Just finished reading Hugh Verity’s “We Landed by Moonlight” – no references to those items I’m afraid.

Watched it on BBC 4. A very good documentary – the Fulmar wrecks being probably the most interesting aspect.

Here is a photo of my recently completed Airfix model of Bob Tuck’s Mk1 Hurricane from 1940.

I saw it on TV in about 1980 or 1981. Very moving and amazing what can be achieved with virtually no props. Who needs CGI to recreate the interior of a Lancaster under attack when all you need is some subdued lighting and some kitchen chairs arranged in the correct crew positions.

I prefer if they dropped something slightly more lethal on the inhabitants of The Big Brother House.

Both Aer Lingus and the Irish Aer Corps have museums but neither are on permanent public display. The Aer Corps collection can be seen by prior appointment, I think. They have some nice stuff – Fouga Magister, Avro XIX (Anson), Vampire T55 etc.

As far as I know, the only “aircraft” retained by Aer Lingus is the cockpit section of Viscount EI-AOH. It used to be on display (over 20 years ago) in the main terminal at Dublin Airport.

There were those specil pressurised Wellingtons too, weren’t there?

I thought it might be him too – although I think “Hoot” is a common prefix for chaps called Gibson in the US (a bit like “Nobby” Clarke in the UK).

I would like to think it was a different Hoot Gibson really – as the NASA one is a well respected test and Shuttle pilot.