well my grandfather passed away peacefully in his sleep at 9.15 this morning, the same however cannot be said of the 46 passengers on his bus !!

Extremist yobs!

I cant help thinking about an old kenny Everett character; ‘Round them up, put them in a field and bomb the B*^$£#%s!!

also, i take it that liberator in the background is the one that ferried through duxford back in the seventies? dont know why but i thought that was the one that used to be at Cosford now at Hendon.and doesnt it look good in natural metal, were far too keen to paint airframes siver over here instead of trying to maintain the natural finish!

Dambuster cast

To my mind two British actors who would be ideal are Ian Holm as Wallis. i feel he has just the right
amount of eccentricity to bring Wallis’ character to life and Rafe Spall as GIbson, he has the correct age , stance and facial contours as well as a fabulous acting pedigree to bring the Gibson character to life.Check them out on Google images and tell me what you think.

Does it really matter? As long as theres a storyline then someone will try and remake it, Not all re-makes fall short of the original, The Flight Of the Phoenix with dennis Quaid was pretty damn good, though i still say that neither film made enough of the Drama of that huge powerful,throbbing ,vibrating Radial engine coming back to life to save them all! I hope that this new Dambuster film goes some way to put right the ills of the original and that more emphasis is put on the type of dam and the different techniques involved in trying to destroy them. Too much accuracy with characters would probably make for a very shaky film, Wallis was im led to beleieve a man of few words and Gibson would therefore be best played by HarryEnfield’s character of mr Cholmondeley -warner! I also hope that full use of actual Lancaster airframes be made thus making for realism and putting some much needed funds in the pockets of CWH and the Panton brothers! Does Mr Jackson know that there is a substantial lump of Lincoln fuselage extant in the uk(North Coates)? That could be utilized for some close up Underbelly shots.Im waiting patiently to go and see this with my kids and help carry on the story of these brave men of 70 years ago.Do you think theyll use the same music? or will Adele be brought in?

ive seen some dedication in my time, but this guy takes the biscuit!

Classic air force

Whilst i was one of the first to ‘mouth off’ when i heard that Airbase was moving south, its good to see these airframes undercover and being re-assembld and looked after. Despite the southern location making it a bit much for a day out i will make the effort to go down during the summer, its such a shame that the colllection has been disjointed and that the Shackleton, Nimrod and to a certain extent the Dc-6 Diner couldnt join them in what appears to be a very modern airy environment. Good luck Mr Collett and crew and i hope you go on to aquire further airframes with view to flying them.Has the twin pin moved south yet?. I look forward to further reports and photos of the collection.