HB-HOT a genuine Ju52 arrived at White Waltham at 17:00 and is covered up for a nightstop.

Thanks for that, I must have mis-read the time! It made a lovely sound as it passed overhead through the murk.

Regards,

Dan

Swordfish battling sideways in a gale with a Sea King on its tail, passed over West Wickham towards Biggin Hill around 7:20pm.

Regards,

Dan

They were on the Sky F1 coverage – was a very pleasant surprise. They also had a parachutist trailing the Stars and Stripes.

I can’t recall a heritage flypast when the Grand Prix was at Indianapolis?

Regards,

Dan

Kent Spitfire TA805 doing a lovely victory roll before landing at Biggin Hill at 1330hrs this afternoon.

Regards,

Dan

RIP Flt Lt Egging, Red 4 🙁

The fact that the last RAFAT fatality was way back in 1971 makes it all the more shocking. My thoughts are with his family, friends and the whole Red Arrows team.

Dan

I think we all know that it is because the current owners (actually it is on lease from the London Borough of Bromley) don’t want to inconvenience their ultra rich business jet customers.

I think the plan to restore the E-Pens and huts on the east side of the airfield are long overdue, but I question how easy it will be to visit them because at the moment there is no public access to that side of the airfield. You can’t even access the old South Camp any more, so it will be interesting to see how they let people visit the east side and when.

I note in one of the local papers the shopowners in the area are saying it is a bad idea because it will reduce their trade.

Regards,

It was a good display by the BBMF at Chartwell, followed later by the ARCo Buchon and Spitfire Mk1 AR213 doing a mock dog fight to the music from Battle of Britain.

Hopefully they will do more concerts like that at Chartwell 🙂

Regards,

Dan