When I was a young lad at Shoreham I was very lucky and flew with both Marcus Edwards and John Maclean when they were operating as the Vixen 2. Those flights will remain very clear in my memory till the day I die! I did my first inverted spin and Derry turn with them and the experience of close formation aerobatics made a huge impression on me. The Rothmans would base themselves from time to time at Shoreham, as a young man these guys impressed me as much as the Red Arrows.
I have a video by Cord called Aerobatic Solo, it features three short films
1: Man in the sky (26 mins) featuring Dave Perrin
2: Rothmans Formation Team (5 mins)
3: Wings in the sun (21 mins) featuring some fantastic footage of the Rothmans
These videos are filmed beautifully, does anyone know if it is available on DVD?
I remember Marcus and John with great fondness they were nice guys and always great fun to be around.
As for Dave Perrin I saw him fly many times but sadly never met him although he did not live far from Shoreham. If you fly along the cliffs between Eastbourne and Seaford you can still his strip on the family farm. I well remember seeing his Pitts parked there. Very sad he died so long an amazing talent