I was standing right up by the merins being ground run and shooting them as they come over the hedge.

Sorry Ollie but now I’m a tad confused by your statement above… You went on to say in a further post that you witnessed the “static engine runs” – so what exactly do you mean by shooting them as they come over the hedge?
Were they static / were they fitted to and flown on an aircraft or what?
Sorry to say but you are attracting ridicule by your statements written presumably in a little haste..
As before, some of us have tried to persuade you to carefully check your posts for typos / grammar / accuracy etc to try and help you – but now you are up to your old tricks mate… 🙁

Blimey Kev – you must have reached ancient years if your self pity is anything to go by….. :diablo:
Hopefully you get to enjoy your ripe old years of….. oh whatever they are……lol
Pity I haven’t been able to get to the Museum of late – otherwise some serious ribbing would have been the order of the day…

Don’t worry – I’m sure next year the ENTIRE museum will make an effort to commemorate another milestone in yer life….:eek: 😮

(Now I’m retreating back into my hidey hole….lol)

PS:
Happy Birthday 😀

Yes.. really good question indeed!

Did the obvious google, and found what I assume to be a non-genuine sign (enamel gift type), but looks so good it shoudl have been the fore-runner to the jet type we are more familiar with… 😀

Watched it too – found it very moving. Very well made even with the CGI effects. Hope that there are more programmes coming like this to remind folk what happened 20 years ago… I was just a frustrated airman who wanted to be there but was not qualified on suitable aircraft types at the time….

I ‘chickened out’ from a chance to fly in one of the Marlborough Pitts Specials during a practise for one of our annual air displays at Brawdy back in the 80’s 😡
Then, once I had arrived at Gutersloh on a short detachment also from Brawdy, me and a colleague were awaiting the arrival of 2 of our resident JP4’s which we were to look after – and which included flying with them to another base whilst there; only to find that sadly one of ours had crashed in Wales and the detachment was cancelled. Crew were ok, but JP wasn’t 🙁
So all the preparation including medical and getting fitted out for flying kit was in vain….. 🙁

Never mind – all the other oppurtunities made up for it 😀

A very very sad loss indeed….

I wish I could have met the great man… my enthusiasm with the Hawker Hunter made me very respectful of Neville Duke…

My condolences to his family

I thought the point was – WHAT sponsor?
From what I’ve been reading, it’s being repainted into naval colours, flown off to Yeovilton, and then returned to be kept outside back at Bournemouth for storage…. all a bit gut wrenching and with no light at the end of the tunnel as far as return to airshow work so far…..