Mustangs? They’re ‘orses int they?! 😀

For me, avoiding RIAT has nothing to do with the airframe content generally or it’s no doubt very commendable charity aims-I simply don’t enjoy the huge scale of the thing, the massive traffic problems, the huge costs, the cesspit bogs, etc etc.

WW2 left overs indeed! :rolleyes:

Hmm, as an expert in such matters, I have to agree with our lovely Spitfire polisher there, looks like a black thong under the white strides. Tut!

Not sure if it’s the correct black thong to wear under that shade of white though, I’ll have to look it up in ‘Camoflage Schemes For Crumpet Vol 9’.

Got any more like this?!!! 😉

Many happy returns, Cattermole!

-Squadron Leader Rex, your new C.O.

😉

Yes, to be fair that does sound good, but I’m afraid the BIG shows just don’t do anything for me anymore, apart from leave me very skint, and then in a traffic jam for six hours…and just how many grey F-16’s can even a parrafin head appreciate?! 😮

I’ve sadly lost the pictures, but I used to have shots of Clive Du Cross’ wooden ‘Spitfire’ looking a bit sad after busting it’s gear and little 2-blade prop on arrival for Great Warbirds at Wroughton the one year.

Probably the little Badminton air day, early 90’s or so, a glorious sunny day at a tiny little tree surrounded airstrip, and all of a sudden a Lancaster that was looking twice as big as usual appears over the trees and does it’s display-it looked brill. 😉