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Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Vintage Visitor
From: Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 22:12:32 +0200
Thanks to Eastern Airways we continue to have a direct flight Brussels
to Southampton. On a slightly larger and more recent aircraft...
Jez

On 05/07/2012, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I was on the phone trying to get a network problem sorted out when I saw
> this lovely old beast through the window that overlooks the airfield, at
> work.
>
> <http://images.threeshoes.biz/Airplanes/Flying/i-T9HWmKn/0/L/D2012CB2277-ME109-L.jpg>
>
> The pilot, one Cliff Spink, was on his way from Duxford (Cambridgeshire) to
> Humberside (further north, near Yorkshire) when the cowling on one side of
> the engine started to come adrift.  He landed at my airfield, Wyton (also in
> Cambridgeshire) to sort it out.  My telephone interlocutor allowed me to
> leave him hanging on the line while I ran out to catch a couple of images of
> the old "enemy" :-)
>
> The aircraft's owner is one Richard Lake, MD Eastern Airways, who also owns
> a rather nice Spitfire.   Cliff is an ex-RAF 2 star (Air Vice Marshal) who
> displays both WWII aircraft.
>
> Chris
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