Two Shows Pt1

 Busy weekend for the Stylus

Saturday was "Wallop Wings & Wheels", not a long lost Ealing comedy, but a well organised car / plane show. A few things were a little strange, firstly we had to pay to exhibit, only £10, but that did include entrance to the Museum of Army Flying, which is well worth a visit. Then there were the intrusive questions & requests for personal data (driver's or passport No. - you know, those things they tell you not to put in the internet). It turned out that this was because we were to drive across the military base to get on the show field. The public just walked in through a gate, so I didn't really see the need, but what do I know. Thirdly, we were asked to arrive at 07:30 - 08:00, I live an hour away & we would need two hours to get up & ready.

Set the alarm for 04:30? Hahahahahaha - I DON'T THINK SO.

We arrived at 09:00 & it was fine, we were shown to our spot in the "Supercar Paddock" with military precision - I'm guessing no Supercars had turned up - & we went into the museum. Then we walked along the line of visiting aircraft, there were many Austers as they tend to be ex-Army, then round the rows & rows of cars. Some we didn't bother with, there's only so many MGBs you can see in a lifetime.

From time to time there was some aerial activity, parachutists, a Mustang & Spitfire PR XIX (Photo Reconnaissance Mark 19 for those who don't speak Spitfire), a couple of French helicopters took off & went away for 1/2 an hour, then came back & sort of flew about a bit. It couldn't be described as a display. The Gazelle helicopter display team did their show & finally the pretty Navy Wings Reliant (no, not that kind of Reliant) put on a flying display in place of the Swordfish.

The cars were many & varied, from properly old racers, yanks, classics through to one offs & expensive stuff, I'll let the photos do the talking for that bit:-