I find it interesting that, among all this wibble about how great the Mayans were with regard to astronomy, etc., no-one has mentioned one salient fact – That the Mayans failed to predict their own demise. :rolleyes:

My Remembrance Day was spent at the service held in the Nottinghamshire village of Screveton, where, in 1944, an Airspeed Oxford from Wymeswold and a Lancaster from Syerston collided over the village.

There are actually two services held there, one at the village church, followed by the other which is held at the memorial stone to the two aircrews.

Afterwards, we headed to Newark where the Lancaster’s bomb aimer, Pilot Officer David Winchester McRuer is at rest, and then to Burton-on-the-Wolds, where the Oxford’s Instructor is buried, Flight Lieutenant James Addison Hawkins.

Graham,
That be the one! :diablo:

Nice shots of the A4s; hope to get up there before they disappear back across the pond for the next few decades…

Don

Nowt wrong with that! Even though it’d upset the die hards no doubt 😀

Graham, speaking of die-hards, please feel free to quote my comment on NRM about those people! :D:diablo:

I collect various things. Mainly dust at the moment…:diablo:

Kev, I do hope that the results of your labours will be available in print one day.

What would your views be if for example a unknown collector had an aircraft of major historic value…. …or an airworthy type of aircraft which is the last known example left in the world and that includes static examples.

And they are stored in a Hanger/Container never to see daylight again for many many years.

Would you say they should belong in a Museum? Or should the collector keep them stored?

I suppose this is a bad time to mention my airworthy Stirling, Albemarle, Whitley and Whirlwind? :diablo:

I’m not letting anyone in my store to dribble over my Stirling…

Dammit, I thought mine was unique. :D:dev2:

Jim,

Agree with that.

TonyT,
Your joke very nearly resulted in a coffee/monitor incident! 😀