I wish you all the best for tomorrow, Damien and Catherine 🙂

Becka

P.S. Personally, I can’t think of a better place to get married than Duxford (having got married there myself!)

Snapper…well I’ve got nothing else planned for Saturday, so yes, I can do Saturday…let me know a time

(BTW, I did try to send you an e-mail to thank you for the CD but not sure if you got it, if you didn’t, thanks for the CD…still working on the story…had to start again due to p*** computer dying at home…grrrrrrrrrr!)

Ashley

Great pics, thanks 🙂

Now, what the hell are those things in pic 5???

Ashley

Originally posted by DOUGHNUT
CAS wrote “the IWM security team is also the fire cover at duxford”

Maybe the wording ‘security team’ is misleading, it implies someone who walks around the hangars at night with a guard dog and a touch, or perhaps someone who reads a newspaper while watching a CCTV monitor.

Surely Duxford Airfield firecrews are not permanently stationed at the top of a greasy pole ready to react to an aircraft emergency 24/7/365 as stated by Ashley. If so could the money spent on such an ‘over the top’ service be diverted to the maintenance of the exhibits within the museum.

DOUGHNUT

The Security team and firecrew are the same people…they are trained to do both jobs…every day there will be two teams of Security Officers on site – 1 team will be concentrating on security matters, the other team on fire duty…at least one Fire engine is kept on a ready state of alert 24/7 and the crews are all ready for action…

I am sorry if you think this service is “over the top”…I can think of a few guys who have been most grateful to our “boys” and I am sure they would join me in disagreeing with you.

Ashley

Right…this is the only post I am going to make about the accident other than my initial reaction earlier in the thread…

Although I agree with YAK11 fan that this is not the place to have this debate, I have this to say…

Originally posted by Midway
The ‘security team’ are trained to operate fire appliances and to rescue crew from burning wrecks are they? I wonder what the Fire Brigades Union have to say about that. As we heard so often last year, fire fighting is a specialised job carried out by firemen.

And you would know this how??? Do you work at Duxford? Do you see these guys day in day out? Do you know what training they have? Well obviously I guess not…

Each and every member of our fire team is a fully fledged fireman…they are fully trained to CAA standards to cope with emergencies like this…and have done on several occasions…

Don’t you DARE assume they are not fully trained and start talking about Fire Brigade Unions…Get the FACTS then comment…

Secondly…

Originally posted by Midway

The crew were very lucky there was no fire as this was a landing over two hours after the emergency services had stood down when the airfield closed at 6pm…

Again…check your facts before posting, please…we have trained staff equipped to deal with emergencies on site 24/7/365

Thirdly…

Originally posted by Learning Slowly

The rumour I heard has been confirmed by another unofficial rumour that she did indeed hit the fence and motorway bank which ripped off one undercarriage leg and on landing after swinging through 90 degrees the other collasped as well.

The following text is taken from the Director’s Office intended for the people of Duxford:

It appears that the aircraft suffered an engine problem on approach to the motorway end of the airfield, clipped the bank between the motorway and the end of the runway and crash landed on the airfield.

This pretty much coincides with what you have stated…although it is only the two men who were on board who know exactly what happened, it seems as though the rumour you have heard is pretty much what happened…

Finally…

Originally posted by Cas…

firstly the IWM security team is also the fire cover at duxford and as such were aware of out of hours flying activities

and as usual reacted in their usual fast and efficent manor to a well rehearsed plan and we all appreciate their efforts

Thank you for this Cas…I am sure “the boys” would only be too pleased to read this…

Ashley

Cannot believe this…I just happened to look out of the spare bedroom window last night and saw the Blenheim flying past coming in to land at Duxford…next I know, I hear it has crash landed.

Very relieved to hear those on board are ok, and I gather from sources the plane is repairable, but don’t expect to see it on the circuit for a little while.

Ashley

Originally posted by AlexisLambert
Yak 11, as you obviously recognised me i wish you had made yourself known to me as the bloke i thought was you wasn’t and i wasn’t sure of 2 other guys being you, sorry that may sound bad but i’m ****e at remembering faces i don’t see on a regular basis.

Oh good…it’s not just me who does that at airshows and things…”hi, are you so and so?” “no” “aah..sorry…my mistake” and then scuttle off…

A

Hehe ~peering at my last post~…my first moderated post :p

Back to the original topic of this thread…can anyone remind me which James Bond film G-OTAF appears in? I know she’s in the opening sequence of one, but cannot remember which…

A