First of all I went along to the memorial service, held in a hangar, conducted by an RAF padre with music from the base's own brass band.
Then I visited the new Cold War Hall which covers everything from the Berlin Wall to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Next the RAF shop where I was able to buy a tie to match my RAF kilt which will give me the option to wear it as a dress kilt with formal shirt and argyle jacket. I also bought a matching scarf in RAF tartan for Ann.
In the background is a former Dutch Lockheed Neptune.
There was an ambitious flying display including this Spitfire, as well as a Hurricane, Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk, and a Mustang.
This C-47 in World War II style camouflage took up some parachutists to re-enact the landing of paratroopers in Normandy from Dakotas in 1944.
But they used modern parachutes which are much more maneouvrable.
On the flight back to Coventry, I picked out Kenilworth Castle (towards top right of picture).
Been a long day. Off to bed now.
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