1961 Airshow Turnhouse

[JohnT]

I am not sure if this is the right place but have taken a stab at putting it here.  Hopefully I wont get into too much trouble if its not in the right place.

 

I was re-reading "Black Arrow, Blue Diamond" by Brian Mercer and noted in the appendix that he flew the Blue Diamonds routine at Turnhouse 1961.  Now I was 8 and taken to that show and of my few memories which are very vague I recall seeing a Hunter team display and a guy blowing up balloons on which you attached your name and they were allowed to float away to see whose went the farthest.  No FOD issues there obviously

 

After looking and Googling I found these photos.  

 

http://www.clourie.co.uk/aircraft/page14/page66/page66.html

 

I think I have better do the link to the chaps site to avoid copyright issues.   I was most upset to find that I had no memory of 4 Javelins in line astern and all three V Bombers at one show.

 

Happy days - if only I could remember them !

[bootneck]

Some good photo's there; I like those taken onboard HMS Ark Royal in the 1970's.  Thanks for posting the link John.

 

Mike