London Air Show

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Well, there was no WW2 stuff there, and the flying portion was pretty tame, but it was an OK show. There was a B-52, a B-1 and the usual bevy of pointy-type aeroplanes on static display, but the interesting ones were the A-10s from the 103rd Pennsylvania Air National Guard; these guys did time in both Afghanistan and Iraq, were shit-hot and knew it! Pretty cool stuff.

We had two carriers out, Stewart's and Perry Kitson's, along with one of my mannequins and a few dewats. They attracted a LOT of attention from young and old alike, and we spent most of each day talking to people pretty much non-stop. I suspect we'll see a few of them here in a short while...

Here's a pic courtesy of an acquaintance of mine, Andrew Jaremko; Stewart's Mk.II* is in the foreground: