I saw them practicing while at Coningsby on ATC Camp for a week in 1985; an F3 and the Spit XIX with D-Day stripes and coded DL-E, can’t remember the serial. Great week, that was, ended up sitting deep in the bowels of the Lancaster while the boys ran up the engine that they’d just been tinkering with. That was my reward for passing one of them a spanner… 😀

Mk XIX – PM631 = DL-E. Got some nice air to air of that one, I’ll dig em out and put them on for you.

I keep telling you…. There is life outside Duxford!!!!

Try telling Duxford !!!!!!!!!!

You need to get hold of Dizzy Addicot, he flew Mossies in Burma and also flew them in the film Mosquito Squadron, he was an active display pilot upto 8 or so years ago, not sure if I have his address i wiil have a look.

See ya

So long as Mrs Finest and the Avro Juniors don’t mind, you’re welcome to come and lie on the ground next to me. I don’t think we’ll be alone though.

buga. has to be done though.

Designed to help remove the hood in an emergency

Why they are left off i don’t know, some operators replace the item with a map case or strap to hold maps.

I’ve even seen them wirelocked (and I don’t mean safty wire) in place, very bloody usefull, all you need is a pair of wire cutters in an emergency and you’ll be OK.

The B25 Mitchell taken at North Weald this afternoon.

Best regards

If this was a horse, it would have been shot by now.
Cut it up, only corrosion holding it together.

I’m very concerned about the recent locking of the “Low Flying Spitfire” thread. I feel there was no reason to lock this thread, for the below reasons:

No personal attacks were made or foul language used (except by sconnor who has now indicated he will no longer post here).

The film clip in question is clearly in the public arena, being seen repeatedly on television around the world, as well as numerous times on the internet. Not discussing it here will do nothing to change that fact.

The photographer and owner of the film clip, Steve Connor, has by his own admission profited from the sale and distribution of this film. If he didn’t want anyone to see it then he shouldn’t have sold it, thereby allowing it to enter the public arena.

A comment was made that…“Any further raking over of this issue will probably cause further hassle for the pilot – does anyone out there want that?” I would argue that the genie was already out of the bottle the moment this film clip was sold. If the photographer and pilot didn’t want it seen by the public (and obviously discussed) they should have destroyed it then and there.

I enjoy this forum and the members who contribute here, but this thread should not have been locked because OFMC didn’t like the contents. I’m sure the unfortunate American Yak pilot who was caught on film last year dipping low at the bottom of a loop wishes that piece of film didn’t exist either, but the members and moderators had no problem with discussing that topic in detail.

Hi Steve.
I agree with all you have said above. All you have to do is look at Discovery wings, the Brietling fighters are shown flying low between an avenue of trees. I dont remember seeing that commented on. There is footage of low flying being shown most weeks somewhere.
This could go on forever.

Best regards.
Avro .