Everyone arriving at work (St.Ives) this morning was talking about it. Shamefully, as I was driving into work at the time, I didn't hear it!

I lost the site completely around 10.30-ish, failed connection to server for around 20 minutes (or until I gave up). Every other site working fine.

Happy Birthday Mr.Shelton!

Wyton was rammed, never seen so many cars parked up. RAF Police walked up and told us all it was cancelled over Wyton (:

Andrew

Stuck at work without a TV etc and waiting to dive up to Wyton; could anyone give an update please? Thanks for doing a good job so far!

Thanks - Andrew

End of runway 09, the Wyton/Huntingdon/Abbotts Ripton/Warboys crossroads on the junction of Sawtry Way and the A141.

Yep! At the crossroads end,

Andrew

It's reminiscent of a Friederichshafen but with Mercedes engines..hmmmmm

Indeed it is. Not only fitted with two Allisons but also decks and a 10,000 watt PA system for pumping out da latest R&B grooves.

Your go

Macchi 323

Andrew

Hi Gadgetman, the Queen Bee thing's a myth, they came from Weybourne and there was no catapult at Stiffkey, Wilfrid Georges map is labelled incorrectly. The circular tarmac track - is a post war thing for launching the RCATs. The RCAT's (officially OQ-19D's) were pretty big, 12 foot wingspan, 140+kg...

Was Stiffkey ever a WW2 airfield as such? I thought it was a Bofors training site with a 25 pounder gun line behind the village. I know there's a Warwick out on the marsh, a Henley nearer the Morston side and a Heinkel 111 on Blakeney Point but they landed accidently :) Andrew Complete Sidetrack ti...

Was Stiffkey ever a WW2 airfield as such? I thought it was a Bofors training site with a 25 pounder gun line behind the village. I know there's a Warwick out on the marsh, a Henley nearer the Morston side and a Heinkel 111 on Blakeney Point but they landed accidently

Andrew

'It wasn't not never even us neither' said Captain Marko Ramius of the Russian Typhoon Class submarine 'Red October'.

73 Squadron (Huntingdon), which met at RAF Brampton, from 1976-1979 IIRC. Flights in Chipmunks and the UAS's Auster. Camps at Wyton and the best one was at RAF Catterick when the RAF Regiment was there. We had one exercise on one of the local moors having to make sure we didn't get run over by Chief...

I'd suggest Patrick Bishops 'The Battle of Britain' and Alfred Prices 'The Hardest Day'.

Andrew

Having been a member of all the previous incarnations it's been good watching this Fighter Control develop into what we have now. Wonderful stuff, thanks to all the moderators and admins and happy birthday.

Andrew

I assume nothing flew on Sunday either then? The weather looked just as rubbish on Sunday morning so we heading back home.

The Royals beach assault was good though, eh?!

Superb! I saw this briefly overhead while I popped out of the office for a quick smoke this afternoon, I thought it was an Andover. Thanks for posting.

Andy