Answers from BoB Spitfire pilot and Rigger

[klem]

Many thank for the information PPP.

I had the pleasure of meeting Flt Lt Ken Wilkinson and Sqdn Leader Tony Pickering back in 2000 when they were travelling around together giving after-dinner speeches.

It was at an Air Warrior convention. (We used to drag our PCs to a Hotel and have a LAN party including on-line connection to the Air Warrior Host and make a late night mass attack on the insuspecting 'homey' Air Warriors.)

I just found a link to one of the guys' website with a brief report on the weekend
http://www.vulch.t15.org/aw2000.html
I particularly liked Ken's comments about flying with the Douglas Bader Wing:-
"Sixty aircraft in perfect formation, Fifty Nine aircraft under strict radio silence;... and Bader, chatting away to all and sundry. We were a grand sight" said Ken, "We never saw the enemy, but we were a Grand Sight."

Tony's wife Chris gets a mention, a lovely lady. I spent a long time chatting to her about her particular passion - her five year old grand-daughter. Later, she said about Tony, "He must be enjoying himself, we never normally stay up this late". He was particularly chuffed as we watched him fly an Air Warrior Hurricane only to realise it had the same markings as he had flown in 501 Squadron, quite a co-incidence.

Happy days.