'Coming home'

This P51 Mustang that I saw at HARS and then at the Temora Warbirds Down Under show back in 2018 has just been sold and has reportedly found a new owner based in the UK so hopefully I'll get to see it again sometime.

Proms Pyrotechnics

Flying Proms ended with some pyrotechnic flying which looked quite spectacular in the fading light.

Polar Helicopters

Polar Helicopters are based at Manston and offer flight training and pleasure flights amongst other services. They had an open day on Sunday and we popped along for a little look see. Could have bought a helicopter but didn't quite have the funds! The red helicopter G-SUEY we have flown in as it was used for our fly with a Spitfire experience some years ago.

Phantom ZE360

I was able to get a bit closer to Phantom ZE360 at the weekend. It is the last complete F4-J and is being worked on at Manston by the British Phantom Aviation Group in readiness for a move to their base at Cotswold Airport.

Flying Proms

This was a mixed event, starting with a musical performance, followed by flying sequences with musical accompaniment (see below for the Lancaster and Dambusters theme) and, as dusk fell, we returned to music. Most enjoyable although we forsook the final fireworks to nip away before the hordes joined queues for the exit and managed to hit the road for the 130 mile trip home without any trouble, although it was still half an hour before midnight before we got back. Anyway, here are some pictures from the flying display:

Shuttleworth revisited

We were at Shuttleworth just over a year ago for their Fly Navy show but last Sunday was my birthday which made for a good excuse to attend the Flying Proms event at Shuttleworth the day before. It's a little bit of a trek for a day out being almost 130 miles away and getting there was a bit slow but gates didn't open until 2pm so we took it easy and arrived in plenty of time for a look around before the main event kicked off at 6pm. Here a few shots from around the museum.