Hi David,
Apologies for my late reply to your post of February 5.
Perhaps one should have the FOREsight to book a flight and to enjoy the experience of an English Electric Lightning taking off at some terrible speed or for the older boys to enjoy the-not-so pleasant experience of false teeth sliding back into the throat!
Cost of flights as follows:
Hawker Hunter - US$4,162; 2,385 pounds sterling; EUR 3,500 at today's exchange rates.
Flight time about 60 minutes.
Buccaneer - US$8,919; 5,109 pounds sterling; EUR 7,500. Flight time about 60 minutes.
English Electric Lightning - US$ 11,297; 6,472 pound sterling; EUR 9,500. Flight time about 40 minutes. Fuel consumption about 450 litres per minute with after burners on. BIG BUCKS! Then when you land you can soothe your nerves with a bottle of Kanonkop! Mind you as a former airlines pilot who once flew the great Juan Manual Fangio you wouldn't need the nerves soothed. That could mean a glass or two extra for me!
On a philosophical note what's more important about life - a material possession or a wonderful memory that you'll carry with you for ever and that no one can take away from you?
Reach for the sky!
Andre 40