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Probably means they are USA based, well over 50 P51's airworthy over there...

A lot of P51's still flying...

Well let us hope it goes better than my Simulator Session at Boultbee, there now is a large hole in the ground just outside of Littlehampton. I think that the Accident Investigation Team would put it under the category of 'failed loop' :blush: I think a couple more Simulator Sessions beckon...

Mrs Jakarta has promised the same for me. Did you get to control the Spit?

Comet was first aircraft I ever flew in, some long forgotten charter mob in August 1971 to Ibiza. First johnny foreigner holiday; I mostly remember the onboard food was crap and that when we got off it was like someone had wrapped a hot wet towel around your face. Got horrendously sunburned...

Was enjoying a fine pint of Goachers Kentish Ale in Matfield last week when the pub was overflown by one of the Spitfire Mk IXs based at Biggin Hill, complete with D-Day Stripes. Could have been 1944...

Biggin Hill Festival of Flight this weekend so there should be plenty of Historic/Interesting Aircraft flying around that bit of Kent. And of course Goodwood Revival is with us shortly, always get a good amount of WWII Aircraft displaying. If you are a cheapskate you can ride your motorcycle...

Have been reading his book Wings of the Luftwaffe recently. In 1945 he got the chance to recover several Luftwaffe aircraft from Germany back to Farnborough including their jets such as the Me 262 and gave them all test flights. I'll bet it was interesting seeing that fly around the Surrey...

It was the Red Arrows and they were appearing at the Biggin Hill Festival of Flight (which I was at) & Birthday Flypast (which I wasn't). Their display was as impressive as ever. They also did a joint flypast with three Spitfires and two Hurricanes from the BBMF. One set of aircraft at...