One of the things I like best about London is how you so often turn around a corner and stumble upon something strange or unexpected.
30th March 2016 was one such case. It was a beautiful evening when I left the office, so I decided to walk home. When I reached Horseguards Parade I discovered that there was a display of vintage military planes from the Royal Air Force Museum, which I had heard nothing about – despite working less than 500 meters away!
The purpose of the display was to raise awareness of the RAF Museum’s ‘Names on a Plane’ campaign to raise funds for the RAF Centenary Programme, as 2018 marks the centenary of the Royal Air Force.
Undercover, to protect it from the elements, was this beautiful World War I Sopwith Snipe bi-plane, which was built as a successor to the famous Sopwith Camel.
The star of the show was undoubtably the World War II Spitfire and I joined the throngs to admire it against the stunning backdrop of Horseguards Parade.
For more information about the RAF Museum, please see: http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk
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