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Old 7th Jun 2019, 19:06
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1.3VStall
 
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Well, the organisation in Normandy, or lack of it, was a disgrace. The drop on Wednesday was mega delayed. OK slippages happen, but there were hundreds of people waiting at the DZ with no communication from Daks over Normandy and rumours were rife. Even the Red Devils, who had been promised 2 Daks - which failed to materialise - didn't know what was going on. Then today, we went to Carpiquet. We parked in the official car park and joined the queue for the pre-advertised free shuttle buses to the airfield. We quickly realised that, having talked to elderly people that had been waiting for 3, yes 3, hours, that the buses were a figment of DoN imagination. So we returned to our car and joined the crawling traffic heading for the airfield. Finding somewhere to park on the pavement in the village we then walked 30mins to the airfield. Having finally gained access to th DoN spectators area we found that there was no facility to get close the aircraft, nor talk to the crews - both of which had been offered on the DoN website. So, after a brief walk round we left. My wife and I appreciate the effort that went into flying so many Daks to Normandy and we very much enjoyed seeing them flying. However, anyone involved in the DoM ground arrangements should hang their heads in shame -- particularly in view of the average age of the people paying for tickets.
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