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  1. At the Wellesbourne event on Fathers Day, with the taxi runs of XM655 we had a surprise visitor that even the organisers didn't know about till on the day.

     

    558 appeared while 655 was on the runway, did one low flypast right over 655, then again & we all thought that was great then it came round for a 3rd time and did a steep climb and banked right, fantastic & what a sound, made my day.

     

    This was done as a big thank you to the Wellesbourne team who helped get 558 back in the air.

  2. Jim is a real asset to our club and the MV movement as whole. He's always so jolly, enthusiastic and very entertaining.

     

    Here's a list of some some of his toys:

    BMP 1

    Bedford QLB Recovery (just restored)

    Dingo

    GMC WCKKC353 (just returned from Normandy towing Dingo)

    German bike combo

    Iraqi SA60 Anti-aircraft gun

    Kraz tank transporter & trailer

    Praga M63 with twin 30mm

    Schutzenpanzer

    Uaz Jeeps

    Zil 131 with Bofors gun

    and can't remember the rest...

  3. Yes it was an unfortunate accident. Jim did suffer a hand injury and our thoughts are with him and his family as it was a shock for us all. He was due to have an operation on his hand Sunday night but there were more urgent cases & so re-scheduled for tonight (Mon) so I'll should know more tomorrow.

     

    I can confirm that Jim, an ex-officer is a qualified Pyrotechnic and experienced.

     

    The emergency services were excellent, firstly another re-enactor an army medic helped him, followed by the Red Cross in just a few seconds as they were parked at the bottom of the arena, then the Ambulance and it just so happended that the Air Ambulance had been attending another incident nearby, so it made it look a bigger accident that it was.

     

    Jim was his usual self cracking jokes, and asking for a roll-up while the oxygen mask was on!

     

    As Bubba says, a load of cr*p, "5ft"!!! nor was it a grenade as reported elsewhere.

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