Halfpenny Green Airshow 1983

[Rob68]

Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green is a local (ish) airfield to me, these were taken with my 1st camera, a "110" for those that remember,

W.A.R. 190
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Sally B in "We'll Meet Again" Colours (I think)
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G-FIRE Now in the Palm Springs Museum
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WZ507 base at Coventry now
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This Lysander put down in a field the day after and ended up upside down (no one hurt)
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Sadly this had an accident in France in 1998
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The enemy
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When sponsorship was more relaxed
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One of the first groupings of WW11 aircraft away from West Malling?
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Halfpenny Green 210883 by Rob, on Flickr

[binbrook87]

Oh wow..I remember going to that show and have the programme somewhere. How they managed to get Wilf Hardy to do the cover art though for such a small event? The finale was great though. thanks for sharing

[Rob68]

IIRC There was hardly anyone there, probably 1000? I'm sure I've seen the WH artwork on another programme, possibly Alconbury, Lakenheath, Brize with a slightly larger image, I think this has been cropped from that

[binbrook87]

Ah ok that makes sense. Used to love his artwork, sort of made any airshow complete coming away with one of 'his' programmes. I do remember the rain though and sitting in my dad's car for most of the display!

[paddyboy]

Hi Rob

It was and is often the case that the smaller shows were more enjoyable, imho

Raydon Wings and Old Buckenham spring to mind

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[Rob68]

Agree, the larger the show, greater expectations, smaller the show, less expectations

Wilf Hardy, yes can remember disappointment when the cover wasnt his.

Forgot about the rain, we stood on one of those car sales caravans steps