BluBear

New personalised skins for 402nd available here chaps, please could all pilots download:

Reporting for duty - updated 402 skins to follow for download pre-mission chaps. Hope to have them up by 8.30pm.

That's nice and all, but not much point for me at the moment, seeing as PWCG doesn't want to register any of my ground kills. Plus I'm so nervous of collisions now, I end up circling way above dogfights providing warning eyes from on high. That is not to say i'm thoroughly enjoying the taking part though!

Now there's an idea! 😁

402nd, check PMs.

Can't attend tonight gents as I'm on holidays down in the New Forest. Make them have it!

Quite! Thanks for the additional insights old bean. We can only hope.

And here we have a radio interview with the boss himself, make of this what you will: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1522r9yhqkv1kg3/Ni on BBC Cambs radio 2.m4a?dl=0

Guys, let's try not to head towards Daily Mail comments territory. We're all saddened and angry at the news, but no-one is tearing down statues of Douglas Bader or airbrushing out the word War here. From everything I've read about it, this has more to do with money than anything else. Reportedly Legends nearly didn't happen for a number of the most recent years due to breakdown in negotiations with IWM. Remember when the dates mysteriously changed a year or two ago? The current IWM management seem to have been angling at getting their hands on the Summer slot for years so they can put on another bland 'air fair' style show and take all of the profit. Also, if Flying Legends does end up moving somewhere like mainland Europe (TFC have strong links with La Ferte Alais), you have to look at the CAA and their post-Shoreham knee jerk actions that have done more damage to the UK airshow scene than any protest.

"Of course, just because we're at a cruise power setting, does not mean we have to fly straight and level. That would be a waste!" 😁

I was about to say the same, along with the locals who I understand also contributed to the cessation of air displays there a decade or more ago.

Crikey really?! FFS.

Yeah about that: https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/duxford-imperial-war-museum-hilton-18759600

Yeah it seems that could be the driving factor. Reportedly it was touch and go whether FL would be at DX the last few years as negotiations were somewhat rocky. From the greedy bastard's IWM's perspective, TFC taking a significant cut of such a huge event every summer must have smarted. At least TFC for the time being will remain at Duxford, this is positive news at least. And really, who knows what next year will bring!

Obviously, if the IWM manage to put on a replacement Summer show, i'd certainly be interested. But, it won't be Legends will it?

Statement from IWM: Also, some rumblings on the forums that reveals more to what Bongo alluded to: https://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=86247

As a DX insider Bongo, what have you heard? Is it a disagreement with IWM? I think Sywell is a good shout from what I've seen of the place online; decent facilities for the public i'm told, with Grace's hangars for visiting aircraft and inevitable tech gremlins . Although having never actually been I've no idea how well the infrastructure and surrounding area would cope with the numbers? And as much as I'd love Legends to be on my doorstep, I can't see how Headcorn could handle said numbers of people or indeed aircraft. Just think how long that flight line stretches out... The relatively small Aero Legends BofB show can cause havoc around the tight country roads as it is. Unless they significantly scaled down the scope? No heavies etc? I don't think they'll find a venue to match DX, certainly not in this country. Also, it's become such a large commercial venture under the helm of Grey Jr. it surely has to come close to DX in size to be viable? So maybe that's the point. We could see Legends move to the US or elsewhere in Europe?

This makes me tremendously sad. 😢 I hope the team can find a suitable venue, preferably somewhere with an historic connection. Regardless, it'll never be the same again. Here's to the memories!

Not that I'm a points whore or anything, but I swear i blew up at least four Howitzers / AAAs, but apparently nothing got logged despite numerous in-game messages? Denny Peeks and I worked the fields most effectivly last night. Just thinking of the progression of the squadron and the war effort as a whole, naturally. p.s. Jolly good show Lt Fryer and welcome Tim Pookie!

Marvellous old chap! Well done testes. Reporting for duty and looking forward to Tuesday.

I will never miss another Sunday Mass; It's a Miracle! Well done chaps, glad you made a success of it whilst I sipped on muddy bog juice.

Who said that? 🙉

It was all a dream gents...

Reporting for duty tonight.