It seems that they have permission to land on the Golf Course at Clifden, near to the bog where the first flight returned to earth.

What an incredible flight to attempt in an 80 year old design, I cannot think of anything to compare. Even the WW11 era bombers and fighters that have flown the Atlantic in recent times have done it by the northern route, with relatively short hops.
Mustn’t forget Maurice Kirk, who has done some huge ocean flights in his Cub.

My understanding is that it will move to Oxford (close to Vacher Towers ) later in the season.

Ben, I do not discriminate against any particular age group, and accept without hesitation the worthy and admirable qualities in many of the ‘younger generation’.

But you can not dispute that many of the most visible problems are those most perpetuated by (say) under 25 year olds- I give you vandalism, graffiti , mugging , joy-riding, annoying ring-tones, talking loudly in libraries, carelessly-pressed trousers etc, etc.

As people get older, they usually have more of a stake in society, with families and jobs, and are less likely to have the time or the energy for petty misdemeanours. Naturally, there are always exceptions, and there will always be nasty, loony, vindictive people of any age.

The comforting reality is that all generations moan about the younger ones, but somehow most of the ‘youngsters’ come good, settle-down, and so the cycle continues.

It is just that so many of the ‘yoof’ you see around now, seem so slack-jawed and completely intellectually bankrupt, you fear they can never be anything else.

There is huge sector of society, mainly young (but not exclusively) , a sort of sub-working class who have grown up fearing nothing, having learnt that no matter how appalling their behaviour, there will be few unpleasant consequences, and furthermore, the state will provide all their needs, in terms of housing and low-level subsistance. What they don’t have, they can steal, and not being troubled by the need to work, they can keep busy with recreational crime, drug abuse and indiscriminate breeding.

This is what you get when you have abandoned all responsibility and all ambition.

The peculiar-looking Charles Church Spit was the TR1X PT462 (from memory), which appeared in a sort of blue and white camouflage scheme, perhaps derived from his company ‘house’ colours.

Now re-imported back from Florida, it is based in north Wales, and looks much better.

I am not sure the poster dates from the war, the font used in the title looks too modern. The site as a whole seems surprisingly intact. Is there much left of the airfield ?

Oooh eck, that weather looks a bit thick. I was quite happy to remain on four wheels today, but ‘jolly good show’ to all the flyers.