UK (Duxford) 10 June 2021

I'd love to come, but I'll be in t' Yorkshire. Have a good one and steer clear of any dodgy car auctions!

Its a bit short notice for me.
If it was the Tuesday after next I might have joined and may be even offered to pick up Bob along the way, may be next time...

bonneville wrote: Short notice Dyxum mini-meet invitation to anyone who is free next Tuesday 8th June. THIS IS NOT A ZOOM MEET Bob J and I have arranged to meet up at Duxford aerodrome on the 8th and would like to extend an invitation to any Dyxumer who would like to join us for a real human to human meet to take some photographs and enjoy a social day together. Details to follow.

FYI for anyone who might be interested - we have a slight change on this - Duxford is only open the back end of the week, so we are now looking at Thursday 10th June...

The whole site is quite airy and open. If anyone can only join later there are lots of landmarks to meet at.

For those unfamiliar with Duxford..

Duxford is part of the UK's Imperial War Museum.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-duxford

The collection extends beyond warplanes though with a collection of civil airliners that includes one of the prototype Concorde Aircraft, a VC10, BAC111 and a Comet. As well as static displays that include examples of aircraft right from the early days of powered flight, there are also 'working' hangers, where aircraft are being restored and which house airworthy aircraft (mainly prop driven) which are flown on a fairly regular basis.

You can never guarantee what aircraft will be up, but in reasonable weather I've never gone away dissapointed. In particular there are commercial flights of Tiger Moths, Dragon Rapides and two-seat conversions of Spitfires.

Unfortunately, prices at Duxford have hiked a bit this year*, but photographic potential is still very good.

* nb also very good for static displays, is the RAF Museum at Hendon - a massive collection and free entry.

Personally, the cost of entry for a day with one or more fellow Dyxumers to enjoy making photos after the past eighteen months is not my highest priority. I only have my pension but I cannot think of a better way to spend some time than in the company of like minded photo enthusiasts. I am so looking forward to it, and with two arms full of Astra Zeneca I am confident the risk level is okay.

So if you can, come and join us for the first mini-meet of 2021

Phil Wood wrote: bonneville wrote: So if you can, come and join us for the first mini-meet of 2021 Not quite - DMM Oxford Apr '21 Sadly I'm away next week or it would be very tempting to join you.

You are quite right Phil of course. I enjoyed seeing that too, but it slipped my mind it was only a couple of months ago.

Sorry you and Howard can’t make this one. Hopefully it won’t be long before we can arrange another.