June 2009 - NEWS
What was your opinion?
See below for earlier video entry!
Daryle sent in these photos from 'Wings & Wheels'
Yes, that's Daryle on the right!
Wanted!
Second hand - Field box / Boomerang wings
Dan's trio of WW1 fighters - Sopwith 'Pup', Curtis 'Jenny' & Fokker DR1
nicknamed the 'Waldo Pepper Flight'. from Kat & Dan
Lined up ready for a fast and low dogfight!
A low pass -
Don't forget the Moty - Sunday 5th July 2009 - Roydon
Best aerobatic Pilot?
RC Universe
Topgun 2009 video reports
The Ultimate Trainer?
Daryle has been testing out the new Thunder Tiger TT4591 - READY 40 Mk111 bought from Barney's Model Shop.
It is billed as a durable trainer which is not of the 'box style' wooden fuselage type. The READY features a full-blown ABS molded semi-symmetrical wing and fuselage with a high wing design for flight stability and aerobatic potential! The READY is easy to assemble and supplied with a comprehensive set of hardware and a great set of high visability decals. These pictures supplied by Daryle show the kit supplied ready for transformation into the new addition to his ever growing hangar. The completed aircraft, prior to flying, certainly looks the business! A later report will detail his experiences of this new baby!
Meanwhile Paul has sent in pictures from his weekend visit with the club to Weston Park International Model Airshow. It looks like these pilots enjoyed themselves! Read Paul's report in the Lynn Flyer - July issue!
Tree hugging jet?
Anyone else got any Photo's of their visit to Weston Park? Send them in now!
Nice one Stuart! I bet you'd like to get your hands on one of these and take it for a spin!
Preview Hangar 9's New P-51D Mustang .60 
Binhan Saturday 20th june 2009
Check out 5 and 7 cylinder radial engines - Brownbear-Motors
Binham June 09
Roydon 18th June 2009
Sonic Sabre
Paul's pick of the pic's! Photographs by Paul Morris 14th /16th June 2009.
From leccy foomy to Wotty 4 Bi-plane.
That's my baby!
Nigel's Wot 4
Summer Photographic Competition - revised
The Photographic Competition has now been revised. The first competition has been extended to take place from 1st May through to 31st August 2009. The second competition will run from 1st September through to 31st December 2009. After a slow start, entries are now begining to flood in for the first leg of the Summer Competition - So don't leave it too late - Get snapping - Send them in!
for news of a special evening in the
2nd Air Division Library - Norwich Forum
on
Wednesday 17th June 2009.
Memories of the Air War in East Anglia - Martin W Bowman.
XFC (Extreme Flying Championships) 2009
USA
A superb demonstration by the twins!
Looks easy enough - if you can afford to scrap a few models in training!
I hope the Air ambulance pilots don't try flying like this!
If you enjoyed this sample why not join RCUniverse.com to-day!
12/06/09 - by Dave Brown Went flying this afternoon at Snettisham and took some photos of Paul 'Colonel' Hunter's new 1.5 X Wot 4
and Barry Rackham's Piper Vagabond. Both were test flown today.
Barry Rackham's Piper Vagabond.
As you will see someone renamed the Colonels model.... Boys will be Boys!
Sorry! Editor's perogative!
RAF Marham will help celebrate The Queen's Birthday
with a flypast over Buckingham Palace.
The flypast, which will take place at 1pm on Saturday, is made up of 29 aircraft,
from Spitfire to modern multi-role Typhoon fighters.
The team of two 31 Squadron Tornado GR4 fast jets from RAF Marham will be lead by Sqn Ldr Matt Bressani.
Sqn Ldr Bressani said: “It is an absolute honour to lead the RAF Marham contingent of Tornado GR4s in the Queen's Birthday Flypast this year.”
From 12.30pm on Saturday the aircraft will be visible over the North Sea near Southwold on the Suffolk coast,
after taking off from eight different RAF bases across the UK. The aircraft will then head across Suffolk to Colchester,
and at Fairlop the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will take the lead over East London as they head towards
The Mall, ready for the 1pm flypast.
Last to fly over Buckingham Palace will be the Red Arrows, including three new team members for whom this is their first royal engagement.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy, Chief of the Air Staff said: “This year marks the end of 19 years of RAF operations over Iraq, and the flypast recognises this significant achievement by including a formation of VC10 and
Tornado GR4 aircraft, both of which have borne the bulk of the burden in Iraq.
Space Shuttle Launch
by Mervyn Partin 
Not a model aircraft, but my wife Helen took this photo of the Space Shuttle launch on 11th May 2009 after I had waited 40 years to see the launch of a rocket! Since the early days of the Apollo Space program it has been my dream. The location is Jetty Park at Port Canaveral. It is approximately 13 miles from the launch pad but it is about as close as you can get as the Space Centre is closed to the public during launches.
It is also used by TV crews, so I would recommend this location if anyone visiting Florida wants to watch a launch. (It also has toilets!)
Please check your diary dates & TIMES
21st June 2009
Weston Park International Model Airshow
Meet at West Norfolk Glass - Barney's Models
at 6:30 am for 6:45 am departure.
WARBIRDS OVER FENLAND – Allan Knights reports.
A few months back I got an email from Martin at "Fenland" saying his club was planning to hold their D-Day commemorative fly-in, aptly called "Warbirds over the Fens" and was I interested in attending. Well, having attended a few fly-in events at this club in the past, the result was a foregone conclusion in my books. Yes, I replied and duly marked the calendar. I like the Fenland Boys, and over the past couple of years I have built up a good rapport with a few members that I often meet at other warbird events thought out the year. For those that have not attended their site, their hospitality is second to none, their site is super, if, a little more than "out-of-the-way" It takes a bit of finding first time around. The 6th of June arrived; I duly packed up the P47 and 109 and headed off to Holbeach St John, getting there at 9.20am, unpacked and ready for a pilots brief at 10am. Following the usual safety talk and all other related subjects, the flying began. Me...I went off had a bacon sandwich and a cup of tea, then spent most of the morning chatting and catching up with mates from the Fenland, Downham and Norwich clubs. Sometime around lunch time I took part in the "Mayhem slot" as it has become to be known. In other words, all the members from the KLAMC had brought their deltas and our flying buddy from Lincolnshire, Richard Scarborough, joined in as well as we entertained the crowd with our breath taking, death defying and wonderfully marvellous flying skills. OK, so yea! That is a bit much. OK, so we flew around like a bunch of loonies. The spectators loved it, and the flyers had a blast. Top fun!  Delta formation
The wind had been a little troublesome in the day but we soldiered on. At around 4pm we decided to try and do a Flying Legends style "Balbo" Note the word "Style" and "Try" by getting as many warbirds together in one slot as we could. You've never seen anything like it! A total mess! Great fun but a total mess of miss matched aircraft you could wish to see. Richard Scarbrough tried to take control and get us in some sort of order. However by the time we got into the same part of sky as each other and flew just a couple of figure of eights, some models that had taken-off early began running out of fuel and cries of dead stick rang out with many not making it back to the field. Poor Robert Melton had to deck in an adjoining field causing some damage to his Dad’s P51. In fact a number of models were damaged in this flight. No write-offs or anything severe but small cosmetic damage. In the end, the only Warbirds flying were Richard’s Yak 11 and my 109. A Russian and a German - that had everyone laughing! I landed next. A bit too heavy for my liking as I missed judged the wind speed and stalled in about 6 ins but it was enough to bend a retract leg. Tut! Tut! As I walked out to collect my model, Richard called dead-stick! I had to dodge his model as he too had run out of fuel!  "One wheel on my wagon"
By now the day was running down and the early leavers were starting to pack up. A bit of banter in the pits about our shoddy flying, a few jokes over repairs, a relaxing cup of tea and some nostalgic goodbyes to old mates brought the day to a close. All in all, a good day out and a lot of fun as this is what these events are about. Shame on you for missing out! Still, there's always next year. So get building that warbird now! You can't have enough warbirds you know! Footnote: Good job it rained Sunday, as some of us were busy repairing the damage sustained the day before. My 109 is reporting serviceable and ready for its next outing. Wo-Hoo.. in my best Simpson inpression! Now enjoy -
Fenland Warbirds - Allan Knights and John Melton
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SWAP MEET
As part of the Corby Fly and Swap Meet
Saturday June 13th 2009
Parking is FREE!
