Sad to hear this, he was certainly a one-off. I recall his incredible arrival at Boscombe in 92 Blue skies bud

That's a neat collection there, worth stopping just for the 2 Sqn Jag

Interesting, I've seen that nose art on a B-29 in a museum, somewhere in the US (can't think off hand)

Great set of images Keith, I certainly felt like crying that day - bl**dy camera croaked on me , expensive lesson, always carried two bodies after that bitter experience.

Thanks Arnold, I guess we didn't appreciate what we had until it's gone.

FIAT G.91Y 101 CBR disbandment scheme Cervia AMI 1995
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Great set of images :thumb: (how did you manage to get over the other side? :O ). Apart from the Gulf War Veterans, the East German Coke was the other star of the show. It was an excellent day out in spite of the rain, I remember us being caught up in the massive deluge on the way down, and having t...

Cheers guys Sadly because of the 'post Ramstein clampdown' imposed that year, there was no West German participation.

Some images from a scorcher day at Cottesmore; https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53634022223_dacf3faa13_o.jpg 102 by Mark Lewis , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53632918262_e378caa33b_o.jpg 203 by Mark Lewis , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53634024413_b98bfbcb72_o.jp...

Hi Mark :P What a stunning set of a true legend of an aircraft :thumbs: Then you go and throw some Tooms into the mix :Wow: Thanks for posting :thumb: Paddyboy :clap: PS: I was a regular Fujichrome user too ;) Cheers (as ever) Pat, and to everyone I'm delighted to have evoked so many happy memories...

I never realised until late that you could actually access the end of the runway at Cottesmore via a (hidden) footpath. Fortunately I managed to get there in the end, before the Harriers were axed. Thanks for the feedback guys, I've been meaning to do this one for ages. More to come...

Afterwards we headed over to Coningsby to see the locals and the JaBo-31 deployment, and were delighted to catch a visiting 43 Sqn Phantom taxiing out (my last one); https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53628191271_0d0381884c_o.jpg 2301 by Mark Lewis , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53...

A few souvenirs from those heady days, to get a beer from the Germans, you had to purchase a tankard from them
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Was a really good day out, despite frequency of the showers. I remember undergoing the many security checks before we were allowed onto the base.

Here's a few more ;) ; https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53628504859_6f5104eb49_b.jpg 1504 by Mark Lewis , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53628377503_1ce268b458_b.jpg 1601 by Mark Lewis , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53628624255_5937150002_b.jpg 1702 by Mark Lewis ,...

Cheers guys :thumb: The wonderful thing about Cottesmore were the diversity of visitors that frequented the base, especially F-104G's, I used to read the reports about them in BARG. Unfortunately (for me personally) it never seemed to happen whenever I visited - luck of the draw I guess. I certainly...

Some images of the Cottesmore residents, taken from a morning visit in May 89 (apologies for the miniatures- could only afford Fujichrome at the time :) ); https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53628585945_58ca660e00_b.jpg 101 by Mark Lewis , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53627249492_e...

Wow! I've forgotten how good that show was, what a cracking line-up. You've inspired me to dig mine up now

All credit to the sterling effort put in by the volunteers at Brunty, the airframes certainly look well cared for - tip-top condition :thumb: I'm hoping against hope asking this :unsure: Is there any remote likelihood that we might ever get to see them charge down the runway again? Or is it definite...