Can anyone explain why the gov have been using Three word slogans - why Three words not Two or Four always Three. Why have the gov said Six people can meet up why not Five or Four or Seven - why Six. why do they sell eggs in 6s in the EU / UK / EAA when we are supposed to be metric? and also why ar...

"The remains of NZ2308's primary structure were in too perilous a condition to re-use, the only way of guaranteeing structural integrity would be to remanufacture the entire wooden airframe from scratch. However, the original de Havilland factory fuselage moulds and wing jigs were long gone and wou...

Quids in there!

Night time sewing machine runs (floodlit) I don't know why people find the quilt festival so funny. Yeah it's not my bag, but to each their own. (Might be a pun in there, not sure - no, hold on a minute, QUILTBAG means something else apparently...) Seriously, I don't think the words "fun" and "run"...

I'll also go with BUFFs for this one, one at RIAT last year and two currently at Fairford on deployment: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48451691701_29efc3fe29_h.jpg 20190720 (58)_60048_Boeing_B-52H_Stratofortress by John Dixon , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50330650536_ebac4671...

So you can’t simply expect people to take their contracted annual leave and simply stay at home and do nothing with it. It wont work. That's exactly what my NHS Trust is doing. If I have already booked leave and then can't go where I was intending they are refusing to cancel the booked leave. They ...

Duxford Sunday 30th August: Another 25 NHS flypasts today in 3 hours flying time. Has any Spitfire covered such a large part of the UK before ? A true epic when you consider the flight planning required and the demanding navigation from site to site. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50287649666_...

But this curator is clearly an innovator, according to the IWM website she used birds to fund her new website idea... "Emily is curator of the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford, she is currently responsible for looking after the largest collection of American Military aircraft outside the USA. In ...

Nice shots! Mountain Hare a particular favourite of mine even in summer coat.

Pubs , shops and restaurant toilets are disgusting. Only half the cubicles and urinals open and those that are, are filthy. It seems the new normal is not to clean the toilets regularly. There will be a dysentery epidemic soon. Certainly not in our local, clean as a new pin. Biggest risk there is t...

Wow John, there's something about your Spitfire shot that I can't take my eyes off - it's extraordinary :shock: Thank you! It was an extraordinary afternoon - they put 16 up and after taxiing past us (we were on the slope leading down from the Land Warfare Hall) the whole lot sat snarling away righ...

Duxford and RIAT from me. https://live.staticflickr.com/8350/8179877773_b23cb5487b_b.jpg Spitfire_mass_taxi by John Dixon , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/3700/12211943796_0f02649bdb_b.jpg 2008_07_13_Flying_Legends (1) by John Dixon , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/4847298719...

How many other aircraft are active this year for them to book? Many operators are having ground insurance only and not flying their aircraft. The list basically consists of the ARCo/HFL-operated aircraft, plus BBMF and the Reds. I don't think any of the TFC stuff is serviced or has the approval to ...

Sounds like intelligent actions on all sides.

Some great stuff in this comp already! https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48501170947_c976337a86_b.jpg 20190720 (152)_6824_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21MF-75_Lancer by John Dixon , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/270/19758817939_5567a6a84a_b.jpg 20150718 (66)_Mi35_Hind by John Dixon , on Flickr h...

Thanks John i thought it was a juvenile but wasn't sure. that's one of my favorite shots from the day that one. Adults are pretty much all deep in moult this time of year, plus you can see the secondaries on the juvenile are pointy instead of rounded/squared off (so a saw-tooth trailing edge instea...

Cracking pix Ian. The juvenile in the 3rd pic is great with the red tail tilted towards the camera.

The world's gone mad....

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Still loving this theme! Excellent work as usual.

Thank you very much! I'm up against it needing a 1:48 Battle I for May 1940 though... Back to the Mosquitos next I think.

Nothing away from RIAT unfortunately but I've always enjoyed them there! https://live.staticflickr.com/4554/26404156759_5dd7c6980c_b.jpg 20170715 (296)_Couteau_Delta by John Dixon , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/850/43925498492_73674ec863_b.jpg 20180714 (201)_Couteau_Delta_Dassault_Mirage_...

After building a Hawk T1A for my brother I was pleased to get back to WWII and modelling aircraft representing the fictional 633 Squadron according to both the late F E Smith's novels and the RAF Museum's history, which is good on the early (pre-Mosquito) part though gravely in error later. What the...

Wow - I liked so many of these, including the old crusty ones (May 1978 - I was still at school....) but I ended up with a gut call, a composition and a simple clean line beautifully demonstrated. Thank you everybody. So: In third place Peter Fenwick's 3 Navy Lynx - mass works. Second, having caught...

Hi all, Bit of a long shot, considering the predicted windy weather over the next couple of days, but does anyone know anywhere where there maybe some Spitfire / Warbird flying anytime from 21 August to 23 August, aside from Duxford? I went to the showcase day at Duxford this week and at least saw ...

Well, I'm missing them. Not many left now, another crowd pleaser more or less gone (Wildcats don't really cut it, do they....?) Still world speed record holder AFAIK. Two from Bournemouth 2013 from me, lets see two each apiece of your favourite Lynx photos please! https://live.staticflickr.com/7336/...

Thank you very much Peter! I liked the EAP - the pale blue seemed chosen to be reminiscent of the prototype Spitfire K5054 and unencumbered by operational load it blazed around the sky pleasingly, having been sketched on a fag packet and assembled from Tornado spares box bits. I'll have a think and ...