Selling is FREE!
Buying as usual will empty your Wallet!
BBQ and Display in a Beautiful Countryside Setting
Directions and details
Old Buckenham
AIR SHOW
Sunday 28th June 2009
In aid of East Anglia Children's Hospices
RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - Lancaster, Spitfire & Hurricane
Classic & Military Aircraft
Power & Glider
Aerobatics, Military Vehicles, Supercars, Classic Cars & Bikes
Trial Flights, Balloon & Helicopter Rides
Hot Food & Licenced Bar
Bouncy Castle & Trade Stands.
Save money! Book in advance online or by post via
Air Show Hotline 07789 847848
Airfield 01953 860806
Gates open 9.00am - Flying Display 2.00pm
D - Day 6th June 1944
Whilst sorting through her late father's papers, Annie found a book of his personal writings. Her father was a country priest and Chaplain to local RAF stations and this poem, written on the 21st June 1944, reflects his personal feelings at the time.
D-Day
The day broke dull and grey; it matched the scene
Wherein a village, old and solid lay.
To eastward rolled the sea
Significant in dull unending roar;
To westward stretched the moor
And all between was still.
But this was not as other days,
For in that stone grey quiet, came news
That liberating armies had gone forth
Arrived in new crusade to free a continent
Held thrall in chains of wickedness and wrong
And ruled by guilty men.
Now in this long awaited day,
At first, there was relief and then anxiety.
A mother, thinking of her son;
And lovers, proud with fear
Besought of heaven protection for their loved.
Morning turned to noon, and in the closing day
There gathered in the village church
Remembering friends who came to pray.
In ghostly quiet and holy calm
They weighed the task their men were set.
They reckoned sacrifice and loss
That all were called to make.
And then appalled by such dread thoughts,
And seeking how to take
Their part in such deep suffering,
With humble hearts, they intercede,
Reliving then each bitter day
And sorrowing for each private sin
Which all together in the sum,
Had led to bestial war.
Of proud endeavour, bravely matched,
Of courage such as men did spend,
Of long endurance in the field,
Of death and wounds and agony
Non sum dignus; domine. (I am not worthy Lord)
Reverend Sydney Cuthbertson 21st June 1944
Tuesday Training at Wootton Marsh Field
Training at Wootton Marsh Field - Brian Clayton
A second world war veteran was welcomed back to Norfolk from America on Saturday to unveil a newly-refurbished museum
remembering the United States 96th Bomb Group.
Tom Thomas, 91, was instrumental in raising funds to set up the museum in a former ambulance station and morgue at the
old base hospital at The New Eccles Hall School, near Quidenham. The secretary of the 96th Bomb Group Association was
stationed at nearby Snetterton Heath with the USAAF Eighth Air Force during the war.
"I've been back a few times, but it's my wife's first visit and it brings back both good and bad memories," he said. "I was here
from February 1944 until May 8 of '44 and then I was based in Germany, when I was shot down and was a guest of the fuehrer."
Three of the crew of his B-17 Flying Fortress bomber died in the crash, and Mr Thomas was imprisoned in Stalag 3 until the war ended.
"One of his own uniforms and a chunk of masonry from the German prisoner-of-war camp are among the exhibits in the museum.
The museum has been extensively refurbished over the winter by a group of local volunteers who are ensuring the that role played
by the bomb group and the sacrifices made are never forgotten.
