to thin out the collection and concentrate on RAE/DRA/DERA related exhibits.

Keep ’em coming. It’s always great to see previously unseen photos.

Identity anyone?