A Spitfire leads two Hunters, a Meteor, a Canberra and a Javelin in a formation from their home base at RAF Binbrook in Lincolnshire in 1962. The aircraft are over Hull (postcode HU5 4LJ). This photograph was presented to me after a private tour of Binbrook with my Dad in 1964 (Chapter 5)
The Vampire and the Meteor of the Vintage Pair lead a formation of Jet Provosts over Lincolnshire in 1984. The aircraft were en route from RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire to the Central Flying School`s new home at RAF Scampton near Lincoln. MC is in the JP under the Meteor – Chapter 19. Two years later, the Vintage Pair collided at the Mildenhall Air Fete – witnessed by MC (Chapter 23). (Photo: Allan Burney, Aircraft Illustrated))
A Phantom gets airborne from RAF Coningsby circa 1969. Tattershall Castle can be seen in the distance. A Phantom from Coningsby crashed near Tattershall in March 1976 – a story covered by a young MC (Chapter 6). Photo: Crown Copyright.
A C-141 Starlifter at a Mildenhall Air Fete circa 1992. One of these transport aircraft was involved in the tragedy at Thorney Fen in August 1976 – see Chapter 23. (Photo: MC)
A Tornado F3 (similar to the one in which MC did a burner climb and went supersonic – Chapter 22) of 5 Squadron at Coningsby over the Lincolnshire coast circa 1990. (Photo: Issued to the media – Crown Copyright, Rick Brewell RAF)
Two aircraft both named `City of Lincoln` overfly the Cathedral circa 1992. British Airways Boeing 747, in which MC made the delivery flight from Seattle (Chapter 23), and the Lancaster of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (Photo: Issued to the media – Crown Copyright)
The City of Lincoln Boeing 747 overflies Lincoln with the Red Arrows (Photo: MC)
Two Tornado F3s from RAF Coningsby return to their dispersal at Butterworth in Malaysia. They were on a joint exercise with the Malaysian and and Singaporean air forces in 1990. Two 101 Squadron VC10 tankers were also involved, operating out of Penang airport – Chapter 9. (Photo: MC)
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