UK2 PZ865 Hawker HurricaneMkIIC 1955-07 Farnborough PeterBerryPhoto.jpg

[Joseph Testagrose]

[Ramsman]

On 11/07/2014 13:35, Joseph Testagrose wrote:


I usually don't like warbirds with civilian paint jobs, but this just
looks right.

As flown by Gp. Capt. Peter Townsend to second place in the 1950 King's
Cup Air Race.
--
Peter

[Syke[_2_]]

On 13/07/2014 10:48, Ramsman wrote:
> On 11/07/2014 13:35, Joseph Testagrose wrote:
>
>
> I usually don't like warbirds with civilian paint jobs, but this just
> looks right.
>
> As flown by Gp. Capt. Peter Townsend to second place in the 1950 King's
> Cup Air Race.


On behalf of Princess Margaret, to whom he was "romantically linked".
She couldn't marry him because he was a divorced man! In the light of
subsequent events, that was a bit of a laugh.

Regards

Syke