Alan Bellingham
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And it's notable that she has a different livery since the photos I took two years ago, but that's common for these display planes. Another example of that is their B-17 seen here
November 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
And it's notable that she has a different livery since the photos I took two years ago, but that's common for these display planes. Another example of that is their B-17 seen here
This is the one that normally lives at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, which is where I saw her last time
November 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This is the one that normally lives at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, which is where I saw her last time
I've now been over during opening hours (who gets up this early in winter?), and one of the curators was under the impression she'll be undergoing her rebuild for a year and a half
November 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I've now been over during opening hours (who gets up this early in winter?), and one of the curators was under the impression she'll be undergoing her rebuild for a year and a half
The second Lancaster at Duxford - this is the actual flying one, in a different hanger, one not owned by the IWM. She's here for full maintenance for the next 18(?) months. They'll strip her down and rebuild her ready for the next decade. So don't expect her to be on the BBMF for a while
November 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The second Lancaster at Duxford - this is the actual flying one, in a different hanger, one not owned by the IWM. She's here for full maintenance for the next 18(?) months. They'll strip her down and rebuild her ready for the next decade. So don't expect her to be on the BBMF for a while
The Duxford Air Museum owns a Lancaster
November 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The Duxford Air Museum owns a Lancaster
What happens when the RAF says they want the plane back when you've been carefully looking after it for over two decades
November 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
What happens when the RAF says they want the plane back when you've been carefully looking after it for over two decades
I can't believe I haven't seen Laszlo yet
If you see this, post a picture of a vampire who isn't Dracula
If you see this, post a picture of a vampire who isn't Dracula
October 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I can't believe I haven't seen Laszlo yet
If you see this, post a picture of a vampire who isn't Dracula
If you see this, post a picture of a vampire who isn't Dracula
A rather fine present from #Bristolcon. It's a model of the Andy Bigwood Speedbird in its landing dock
Now we have to get it home
Now we have to get it home
October 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A rather fine present from #Bristolcon. It's a model of the Andy Bigwood Speedbird in its landing dock
Now we have to get it home
Now we have to get it home
A not terribly crowded train this Friday lunchtime, on the way from London to Bristol
October 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A not terribly crowded train this Friday lunchtime, on the way from London to Bristol
The thing that gets me most is that they've not got a decent model for the Spitfire. What they use has two seats and a fixed undercarriage!
October 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The thing that gets me most is that they've not got a decent model for the Spitfire. What they use has two seats and a fixed undercarriage!
To be fair, that's the Peerage and Baronetage
September 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
To be fair, that's the Peerage and Baronetage
Hmm, that's a decent scoring card in Sky Cards
September 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Hmm, that's a decent scoring card in Sky Cards
Crossing the Atlantic in a ship this small would terrify me
September 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Crossing the Atlantic in a ship this small would terrify me
We went to Tokyo recently. How could we resist ...
September 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We went to Tokyo recently. How could we resist ...
Oops, I don't think this BBC journalist meant what he wrote
August 26, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Oops, I don't think this BBC journalist meant what he wrote
There are meals when the only kitchen knife I use is my souvenir from Alaska
August 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
There are meals when the only kitchen knife I use is my souvenir from Alaska
A fine shellfish dinner on a Baltic ferry - possibly the Gabriella - back in 2017.
August 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A fine shellfish dinner on a Baltic ferry - possibly the Gabriella - back in 2017.
It's a little small I'm afraid, too small to hug, and a little out of reach up on a high window sill, but one stone lion now handled
August 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
It's a little small I'm afraid, too small to hug, and a little out of reach up on a high window sill, but one stone lion now handled
Proof of my assertion? This second picture from the other front quarter
July 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Proof of my assertion? This second picture from the other front quarter
Up at Duxford yesterday afternoon. No, this B-17 is not the famous Memphis Belle
July 31, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Up at Duxford yesterday afternoon. No, this B-17 is not the famous Memphis Belle
This picture was taken around then
June 30, 2025 at 5:35 AM
This picture was taken around then
Having an early supper with @diane.dianeduane.com - there's a jackdaw perched on the beam above our table
The food here in Åland is pretty good
The food here in Åland is pretty good
June 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Having an early supper with @diane.dianeduane.com - there's a jackdaw perched on the beam above our table
The food here in Åland is pretty good
The food here in Åland is pretty good
The view from our hotel room
June 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The view from our hotel room