The old girl was looking more like an aeroplane again yesterday, around 70% complete, apparently. Well done to the team, all of them!
The vexing question of funding came up again yesterday, agin with multiple figures being bandied about. I noticed a good number of people in the 558 club tent pledging away (along with myself, of course), although the trust stand looked strangely empty...
I'm willing to bet that the same people have been donating time and again, and that the donations plate is now simply being passed around and around the enthusiasts community. Does that make us all stakeholders?
Should this not come off, I wonder what the state of donations for other worthy causes will be in the aftermath? I felt quite sorry for the Lightning guys who are trying to raise a relatively measly £50k for the Q-shed completion, and whose construction would keep those two superb aircraft under cover. At least the announcer made sure that they were mentioned too.