hi vix

well after reading the last 6 pages of doom and gloom dont she look good in her old new colours,

If ya do retire and i hope not we will grow old gracefully together

the new colour scheme is something else

the other seavixen

I use your name with pride

flypast fury

Well I didnt get an invite to the big flypast or the the marching Ill be a quiet member of the public (now) watching all my friends fly by,
A long time ago I was in the RAF funny 25 yrs actually on a lil island in
the South Atlantic called Ascension, and I looked after aircraft from the Navy and RAF and how id like to see them in the sky again,

Hope fully 558 will be there if not they should hang their heads in shame the powers that be shes a beautiful lady.

And we should have some sort of Harrier there even if just painted for the day in the old school colours.

I lost friends both human and machine in that fiasco, long live the Falklnnds and the sheep who live on her.

Sorry for the flipancy but its the way I feel.

Vixen

great great grandad possibly one more back even or 2 survivor of rourkes drift,
great great uncle was on carpathia when picked up titanic survivors
grandad navy great war and army second war was a dunkirk survivor(mothers side)
grandad fathers side ship wright wasnt allowed to fight
father also ship wright and home guard, was sent down to coventry after the raids,
mother caulker/riviter in swan hunters shipyard newcastle
me Royal Airforce now retired
partner ex aussie army
son in Air cadets and younger son joining army cadets
fair old history there and continuing
seavixen88/christine

memories

Now it started I want to take the gran kid (luckily hes 3) down to York to see the railway museum then down to the imperial war museum to see the airplanes seems to be a look what granma did in the Falklands and the 1st gulf fiasco session comming up soon

seavixen88/christine

Duchess of Sutherland mmmm

Fun ny you mention a Locomotive and memories come flooding back, Grandpa used to work at Heaton Junction just outside Newcastle, and when i was a youngster we used to go on a Saturday morning and play in the locos, Grandad used to clean out the boilers and ash pans great job (not) but i can always remember the Mallard, flying Scotsman and several others Sir Nigel was a favorite as well, being my adventure playground many years ago, I missed the Duchess today but hopefully ill see her in the future mmmm great memories 🙂

Sad news about a wonderful man very talented very shy a fantastic partnership, we will miss you Mr. B