Tim gives his very impressive briefing from memory
prior to the Purple Cobras' complex display - including some
excellent jokes at the expense of his red-headed colleague
"Chainsaw", flying at #3 [inset, left].
(We can only admire the bravery of a leader who makes redhead jokes
about someone who will be flying behind him with a gatling gun!)
The cool crowd hangs out around the static-display
Hornet.
Signing the bombs! (For that personal touch...)
Into the "Safety Zone".
Clean jets; tight formation. The "Purple
Cobras" display their virtuosity. Several aerobatics
connoisseurs rated Tim's display "the best yet!"
Association attendees: [Left] Ex-Kittyhawk Pilot Chas
Wannan and Association Historian Neil Smith - caught in the act of
trying to “start her up”!
[Right] Tim Alsop with WW2 El Alamein Veterans Slim Moore and Tom
Russell, ready to cut the Squadron’s “97th
Birthday” Cake.