It’s the comments in the first three posts rather than the memorial as such which bother me.

No one is trying to perpetuate hatred, nore do I revel in the destruction of German cities however it is deeply offensive that this politician claims her Countrymen the right to denigh our war dead a memorial. By refusing this memorial it suggests that Bomber command were War criminals, and this is offensive and arrogant. The population of Dresden were not victims of bomber command but of their own polititions, who like it or not were wideley suported by the vast majority of the population.

I also have a little wartime charger with a JAP engine you may have noticed it. Its been stood in my shed for years and i guess its nbot been started in decades, put petrol in it the iother day and it fired first pull. After a quick clean of the brushes it pushed out 9 amps with variable voltage between 10 and 40 it can charge all our batteries.
We have had trouble starting after ten runs.
This little motor is started plugged in and the engine fires instantly every time 🙂

We arrived lunch time on Friday and so avoided the traffic. I found it an extremely well organised show and the line up was superb with a few extra practice runs on the Friday. The RAF even sorted out some AV Gass when ours ran low they could not do enough for us and i really enjoyed myself along with the rest of the team.
Saw the Vulcan both days and although its not really my thing it looked majestic. The Typhoon really is a rocket machine and the display with the Spit was superb although their last pass looked a little close for comfort.
I understand the B of B flight Lanc cancelled on Sunday due to the wind which I can witness was a bit of a hooley. If we didnt have a big lump up front i would have been worried the spit would have got air borne.
My highlight is evident from the pictures :D:D:D and seeing a big smile on Benyboys face.

Looks amazing how do take the wings on and off and transport it?

Looks like Spitfire part number to me 346 = Spitfire MKI Merlin II
08 = Bottom outer main planes

Thats a valid question. Everything is heavily over engineered the engine mount was designed by a race car engineer using maths. The hub attachment is also hugely over engineered 1/4 inch steel plate and 5mm 2inch box bracing, the prop is very light whilst being very strong. Its weighs a fraction of the real thing and you can stop it with your hand at low revs. Although it appears quite realistic it has nothing like the force behind it of the real thing.
We have risk assesments and strict procedures including checks prior to every engine run. Along with 8 hr, weekly and monthly.
The hydraulic by pass valve assertains the power that goes to the prop no matter how hard the engine revs. We have tested the prop to over 600 rpm without losing a blade. In public the prop spins at betwwen 60 and 80 RPM.
of coarse in Queens square we had a full H&S inspection and passed with flying colours.