Lord Burley

I was waiting for you to moan about your pitch:rotfl:.First i would like to say thanks to miserable b***ocks Cat for the borrow of his old champ on my plot for part of my display.My brother let me down at the last minute,so we didnt bring half the gear.Must say i enjoyed it more this year,as i didnt have to baby sit the gear.I would like to give a big thanks to the male slag Mark(Heliopps) for letting me have a go in the 432 around America,s,with the aid of TopDog(Dave Sanderson).Also Lee for riding in the turret of the Fox for one of the arena displays.Some highlights of the week,were the hunt for Marks(Heliopps)mum on the saturday morning,with the help of one half of the 118-118 duo in the form of David Ives.There were some looks on faces,as we took the 432 out on to the packed roads around the hop farm,searching for his mum:thumbsup:.Also Mark again on Saturday night in the beer tent,surrounded by a load of birds,and he was completely out of his box.Nice to finally meet a few more HMVF members.David Ives,TooTall,Grasshopper,Snapper,Stealthymarksman,to name but a few.I must say i was surprised at Jacks award,as i still thought HMVF was a bit underground??.Everyone i have spoken to,to spread the word had never heard of it.Maybe a few backhanders were passed out prior to the award in order to get the message across:rotfl:.We left the site yesterday at 3.00pm.Which was early for us.(dont normally get away till 11pm)With the usual coming from the other half of,i dont want to go home.Just leave the tent here.And when are we going to move down this way. The other half in one of her more happier moments.You wouldnt think it would you. Heres a :thumbsup:to next year for possibly the last one at the Hop Farm.If the storys are true of what i heard over the weeekend.

Drove past your pitch every night in our 101 on our tour of the show ground.

I know they are illegal.But the point he,s made to you about being non reflective,is because they cant be picked up by ANPR.

After 21 years of doing this show,that was the first time i the BBMF have done a fly past over it.What a fitting end.

You've become like the Denholm Elliot character to us from A Bridge Too Far:bow:

Well!I'm already to go.Me and the missus are leaving at 9.30 in the morning from south london.101 and trailer already to go.Ferret,s already down there.

Are you sure they were trikes and not quads?.

How bad is the ground there??.Is it as bad as last year?.

Where does he find em???.:cool2:

Nope!.Not worth the bother.

Please keep us informed.

Well the way the weathers going,i may have to cancel Beltring.I couldnt put up with that **** again like last year.That will be the first time in 20 years if i dont go.

I think the days of the Chinook may be numbered.It seems that heavy lift capability is moving towards the V22 Osprey.The HH53 has been mostly withdrawn from service(a much larger chopper than the Chinook)and replaced with the Osprey.The last HH53,s operating from Mildenhall were withdrawn in November,and only one wing remains,based in Tampa.Some people may remember the headlines from last year,when a pair of Ospreys made an unsheduled flight over south london en-route to Farnborough.

Here,s the film of the recovery...... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7493547.stm

Oi!Join the que! lol I will be paying a visit to sirhc and TooTallMike as well.

What no Huey at MM??.That was one of the reasons for me going.I suppose the AH64 wont be in attendance either??.

I'm sure G_Huey ended up in the Fleet Air Arm museum in Yeovilton.It was when i last saw it there.

I think the above video,is a true testament to the guy who brought it back to life.The last bit is especially poingant.

Are you the pilot,or one of the aircrew??.Which ever,you have the best job going.

There was a great book by Bob Morrison published just after Gulf War 1 called LandRovers in the Gulf.I have a copy of it,but for the life of me cant find it.There is a pic in there,of a RAF 109 on airfield defence/recce patrol mounting a GPMG at Dahran airbase.

Welcome aboard.Any pics of your vehicles,and displays etc???.

Cheers.

Will there be someone in the living history field on the Sunday prior to the show,allocating us our space.If so i may then pitch on the sunday

Whats going on there??.Are our existing policys above board??.

Thats about the best part in the film,just before they abandon it to jump on to the Dakota.Theres a good bit in Green Berets where the MUTT pulls up at the airport to pick John Wayne up.All nice and shiny green.