A friend who went reckoned it was worth the admission price just to catch up with Leonard Cohen – 70-something and still had the audience in the palm of his hand.
Frightening how quickly the target went down. I had a cousin who was on HMS Matabele and apparently she went down in a minute or so when she was torpedoed in arctic waters. Suddenly makes a family story more chillingly real – I gather there were only a couple of survivors and I can see why.
Frightening how quickly the target went down. I had a cousin who was on HMS Matabele and apparently she went down in a minute or so when she was torpedoed in arctic waters. Suddenly makes a family story more chillingly real – I gather there were only a couple of survivors and I can see why.
First time I’ve ever had a airborne plane bust out of the frame even with the zoom at maximum (28mm) wide angle!
Decisions decisions…should I use the Fuji in still or movie mode? In the end I went for movie – it’s surprisingly good quality, easily as good as Super-8mm film (remember that?) and had no regrets. If I can work out how to lift stills from WMP I’ll post a shot from Liverpool.
To answer BSG-75’s question, I believe it was June 1970 she last flew. It was only a few months ago, by cross-referencing information on the Internet and my own notes, that I came to realise I did actually see her on this final (so far) flight.
She overflew the Bath Blues Festival (a Glastonbury precursor) en route to Hullavington. The cloud of less-than-legal smoke hanging over the site must surely have been detectable even at Just Jane’s altitude!
If anyone seems me on the mound at the approach to Liverpool, say hello…thick mop of grey hair, specs, 50-something trying to pretend he’s still 25, 6ft 1, blue jacket, chubby teenage lad in tow…
Napier Deltic diesel used by British Railways owed a lot to the Junkers Jumo diesel with its opposed pistons. However, Napier did have a pre-war licence from Junkers, so maybe it doesn’t count as something borrowed/seized from the Germans postwar.
Great pictures, and I wish I’d been there. Can’t be in two places at once, though.
What gives with the almost-but-not-quite WW2 camouflage on the Hawk – or have I missed something?
If it wasn’t for your friend being convinced that it had wing-mounted engines, I’d go for the Sentinel as Raytheon’s UK base is at Broughton, maybe about 5 miles away.
Most biographies I have read of Luftwaffe pilots tend to use ‘Emil’ or ‘Gustav’ as the common term for the 109
These are from the German phonetic alphabet. E=Emil, G=Gustav etc. Hence the long-nosed Fw190 was the Dora.
Anyone know if the Fw190A was the Anton? And what was the Bf109D called? Two doras could be confusing!
Not much I can add to what’s already been said, but to anyone like me growing up in the 60s with a burning interest in aviation he was a much-valued guide. I’m sure you must miss him terribly. RIP.
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