I can’t wait for when they turn it over and see Massey Ferguson printed on it !

Anson WD413/G-BFIR again, photographed a couple of months earlier, in November 1989.

Very atmospheric. There is no mist quite like a Scottish mist !

413 did not ,I think ever belong to the collection, being owned by M Fraser, a British Midland captain. It did spend time at Dundee, and Arbroath, but was also known at Booker (1978-9) and Waltham. It was re-fabriced in about 1997, and went to a fly-in in Switzerland in its spiffy new colours, only to get shrapnelled by a biblical hail storm, and came home absolutely covered with black duct-tape. Oh dear !

Now with Classic Air Force as G-VROE.

Fantastic stuff, really captures the atmosphere.

It makes me wish that just for a season, one of the Spitfire operators would show one in really ‘ratty’ front-line condition, faded paint, scuffed to hell, oil stains, hand painted. It would really stand out from all the buffed show-room specimens.

Racing at Reno is still very much in the spotlight, and a lot of questions hang over the future of the event.

”Since the Galloping Ghost crash of 2011, the Air Races have been plagued with financial concerns and rumors about closing the doors.

In the last few months, Mike Houghton, RARA President, has been talking about this year’s event being in jeopardy if $500,000 was not raised by December 15th. Just in the nick of time, we were told the event is back on. This leaves many people wondering about the long term viability – and if this will continue to be a year to year endeavor.”

http://pylonplace.blogspot.co.uk/

A lovely account, Mark . Thanks for taking the trouble.

The Vintage Aircraft Club produces a great little mag, which would be a natural outlet for this, with a few photos to compliment.

No idea

Some very saturated tones in there, with bags of contrast. A bit of HDR perhaps ?

This will take you back..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ87ICmR-2k

Mind you, the DX tape was getting pretty worn out after 4 years of relentless warfare, and frankly, the quality suffered.

From outside of the installation in sounded a lot more mumbly and shrieky, a bit like an exorcism or a murder, or both!