And should you wish to see that Lanc in the USA...

any iModelers in Virginia?

https://airandspace.si.edu/events/great-british-fly-in

The Great British Fly-In - at The Smithsonian
Celebrating 100 Years of the Royal Air Force
April 15, 2018 | 10:00am - 4:00pm
STEVEN F. UDVAR-HAZY CENTER
FREE, PARKING $15

There's a current subspecies of persons who seem to live to deface, denigrate, and remove the tributes to the past that THEY disagree with. Based on their probably vast knowledge and experience, this is an example of their level of engagement. Here in my native city, four statutes were removed from their locations at 3 A.M. Supposedly, their presence would have started some disturbance. On the plus side, red paint sales are probably up.

No need to say more...

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Yours truly, back in the day...

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Lucky you!

Another of my own photos. Duxford again, 2009.

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I stay in touch with this community and I have to say I am more than a little disappointed to be geographically at the opposite end of the earth. I would commend this to anyone, anywhere - if you are in the UK - especially in the south-east - don't hesitate.

Day one - 'fill the skies with Spitfires and Hurricanes'

Day two - 'look forward to the next century of aviation'

https:// lbhacommunity.co.uk/
(I have disabled the link here as it was not performing properly with the iM IT - paste into browser and remove gap after 'forward slashes'!)

Here are some highlights from last year