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<blockquote data-quote="Little Honda" data-source="post: 128034" data-attributes="member: 667"><p>Norman, how right you are! Some 25 years ago, I accompanied a friend to the airshow at Duxford in a Cessna</p><p>172, which was based at Porta Westfalica in Germany. We had to land in Southend, a coastal airfield near Dover</p><p>for our customs declaration. I remember the sound of the steel staircases up to the Tower Office like yesterday.</p><p>After a short chat with the officer there, having our duties completed, he asked: " Do you want to see 2 WW2-</p><p>fighters land and start again?" Of course, we did! We were allowed onto the gangway around the tower in</p><p>perfect sunshine, when a Spitfire and a Mustang appeared to land. Both pilots had to come to the tower officer,</p><p>as well and informed us, that they both were flying at the Royal Air Force, but flew these historical fighters for</p><p>their owners to a german air show for demonstration. After they had left again, the officer adressed us again:</p><p>"Wait, to see them leave, they might perform a low- pass." Which they did! Their cabins being in eye height of</p><p>us, app. 20yds away, leaving us with the marvellous sound of 24 Merlin cylinders on full song!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Little Honda, post: 128034, member: 667"] Norman, how right you are! Some 25 years ago, I accompanied a friend to the airshow at Duxford in a Cessna 172, which was based at Porta Westfalica in Germany. We had to land in Southend, a coastal airfield near Dover for our customs declaration. I remember the sound of the steel staircases up to the Tower Office like yesterday. After a short chat with the officer there, having our duties completed, he asked: " Do you want to see 2 WW2- fighters land and start again?" Of course, we did! We were allowed onto the gangway around the tower in perfect sunshine, when a Spitfire and a Mustang appeared to land. Both pilots had to come to the tower officer, as well and informed us, that they both were flying at the Royal Air Force, but flew these historical fighters for their owners to a german air show for demonstration. After they had left again, the officer adressed us again: "Wait, to see them leave, they might perform a low- pass." Which they did! Their cabins being in eye height of us, app. 20yds away, leaving us with the marvellous sound of 24 Merlin cylinders on full song! [/QUOTE]
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