A flypast was happening in the Guildford area around 14:50 listening to Farnborough radar. There was a formation of 6 Chipmunks from the north lead by G-HAPY which I saw in the distance. This joined up with another of Tigermoth G-AXBW and two Chipmunks from Frensham Pond strip and these were joined by Chipmunk G-BXDH from Farnborough. Presumed to be south/east of Guildford, waiting for the larger formation to come back this way.

Excellent selection of photos. i would say they were pretty much all taken at the original Croydon airport pre 1928 and perhaps Hendon. The last photo of the Blackburn Kangaroo will be crossing from.to Beddinton or Waddon sides of the original airport.

If thats the case the Varsity looks like becoming tin cans. Hardly a rare type in preservation in the first place. The AAC1 is of more interest IMHO, a key aircraft type in the development of air bourne forces and commercial aviation. I wonder if a genuine Junkers example would have been treated differently? Perhaps the Avenger could be repainted in FAA scheme and then would be considered more appropriate?
Personally there would be several aircraft I would ditch before these. i would start with the Saudi Strikemaster, Mi-24, CF-100 and one of the F-4’s. Or are they just trying to clear the contents of hangar 5 minus the Ambassador?!

Would have attended this but it had zero advertising, shame.

Im making an educated guess on this one so may be a little way out? The likes of the Job, and Aisa for a start never had a UK certification when new. This was the problem the Bolkow 207 initially had in the UK I think? There were several kept on the D- reg for some time.
The other issue would be product support, i.e approved mods, maintenance schedule and spares. I guess there would be none for either type so the aircraft would have to have a LAA permit.LAA permits for factory built aircraft have been a problem when flying outside the UK but I think EASA is sorting that out? Remember almost all European permits are only issued to homebuilt aircraft.

So basically it is down to paperwork. For instance there are many European designs of microlight that are not UK certificated because of the cost, hopefully EASA will sort this out?

Olympics will be very busy for VIP’s and bizjets. Stansted is likely to be the main port of call for VIP’s. I have heard the two days before the opening ceremony will be the busiest for these. Many aircraft will then be dispersed to other airports like BHX, EMA etc. Farnborough, Biggin, Luton, Northolt etc will see plenty of bizjets. There are many designated Olympic airfields but how many will see anything is just guesswork.
The busiest days at LHR will be the two days after the close. I guess we will see a few extra widebodies on those days?

Yeovilton in recent years has been an excellent show. It is generally a good mix of flying with several piston warbirds (P-51, BBMF, Sea Fury, Seafire), a few classic jets (Vulcan, Hunters,Sea Vixen), plus modern fast jets and the finale of the commando helicopter assault. There is a varied static lineup and a vintage fly-in in the morning. Never had any problems with traffic and the site is spacious compared to Duxford. Only draw backs are the crowd line is quite short and it is south facing.
I guess it all depends on what you wan’t to see? Britain is blessed with so many great shows from the genteel 100 year old aircraft at Shuttleworth to the noisy giant that is Fairford. Kemble may be another option with most shows there held on the south side.

Would be a great reference if each pdf was was not restricted to just one month from the ORB. The ORB’s I have looked at vary in content from squadron to squadron depending on the compilers enthusiasm for the job! It is a good idea for those a long way from Kew but its still cheaper for me to make the trip up there.