I wouldn’t consider going to any airshow these days in the car – I always go on my motorbike. I was out of East Kirkby on Sunday within ten minutes.

I believe that all Lancasters were capable of having dual controls fitted but during the war non ever did so for operational reasons as already discussed.

Wrong link I think (unless I’m missing some obscure joke!!).

Hmm, that’s a bit of a sweeping statement. Up here in Norfolk, strategies are being sought to keep small schools open owing to falling rolls, and we have no shortage of land on which to build housing.

What we really need is to find a way to make the nation less centred on London and the home counties, which in this day and age should not only be possible, but relatively simple.

Bruce

I’m in the west midlands and all the local authorities around here have large shortfalls in their housing provision hence they are tending to approve schemes that would have been rejected a few years ago (I work for an architects practice).

I’m not even going to take my camera Moggy. As you say you’d miss the reality of seeing the aircraft and just end up taking the same rubbish shot as 5000 others will get.

I like to see well presented information boards about each aircraft with information about the actual aircraft I’m looking at. Laminated A4 bits of paper that have been rain soaked don’t really say to me that the exhibits are being cared for.
I visited my local museum on Sunday even though I’ve been there many times. I feel I’m helping them along by paying my £3 to look around. There were lots of helpers around but very few information boards in place. Only the “star” aircraft were receiving any attention with many of the others looking little better than derelicts.

If anyone is interested!

http://s56.photobucket.com/user/rockhopperst4/library/Proctor%20VH-BQR