Thanks to exceptional organisation and planning by Arthur Record, and good luck with the weather the Squadron visit to York was generally voted a resounding success by members.

Elvington Airfield, 5 nm SE of York was the destination for Fly-In squadron members who arrived Friday pm. Where Halifaxes used to fly, the airfield now sported a runway over two miles long and a gigantic six foot thick concrete hardstanding which supported American B.52 bombers in later years.
First to arrive were Phil and Sue Moore in their Auster accompanied by Ron Dobree-Carey in the Kittiwake, as a pair, having met up at Leicester for re-fuelling. Landing shortly afterwards, in succession, were Tony and Jill Ashmead (Pulsar), Philip Cardew, Leo Baker, Roger and Carol Richardson-Bunbury in the capacious 182, and Michael and Eve Bonham Cozens together with Denis Stanley, in the Bonanza B.36. Also believed to have arrived by air, Tim Nicholas, Dave MacKay and Dave Wright (of the Pennine Wing). Arriving by car were Peter and Anne Lovegrove, Richard and Mags Roberts (Richard being our air traffic controller), and Nigel and Kathryn Ducker. Bernard Maslin, by a feat of superhuman endurance travelled by railway from Chippenham.

Whilst staying at a central hostelry on the west bank of the Ouze, the first evening was spent at a nearby splendid and extremely noisy Italian restaurant where the food was very good and which was equipped with an excellent red house wine, bottles of which kept appearing on the table with amazing frequency.
The following morning our man of all trades, Arthur Record, at the wheel of a sixteen seater Liberty 'bus', drove us through the traffic and pedestrian thronged streets to the famous Railway Museum where we admired giant steam engines which in their day did not dive off the rails at frequent intervals or fail to run due to leaves on the line.
This was followed by a visit to York Minster which has been beautifully refurbished, and which features the glorious Rose window, the Chapter House, and the Gog and Magog Clock in the north Transept.
Saturday evening brought us to the highlight of our visit to York - an evening Buffet and Booze Cruise on the Ouze for three hours on board the Prince William. Of the 33 revellers on board 25 were squadron members, others were local invited RN and RAF guests including Wing Commander and Mrs. Empson, Squadron Leader and Mrs. Potts, Captain and Mrs. Willmot-Smith RN retd. and Mr Peter Lowndes.

Sunday morning Arthur Record shuttled members to the Elvington Air Museum, a very impressive, many faceted display created by local enthusiasts showing what the various departments eg. Control tower looked like at the end of the war, in meticulous detail, together with various aircraft on display. It was quite a busy place that day with a helicopter fly-in and motor cycle racing on the B.52 hardstanding.
Squadron members Phil Moore and Richard Roberts very generously spent several hours of their time working on a recalcitrant carburettor on the Kittiwake which had been causing trouble. The aircraft and its owner gratefully appreciated Phil's and Richard's ministrations after having safely arrived back at Henstridge.
The patience of Sue and Mags is also gratefully acknowledged whilst the menfolk were wallowing in oil and petrol.

Very many thanks and congratulations to Arthur Record once again for his successful organisation, to-ing and fro-ing and general help.