Would have hoped the Kennet Seafire – also Breightons Buchon – nice photo op for the two P-47s on the pan – question when were 2 P-47s last seen on the flightline at DX?

(Actually I imagine when IWMs was moved to AAM but not sure!)

TT

Breighton Buchon might be touch and go – it’s still only on a CAA test ticket and as of last Sunday, still had six weeks on it, which is why it never turned a cog at the Radial Fly-In at Breighton. They’re hoping to get it there but when we quizzed one of the guys with THAT question (“Will it be at……?”) the answer was “it’s booked but then again, it’s been booked for the last three years………”

It may be a case that quite a few people, apart from the football aspect, are wanting to claim back national identity. It’s quite noticable, whilst travelling around disused airfield sites just how many of the tiny rural settlements have gardens, with flag poles, flying either the Union Flag OR more often, the Flag of St George – and that seems to be at any time of the year. In fact, there seemed to be more flags out in the sticks, as it were than in the larger towns (until the build up to a certain international kick around began).

Personally, I wouldn’t fly one (doubtless a PC neighbour would complain!) but it certainly brightens out neighborhood up!

Clearly not shown on BBC North – we had ‘Trauma’, which is what I’m having now sseing as I’ve missed what sounded like a b****y good prog!. Bet it doesn’t circulate the regions! Bah. 😡

The Lancaster is certainly R5868 (S ‘Sugar’) and judging by the amount of bomb symbols on the nose, it must be close to the end of the war. The other photo is certainly a Halifax with with an H2S radome under the fuselage (a GH formation leader?). Unfortunately, the squadron codes seem to have been censored out (although nowing me I’m probably missing something). What Mk. Halibag carried H2S? I can’t remember of the top of my head and it’s been a long day! Pity the fins aren’t visible as any formation stripes would have been partly useful for ID. Might have narrowed it down a bit.

Definitely look like it’s worth the trip up from Sheffield. Must have it arranged! Cheers for the photos.

I do have at least three Farnboroughs on tape (including at least one with good old Raymond Baxter) though they aren’t as early as the ones mentioned above. They’re mainly mid-eighties, although I did manage to catch the 1990 one today whilst sifting through the old VHS stuff. The presenter was Noel Edmonds, so I’ll let you all make you’re own minds up! I’ve a couple of Biggins, again from the same period.

Having just rediscovered the delights of the old tapes, after acquiring a working video, after a number of years without one, I’d forgotten what my late father and myself actually did tape back then. Some pretty obscure documentaries, too.

I wholeheartedly agree, the Beeb should be encouraged to release this lot on DVD. I think there’d be a captive market just from these forums alone! Who do we petition? Is it BBC Enterprises?

Some sort of Junkers or Heinkel prototype? When’s it date from?