>Does anyone know what time of the year/month the >airshows were held at Hooton in the mid/late 1950s? On >a Saturday as I vaguely recall it. > >I particularly want to get details of the 1955 one - my >first flight - in a De Havilland Rapide. My dad paid £5 >each for us to go up for 15 mins or so. > >Gil Upton >www.tranmereroversbooks.com Hello Gil, I don't remember the dates, but I do recall riding my bike (Hercules) all the way from Higher Tranmere (Ben Nevis Rd) to see the air show -- especially the Meteors, when jet aircraft were a novelty. Also, I remember seeing an F-86 Sabre in the ground display and being amazed at how thin the metal was! I had (wish I had it now) a piece of Mosquito wing fabric purloined from the fence around Hooton airfield. Thanks for reviving a few old memories. Regards. __________________________________________________________________ David N. Burton 95 Thatcher Drive Winnipeg, MB, CANADA R3T 2L6 Phone: (204)-269-8774 EMail: DN_Burton@UManitoba.Ca "These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others". Groucho Marx. __________________________________________________________________