Shuttleworth Military Air Pageant

[Rlangham]

Here's my photos from today - no apologies for WW1 biased! Nice to see some familiar faces again, and many thanks to Kev for letting me help push the Triplane and 'Biff' back in the hangar - made my day!

 

 

 

 

 

Mmmm.... isn't she lovely

 

 

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[Tony B]

Is the Comet Racer finally flying again ?

[Rlangham]

Unfortunately not, she taxis around instead. Great to see and hear her under her own power though, i'd love to see her fly one day (and the Edwardian machines, every visit has been too windy for them)

[Jessie The Jeep]

I saw the Comet fly back in 1988 before 'Altitude' George bent it. I'll have to dig out a picture as I know I have one or two somewhere. I think they consider the runway too short and lumpy to risk it again.

 

Steve

[Tony B]

I think it was this one was at BA Cranebank back in the early seventies. The Aprentices were rebuilding it, mind you inthose days BA cared about how they maintained the aircraft. Good old fashioned apprentice ship.

[Jessie The Jeep]

Here's one of the Comet at North Weald in 1988, a little grainy, scanned from an old 35mm print.

 

Steve