OUT AND ABOUT 2023

[Nurse Julie]

For those of you that are into old planes, I communicate regularly via e-mail, with a chap called Lindsay Lees who is building a replica of a Stockwith Strutter. He also happens to have a 400/4 which is how we got to know each other.
Here's a link to the story, there is also another very good Sunday Times article about it but I can't fathom out how to copy and paste the link.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-63584737

[Sesman]

Thanks Julie.

That’s a really interesting article.

[taysidedragon]

Great photos. I haven't been to Old Warden for years. Lovely old aircraft.
The DH88 Comet Racer GACSS in your photo was rebuilt to airworthy standards some years ago. My great-uncle, Hector (Bob) Roberts, worked in the drawing office for De Havilland and eventually British Aerospace so he drew up the plans that weren't available any more to enable the rebuild.

[Nurse Julie]

Attached is a photo of the Sunday Times report, I just don't know how to attach the link, it just won't let me 😢😢😢😢 If anyone is able, maybe they could post a link.

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[K2-K6]

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-retired-men-who-found-new-purpose-by-building-a-fighter-plane-9cd75s8hb


Think it's behind a paywall though, subscriber only it seems.

[andy120t]

Great photos of Old Warden..the early biplanes  are fabulous..and the smell of engines/ oil in the working hangers is really pleasant. It's the same in hanger 2 in Duxford where are lot of the flying planes are stored. ..I haven't been to Great Warden for ages but I feel another trip coming up.

The Sopwith build is pretty special too...23 years and countless build hours, plus a stringent approval process - it puts bike builds into the 'straightforward and cheap' category!

[Nurse Julie]

Out on the little CD's today. The sun was lovely and the roads mainly dry but it was bloody cold, 6°. Graham told me to stop whinging about how cold it was but I really was very, very cold 😂😂😂😂

[Johnny4428]

Thought some people would be taking advantage of this high pressure across the country. Might get out myself today?  Nice one Julie and Graham!😁😁

[paul G]

Out on the little CD's today. The sun was lovely and the roads mainly dry but it was bloody cold, 6°. Graham told me to stop whinging about how cold it was but I really was very, very cold 😂😂😂😂

😂😂😂😂 Put another jumper on

[Nurse Julie]

Out on the little CD's today. The sun was lovely and the roads mainly dry but it was bloody cold, 6°. Graham told me to stop whinging about how cold it was but I really was very, very cold 😂😂😂😂

😂😂😂😂 Put another jumper on

That's just what Graham said Paul 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[MCTID]

Looking forward to seeing all you splendid peeps at Crich this year !

[Laverdaroo]

Great piccy, was it fancy dress night?

[K2-K6]

Here's the last meeting there https://youtu.be/VJb_ws5Levo 

[paul G]

Out on the little CD's today. The sun was lovely and the roads mainly dry but it was bloody cold, 6°. Graham told me to stop whinging about how cold it was but I really was very, very cold 😂😂😂😂

😂😂😂😂 Put another jumper on

That's just what Graham said Paul 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

Man after my own heart 

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Cracking video of Penzance in 1964 K2-K6.