Another look at the Huck's Starter. A vintage machine in its own right it's still used to start the larger engines on aircraft like the Hawker Hind.
A RAC (Royal Automobile Club) patrolman's motorcycle combination. Unfiortunately the transparent windscreen is missing. These were a common sght on the roads when I was younger. I had one of those Avon fairings on my own motorbike, without the RAC logo.
The Thruxton Jackaroo. I suppose this could be called the ultimate development of the Tiger Moth. A 4-seater cabin conversion powered by the same Gipsy Major engine. Some 24 were built (some sources say 18 ) by the Wiltshire School of Flying at Thruxton between 1957-59 but I'm not sure how many are still around.
Craig might remember this one. I asked him if he knew what it was but Charlie & I didn't know either.
It's unusual in that it has both CAA & FAA registrations. It's actually a HATZ CB-1. Three others are on the CAA register
Bleriot XI taxies to the far end of the airfield to take off. You can't see the pilot from this angle but he's in the cockpit. This shows how difficult it is to control these priceless machines on the ground. I rather like the shadows of the spectators cast by the rapidly setting sun. My shadow might be in there somewhere.
This sums up what I like about Old Warden. Where else could you get closer to rare aeroplanes than this? Wonderful.
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