The problem with Bengals is that they are very aggressive and will attack other cats in the area, to a point of entering other cats’ houses to fight. They will actually kill other cats! My sister has a constant battle to stop a local bengal savaging her cats. Check the breed out on Google before getting one!

Last time I saw one flying was at Southend in about 1968 when it hovered in a strong breeze over the railway line. I think the pilot’s name was Marmol?

I gather that this Hurricane was based for a while at Dundfold? If it was then its the same Hurricane that we used to watch as children belting over the treetops and fields around our Rudgwick house in the late 60’s. I well recall the mass exodus from inside that the first hint of the merlin caused. I think it was treated much more harshly back then as it was louder lower and faster than it’s (understandably) flown today. I have mixed feelings about the colour scheme, part of me thinks that they should be kept as original as possible but what better way to pay tribute to former squadrons and pilots? I gather that Biggin Hill’s Hurricane has just been repainted as Pete Brothers P2962. I remain undecided.

Back in the ’60’s that was the only Hurricane that was airworthy. Yes it was based at Dunsfold as part of Hawker Siddeley’s collection of historic aircraft.
If you want original, perhaps it should return to its blue civil scheme as G-AMAU?:love-struck:[ATTACH=CONFIG]232833[/ATTACH]
This was what it was like in the early 1970’s at Biggin Hill. Sorry for quality, but it scanned slide fresh!

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I hope his plans go well. The Biggin shows were one of the things I looked forward to in the 1960’s & ’70’s. I doubt if we will see a Lincoln on the flight line again then, or a display by a Court Lines Tristar… Happy days.

There was a Cessna 172 flying around the Mansfield Nottingham area, for a considerable period of time the other day. The engine note was very subdued and not unlike a Rotax engined machine even when it was climbing with obvious power changes. Question, is this an experimental installation and where might it be flying from? What engine? Anyone know.

John

There was something Cessnaish droning around here. near Bedford last week. That also had a subdued engine note that didn’t sound like a silenced Lycoming or Continental. If anything it sounded more like the diesels fitted in Diamonds. As I’m not far from Cranfield, I would guess it’s something they are playing with at the college.

He has a couple of aircraft advertised for sale …

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