VE-DAY / 100th anniversary of the formation of the RAF event Tibenham 4/5/18

Dear All

I am pleased to announce that we will be holding

A 73rd anniversary of VE-Day and the 100th anniversary
of the formation of the Royal Air Force Commemorative Event,

which will be an any Scale/Warbird/Jet meet at Tibenham Airfield
on Friday the 4th of May 2018.

Scale Aerobatic will also be welcome, scale foamies are also welcome.

By kind permission of the Norfolk Gliding Club

Three (smooth) tarmac runways in various directions.


Pilots TBA
Spectators £2

A one minute silence will be held at midday for the fallen from all sides.
Proof of BMFA or LMA insurance will need to be provided on the day.

Food, Drink, Bar and Toilet facilities are available at the club house.
The VE Day Ball will be held in the Clubhouse in the evening.

Caravan and camping facilities are available at Tibenham airfield.
Thank you.

Don't forget to bring along some bunting to hang on your cars/vans etc.

Tibenham Airfield
Norfolk
NR16 1NT

Regards Phil G.

 

i wil see if this is posibole fore me

it is UK i supose

 

Jeroen, how are you? I hope you and your family are well.
Sorry for my very late reply.
Yes it is in the UK, it is at a former WW2 B24 Liberator base.

If you attend you will receive a warm welcome
and there is no charge for overseas visitors.

How are you getting on with Yke's designs?
I lost all the drawings you sent me when my hard drive crashed.
Yes I know I should have backed them up.

Regards Phil Goff

 

working hard on updating al the files to better scale and take out mistakes
you can alway ask me to re send the plans

 

Dear All
I am pleased to announce that I have just received notification
from the Royal Air Force events team, informing me that we will
be receiving a flypast by the BBMF 'Lancaster'.

I have been trying/hoping to get a Lancaster flypast for years.
I am still shaking and I can't wait to see the mighty Lanc in action.

The Lanc to me is the most poignant of all the British WW2 aircraft.
Bomber Command lost 55,753 personnel during WW2.

Lest we forget.

Regards Phil G.

 

Dear All
I received an email from Martin H. from Wiltshire today.
He has put his name down for this event with these electric models.

Anson
Twin Pioneer
Argosy

I think you might agree these models are fairly unique
and perfect for the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force event.

I look forward to meeting Martin and seeing his unique models in action.
Below are some pictures of the models.

Regards Phil G.

 

Dear All
The Lancaster is due to flyover this event at 11:45 am (Local)

Regards Phil G.

 

You might ask yourself what do the ice cream cones mean
on the side of the Lanc. The ice cream cones represent a raid
on an Italian target.

 

Dear All
There is a chance that Norfolk flying legend Maurice Hammond
will be attending this event as guest of honour.

It was a joy to behold, to witness Maurice's superb
displays on numerous occasions at Tibenham in either
of his magnificent Mustangs.

It would be really nice to see him back at Tibenham.

Regards Phil G.

 

Dear All
Just under a week to go now, let's hope
the weather improves as it is terrible here
in Coltishall, Norfolk at the moment.

I can hardly contain myself at the thought of
seeing some lovely scale models and their owners of course.

And all being well the mighty Lanc roaring over I am sure that
will bring a lump to most peoples throats, including mine.

As always we will take a moment to remember those who gave
everything so that we can stand in freedom, and not forgetting also our
five friends that we have lost in the last two years who were stalwart supporters
of these events both at Coltishall and Tibenham.

This event is normally run on a semi off the peg basis
with a 'Balbo' thrown in for good measure.

As this event is to mark the 100th anniversary of the formation
of the Royal Air Force, I thought it might be nice if we say start
at 1pm, the RAF through it's 100 year history.

Obviously the first slot would be WW1 progressing through to
the present day, though I doubt anyone has a F35,
there will still be off the peg slots so no one is left out.

Pete (Taboborap, spelling) is due to attend and I hope Kev (NSS)
will be there also, so that we can get some 'Hollywood' shots.

The 'Balbo' will be led by either Dickie Scarbrough or Brian 'Cowboy' Cooper.

Hopefully at the end we can have a finale which is a mass formation.
That would make a mega 'Hollywood' shot.

Regards Phil G.

 

Dear All
Something that you might be interested in.
After the BBMF Lancaster performs 3 flypasts for us
at Tibenham airfield UK. It is then heading over to Holland
and Belgium, it is going to perform 7 flypasts in Holland
and 5 in Belgium. Returning to it's base RAF Coningsby UK
at 8pm.

Regards Phil G.

 

Do you know where in Nederland and Belgium Phil? Schedule?

 

I found this article in the Dutch media that contains a time schedule.

 

Vink,
Thank you for posting that information.
Ron,
I hope you are able to see the Lanc,
the sound of those 4 Merlin engines will
bring a lump to your throat.

PG

 

Looking forward to spotting the Lanc today! I will be near Houten when she flies by. Found some more info about the flight plan and coordinates in the permission for low flying, as issued by the Dutch government.

 

Alas, I can't be there.

 

I could only hear the Merlins faintly roaring in the distance but a friend of mine spotted her in Houten!

 

Dear All
Here is a picture at Tibenham today of the BBMF Lancaster
flying over our Lancaster model.
PG

 

Vink,
How do you make the pictures large please,
rather than a thumbnail.

PG

 

When uploading a picture select Volledige Afbeelding instead of Miniature.