1/24th Blackburn Buccaneer S2B, 208 squadron

[general melchett]

Thanks Colin, just as well there wasn't a stick, throttles and rudder bar in the back or else I might have been tempted...OK it's a bit different from my old Piper Tomahawk but hey, the principles the same......just a tad faster 

 

I managed to withhold the honour of the regiment and not disgrace myself in front of the men.

 

 

 

Here are just a few photos from the event, taken by Colin,  hope they are of some interest.

 

 

My ride waiting in all her bent wing glory,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now, how are you supposed to squeeze in here?.... Darling, you'll have to move over man, I've nowhere to rest my feathery hat.

 

 

 

 

Ah, that's it......just stay there and pass up my Earl Grey, Hob Nobs and copy of King and Country...

 

 

 

 

 

All plugged in, wings folded and awaiting engine start along with the associated cacophony and aromatic waft of Avtur.

 

 

 

 

 

Taxying back after the run...looking back to see '594 hurtling down the runway in a sheet of spray and noise. Not quite sure what Ollie's laughing about....probably the fact that he does this at the weekends for fun  when not belting around the countryside in Tonkas and Hawks in his day job...or the fact that we are comfortably sat in the warm and dry, (I suspect the former).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Awaiting parking orders and the arrival of my lunch that was rapidly catching us up...

 

 

 

 

Obligatory silly grin.....can I have another go?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Max Headroom]

4 hours ago, general melchett said:

 

Strange. You look much taller on the radiogram🤔

 

Trevor

[general melchett]

It was the rain Trevor.....sadly I left the Marconiphone 274 Superhet at home that day,  so I had to make do with balancing on a Buccaneer instead...