I’m all for recognising the efforts that some people have done for this country, but I dont agree with renaming airports like the USA seems to do. First of all, its bloody confusing, and unless you know that George Best comes from Belfast, you’ll never know where George Best International is! Thirdly, where will it all end? Secondly, just when you get used to a name, the ******s then change it again…..

Robin Hood International (not a lot to do with Robin Hood), London-Lydd International (nowhere near London – a HUGE 51nm away in fact), Liverpool-John Lennon International (Why not Cilla Black, or Jimmy Tarbuck, or Ken Dodd, Derek Hatton or any one of a 1000 squeaky scousers who are/were popular)…….

Anyone any more wacky suggestions? How about Lands End/St Just/Pirates of Penzance International for starters? Or Stapleford/London(Chav) International….

And is it true that Halfpenny Green was changed to Wolverhampton Business Airport because the owner was a West Bromwich Albion fan and wanted WBA as the NDB ident? :rolleyes:

Whilst I understand the need for adequate head protection, I think Paul Stone looks a bit out of place wearing a modern flying Helmet in a WW2 Hurricane…….An American Flying helmet at that!!!

I think the Turb team were also there in 1996. Great show, got a warning from the then CAA display inspector for low flying! 😮

Great quote from Red Barchetta, Growler

‘Twas Brendan O’Brien and Celia Kench, who both presented ‘Flightline’ for satellite TV. Despite Brendan’s over enthusiasm and dodgy fashions, he sure is a good pair of hands in the cockpit of most things…..ooo er Mrs! 😀

And yes, he was the original truck top landing pilot in a Super Cub (1980s), before Dave Evans & Martin Carrington did it in the late 1990s 😎

If Doug’s relatives are as secretive as he was, I wish you luck!

PS. His son lives in Monaco (or did)

I despair sometimes at the gullability of some people. Maybe this is a good time to bring up the

Nah. I’ll get me coat……………….. :rolleyes:

PS. Who is paying Dr Robert’s Salary? Or is he giving his expert project management skills free of charge?

PPS. Is it the same Dr Robert who was in the 1980s band, The Blow Monkeys?

Why, oh why does TVOC still give out ‘optimistic’ press releases, only to then threaten to sell it to the States if a sponsor can’t be found? Surely a company with a project manager of Dr Plemings calibre should have foreseen just how much money it would take to get it airworthy again? And just which commercial sponsor would take on such a huge money pit such as XH558, only to find that Airshow Organisers wil not pay much for any large jet, even a Vulcan!?

And throughout this, innocent people have been giving hard earned cash to ‘keep a Vulcan in the air’ Shades of the ‘Keep Concorde Flying’ mob me thinks..

Sell it to the States, and at least we may see it fly again……I fear if it stays here, it will only leave Brunty in several groundborne crates 🙁

Can someone confirm that it was a 7-seater when operated by Southend Corporation? I don’t think I dreamt it!

Indeed it was, and I think the picture posted by Albert Ross is actually at Southend (railway, houses etc)