Shuttleworth

Date: 03 May 2009 22:13:18

Today The Mister and I donned our anoraks and went to our first airshow of the year at Shuttleworth. It was a lovely day but I am surprisingly knackered.

Shuttleworth is a fab place. They have an exhibition of old planes but they also have a bird of prey sanctuary and we pitched up there just in time for one of their flying shows. It was lovely to see owls being flown right over our heads! We saw lots of very old planes flying, although it was a little bit breezy for the really old ones (the ones that look like they are made out of matchsticks) to fly. Despite a chilly breeze it was a fab day to watch an air display. Shuttleworth has quite a large collection of early aircrafts, most of which fly. There was quite an amusing moment though when we were wandering through one of the hangars. I saw this plane and I was chuntering on about it being a de Havilland Dragon Rapide and how I had been in one of them many years ago when I was about 10 years old, Anyway, I suddenly realised that this wasn't any old Rapide, but this was the one that I had been in. It's owned by my Dad's old boss and I only realised because it has his daughters name on the side.

The other thing I decided at this air show was that I would like to run an alternative commentary for women. Something like.... "Ladies here we have coming into view another plane... yes another one.... it's red this time. Pretty isn't it? I think it would match my shoes nicely." I think it would add something to the experience for all those women who are dragged along there by their husbands/boyfriends/sons etc.

A fab day out.... so here are some pics.