617 Squadron is once again at full strength. George ‘Johnny’ Johnson is with his mates. Let the party begin.

Blue skies good Sir.

Old Towzer.

Ouch! that looks to be an expensive repair, if indeed it can be repaired? Looking at the amount of damage to the wing, and the rippling to the fuselage skin, its not going to be a quick job.  

My son and I went on Saturday, and had a lovely day. Warm and sunny, but windy. Thankfully this didn’t stop the flying. 

All credit to the organisers, they did an absolutely brilliant job and put on a terrific little show. There was no queuing to get in, and very little to get out at the end of the day. It took us about 10 minutes, that’s all. 

The staff on the gates, and around the airfield were really friendly and helpful. Very good and informative commentary along with great views of the flight line and flying displays.

BertMk2, was right about the three Hurricanes, and three Spitfires in formation. A fine sight indeed. The Spits and Hurricanes, were all well and good, and always grab the spotlight. However for me the highlight was watching the venerable old C47 ‘Pegasus’, being put through her paces. She might be getting on in years, but then aren’t we all? But she put on a fine display and not just once. 

She was up and down all afternoon, either flying solo, or in formation with Sally B, or with a gaggle of Harvard’s. Great stuff. 

Here a few photos. 

On the subject of  G-IRTY, here she is. Taken at Headcorn last year.

Old Towzer.

520mph on 3 engines????? really!!

Sadly no flying at all yesterday (Sunday) due to the weather. In the end, the  show organisers took the decision to cancel the show at 3.00pm.

However in a lovely gesture the organisers have said on their website, that anyone who attended the show on Sunday would get free entry into next years show. Well done the them.

Another nice gesture was a mass taxi by the attending Spitfires. Ok, they could get off the ground, but at least the crowds were able to see and hear them moving. This was greatly appreciated and really lifted the spirits. So a huge thank you to all the pilots and ground crews who made this happen. 

As for the silver Spitfire, well in my opinion its by far one of the nicest Spitfire flying.  Even in the cold grey mist that covered Headcorn, it still looked absolutely stunning!!

A sad day for Biggin Hill. I was in the valley when the A26 crashed right in front of me. Not a nice thing to see, or the aftermath. 

Old Towzer.