On arrival in Sunderland on Friday night, Cuz proved that he drives everything like a Ducati motorcycle or Lynx helicopter, and throttles are two position switches….

….however, Ritchie proved to be a driver, not a navigator….

….so we all ended up in a race to see who could get lost first. At the third roundabout, in an audacious move worthy of Schumacher, Rupert and Tim take the lead!

Andy Hassell and Phil Costello drove all day Friday to get the stand set up and were inundated on arrival on Saturday morning.

To check the visibility on the display line for safety and a visible horizon….

….Cuz made a solo flypast, but the fog over the sea was simply too dense for safe flying.

As the full display was impossible, Cuz led the Team in a formation flypast….

….which enabled the crowd to sample a flavour of the full show.

The reverse formation with the lynx flying backwards, which normally starts the full display was included….

….as was the Lynx breaking over the Gazelles, after which Cuz climbed the aircraft and managed one backflip under the edge of the fog bank.

After landing, the Team went to the stand to sign posters, during which the Belgian F-16 attempted a display, but he too was thwarted by the fog.

The local television network interviewed Rupert, the Team Manager, about the Team and the display.

To overcome the disappointment of not flying a full display, Ritchie tried his hand at oriental massage!

After this treatment and an overdose of caffiene, Jim’s personality caption light fully illuminated and all was well!

Tim Gray signs a poster for a fan of the Blue Eagles. Anyone is welcome to visit the stand and meet the crew.

The pilots at the stand, fully engaged in signing posters for their many fans!

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