Why cant you spotters & photographers just chill out and accept what you get.. If you don’t like it, vote with your feet & don’t bother turning up next year! 😡 As somebody has already said, probably 90% of people (Your average man-in-the-street and his kids) went home totally satisfied after seeing some nice hardware flying.

I am a spotter AND a photographer (and very serious about both) and I went
home very happy after Saturdays display. I had a fantastic day, got some great photos (including some period shots including Actors in period dress) and enjoyed some of the best historic flying in the world. 🙂 🙂

HOWEVER…..

I am now outraged 😡 at your appalling attitude to the public who pay to go in to see you and your aeroplane(s). Yes, I know you need to do pre-flight and other checks. Yes, they should not be rushed. I am patient and can wait for my photos. I realise that other people can be impatient (why not just just ignore them) but remember that enthusiasts, including photographers and spotters, are the people that CARE that the raritys were there. Your 90% probably would have had just as good a day without the Polikarpov or P39.

If you have that much of a problem with enthusiasts then maybe YOU should not bother turning up next year!! Unless you’re ‘Sir’ Grey (which I doubt as he clearly organises the show to bring enthusiasts in) then there’s plenty of other aeroplanes to go around owned/operated by people appreciate their audience!!

Willow 😡

I seem to remember the aeroplane in the US being registered N12EJ and being up for sale in an airworthy condition a couple of years ago. It is the original G-AFTL as opposed to the example at Legends which was originally G-AGTL although both ARE original Cotton aircraft.

Willow

Yep – theres still at Meteor at a garage in hastings – been there years now but they really look after it

Confirmed!! I finally caught up with it in April. I was suprised to find it looking so good. Glad it is though. It’s a T7 which is quite a rare mark these days (although no doubt somebody will prove me wrong).
If my memory is correct it has wing tanks on it, not many preserved Meteors do (although, yet again, somebody is bound to prove me wrong)
Sadly, all my local Rover garage has outside it is new Rovers!!

Willow

Fair enough 🙂

The Gladiator is a fairly simple one anyway. I imagine that MH434 would be much more tricky (oh no, what have I started now 😮 )

Cheers

Willow

It took me years to realise why N2308 in particular was represented when the Gladiator was in camo.

2308 is 8032 backwards (from L8032 and K8032). Dur!! :rolleyes:

Real number games.

Willow

Old Warden’s Gladiator is a ‘bonus’ for the reggie spotters.

It certainly is!!

So far it’s been

L8032
RAF Silver scheme

N2308
RAF Camo scheme

423
and
427
Norwegian silver scheme

although it is, of course, and has always been, G-AMRK and that’s the only one that really counts.

A tricky one is Spitfire XVI TD248. It is flying from Duxford as G-OXVI (I think) but the original fuselage panels have been re-assembled as an exhibit at the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum at Flixton and form a complete fuselage which is also, in theory, TD248 :confused: :confused: :confused:

Willow