The last airworthy Sunderland flying at the West Malling airshow in 1989.
Aaaaah … !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq8DI5jYb1E
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OK it’s not a flying-boat,but I came across this clip of a Vampire the other day and it’s an aeroplane I remember from my childhood so here it is …
Started the day at midnight with a romantic walk round the freezing streets of Southampton with my American boyfriend – got back to my room in halls at 4 a.m. to find my Portadyne record player still switched on from the previous evening’s party,red hot and about to catch fire.
Pub lunch,ploughman’s and half of cider ( total cost 15p ).
Girly tea in halls with birthday cake,followed by Chinese meal with boyfriend who proposed ( should have said yes ).
Happy days.
You’re welcome.
And here’s a little film of it –
It’s gorgeous,isn’t it.
I came across it on YouTube just before Christmas and was enthusing about it to my daughter and her boyfriend,who’s twenty-five.
He actually asked me,”What’s a flying-boat ?”
Young people these days know nothing.
Look, she’s a woman. We think differently, though snafu’s got the right idea.
The article says her brother was killed in an accident a few weeks before her husband died. That’s a lot to cope with in anyone’s life, and it only happened two years ago. I lost both parents within a fortnight two years ago, and I’m still feeling the effect today.
Chances are she’ll meet someone and they might have children together, but I think she’s right to hang on to the possibility of having her late husband’s children.
There is no doubt that the many contributions that Kev has made to the forum over the years have been extremely valuable and I am sure any future contributions will be equally so.
Thanks everyone who’s contributed so far, and this is exactly what he needs to hear.
Kev’s problems, while enough to make a grown man weep, aren’t for public discussion unless he decides so. ( Does that sound a bit rude ? It’s not intended to be ).
What amazed me was hearing him say that he thinks his contribution here has been worthless, and he genuinely meant it. How low must he be to feel like that ?
I hope he reads this and will be encouraged to feel that he, and his presence here, are valued by many people.
Twenty-four hours late, but this flying surprise made my day yesterday.
Beautiful shot. I went to see them on Friday and the scale of them is already breathtaking. I’ll try to see them again when all 888,246 are in place.
Beautiful shot. I went to see them on Friday and the scale of them is already breathtaking. I’ll try to see them again when all 888,246 are in place.
All right, I’ll amend not technically brilliant to ” not technical at all “. I can point and shoot and tinker with the image a bit. That’s it. Anything else, including your question,is beyond me. Sorry.
( I’m an old dear,actually ).
Twenty-four hours late, but this flying surprise made my day yesterday.