Maybe we could include 8th Air Force bases in East Anglia, as it would be interesting to know which of those is the most complete. ‘Airfields of the Eighth’ ( book) is now 30 years old, and what looked intact in 1978 may well be obliterated now.

I believe some of the land owners have made efforts to conserve the sites.

One of the lots is the remains of a Bristol Bulldog ( a possible candidate for an airworthy restoration?)

The auction house state that there was a Bulldog crash at Kenley on 14/12/31. Seeing as it is probably the single most significant date in the Bader biography, you might imagine that they would know he actually crashed at Woodley.

In itself, this is just another error, but sloppy attention to detail perpetuates more errors, which over time become new ‘facts’, if left unchecked.

Going by the design of the lamp standards, I would say that photo was taken in Redbourn.

I too read the occassional FlyPast, though I now consider Key publishing’s premier service is the provision of this forum. As a PFA/LAA member I get the mag every month.

Pilot has lost its ‘soul’ since JG let it go, and is no longer funny/bitchy/ controversial or very interesting any more. I think i have read too many flight tests in my time, and now find most of them pretty dull. However, there are a few really worthwhile authors around, and anything by Brian Lecomber is worth reading.

For news, gossip, info, everything is online a month before it hits the news stands. Having once avidly consumed 4/5 titles a month, I now get just one by default, and on the others can save £4 (10 minutes fuel in a Cub!) , dont have to find the time to read it, and don’t have to make space to store it.

I feel the sun is setting on magazines of this kind, and doubt they can remain profitable in the longer term, especially if the GA ‘industry’ contracts in line with present trends and declining numbers of PPL holders.

The internet is a huge free-for-all, but unfortunately it is the ‘free’ aspect which may spell an end to the availability of contemporary aviation based articles. Though the mags do not pay writers very well, most contributors to the internet get nothing at all, which is not much incentive to knock out two thousand well-crafted words.

Having said all that, the mags have never looked better, and all the colour printing, good paper and decent design makes for an attractive product if you are in the mood.

‘He’ was a she, ie Monique Agazatian, who later operated an outfit flying Rapides at Heathrow in the 50’s, before the whole place got too big and busy.

She then ran a flight simulator business at Booker for many years, retiring in the mid 80’s or thereabouts. I think she is no longer with us.

We did this a year or two ago, so should all be in the archives.

In short they are dispersed,- some crashed , like the parasol Fokker, the S5 replica, the D7 (I think), Robin Bowes Triplane but the Camel is at Yeovilton, another Middle Wallop. That is all I can remember OTTOMH.

Greetings from a fellow Cub driver!

Interesting rear glazing you have there, not quite J3 but not L4 either. Some local mod I imagine.