It was an excellent day. The weather was better than expected, although I had to dodge a bank of low cloud near the White horse on the way back to Waltham. I flew in and back with a Typhoon DFC who had flown 123 Ops, including the Amiens prison raid and several ops in the Falaise Pocket, and then did short aerobatic trips with a Hurricane guy, a Lancaster Navigator, and a Spitfire pilot, as well as two Air Cadets.
The Red Arrows flew past on their way to Colerne, and a Spitfire made one low pass (the veterans wished he'd done some more). John Farley gave a well received talk on the Harrier.
Kemble is a very good airfield: similar to North Weald in some respects, and with any luck should be licensed by August.
It is a great privilege to meet and fly with these men. Everyone should do it.
PS: nice to say hello to Skua, if only briefly: were you in the Pitts? Also saw Aussie Andy who had brought a couple of veterans in from Booker.