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What a brilliant day it was Terry! Thanks for your company & especially John's model. He knew nothing about it and was really blown away! Its a long time since I have seen him get emotional & the model really means a lot to him- thanks again. We will fix another visit to Sywell this time with your chariot & then we can get you in that Bouchon & the Spit!Max's "Buchon" flight.
Last Tuesday afternoon, I drove down to Sywell aerodrome, near Northampton, UK, to meet up with my friend Max and his family and friends, when we stayed in the art-deco "Aviator" hotel, actually on the airfield.
Max was due to fly in, and actually fly, the two-seat Hispano "Buchon" the next day, which is operated by Ultimate Warbirds, an event that had been postponed from last year, due to the Covid pandemic, and then postponed twice more, due to engine problems early this year, and then very bad weather back in late May.
We were also planning to present one of Max's friends, John Fennings, with the model of the Mosquito B.XVI that his father flew in April 1945, which Max had commissioned me to build. John did not know about this, and it was a total surprise to him when Max unboxed the model on its display base, after the Buchon flight, on Wednesday afternoon.
Foe once, the weather was superb, and I managed to get some reasonable photos of Max and the Buchon, including a number of detail shots, although the ground to air shots are not up to my standards, due to the distance from the flight axis ( average 1,500 meters ) and some heat haze.
I had decided against taking my mobility scooter, which proved to be a huge mistake on my part, as I ended up being extremely stiff and sore, after lots of standing, and walking to and fro on the airfield. Consequently, I stayed another night at the hotel, and spent a very pleasant couple of hours chatting to the pilots and other crew from Ultimate Warbirds, and Steve, the Buchon pilot, arranged for me to have a look around the Buchon and Spitfire Mk.IX the following day, to see if I could physically get in to the cockpit, especially that of the Buchon.
Regrettably, the next morning, I was in too much pain, and very stiff, and wouldn't even have been able to walk out to the aircraft, so I had to tender my apologies - but I'll ensure I'm fit enough the next time I visit Sywell !!!
The pics below show some of the "action", and the presentation of the Mosquito model can be found in the build thread in the Group Builds, Modelling threads.
The next outing will be on 12th July, when I'm due to meet up with Karl, at my caravan in Norfolk, when we'll be sorting out after the flood damage in December. All being well, we may be able t get to a couple of local air museums, and I'll post pics then.
Anytime my friend, glad i was able to get it sorted for you.Some more pics from the Museum. The main hangar is very crowded, and it's difficult to get good angles for photos, and, having covered most of the exhibits in a previous thread back in 2016, I only took a few photos this time. There are some very interesting collections and aircraft here, and it's well worth a visit, if in the area - and entry is free ( although donations are welcome ) and the cafe ( the NAAFI ) and shop prices are very reasonable indeed.
A lot of work has been done on restoration and re-paining of the aircraft on show, since my last visit, and all credit is due to the volunteer staff for all their hard work
Pic 1. Mystere, in Suez crisis markings.
Pic 2. Karl viewing what looks like a scrap yard, but all of these artefacts have been recovered from crashes at sea, and on land, in the Suffolk area, most being WW2 vintage. Doubtless, many of us here would be happy to own one of the pieces !
Pic 3. The beautiful Hunter outside the main hangar.
Pic 4. A nicely done Mosquito night fighter cockpit replica, using genuine parts.
Pic 5. The Boulton Paul Overstrand nose section replica, again using many original parts, with Karl providing scale for that huge nose turret, the world's first power-operated aircraft gun turret.
Pic 6. Bristol Sycamore rescue helicopter, with a former Royal Marines Whirlwind behind it.
Pic 7. A pair of recently restored Canberra nose sections, There is also a complete Canberra airframe on the opposite side of the access road.
I'll be going back to the "Tin Tent" in about two week's time, when I hope to get "out and about", visiting more airfield museums and sites of interest, and hopefully get some decent pics to share here.
My sincere thanks again to Karl, for all his hard work - there's no way the 'van would have been sorted without his help.
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shhhhh !Karl looks like he's contemplating a little pilfering.