New members - welcome

Welcome to new members, Girish Patel and Giulio Valdonio.

Girish has recently acquired Bo.208C G-BOKW...

'I am new to Bolkow aircraft and have recently purchased a Bolkow Junior 208C G-BOKW. I would like to make contact with other Bolkow owners for mutual benefit and support (perhaps through "the Squadron"?). I am also interested in keeping in touch with our European friends if possible. If you have a list of names and contact details that you can divulge I shall be very grateful. Any friendly Engineers are always particularly good to know. My aircraft is on an LAA Permit but I understand that under "the Old Orphan aircraft" exemption this is now an EASA permit.'

(photo copyright of Stuart Reid)

Giulio is a new member from Italy and says this about his aeroplane...

'I have owned for 44 years the only Bolkow 207 in Italy and only now I find that there is a Bolkow club.Let me introduce my self: I am an aircraft engineer, and have bought my 207 (c.n. 243, formerly D-EJBO, now I-ARAM) in 1974. It was white and purple, but when I had to overhaul it I decided to paint it in Afrika Korps colours copying the famous Bf 108 KG+FM. I enclose a photo of the plane as it is now, still active.'

Bolkow Newsletter

Our Squadron Editor, Phil Swain has recently put together the December issue of the Bolkow Newsletter. If you're not already on the distribution list, simply drop me an e-mail.

Phil is always looking for contributions for the newsletter, so if you have anything to add, whether it be a trip report, a photo or anything of interest, I'm sure Phil would be keen to hear from you.