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Our club is quite incredible! I had the misfortune and lack of skill to drop one of my models into the maize to the north of the strip. Those present immediately jumped up to help look for the errant model, without finding it. A day or so later David Bicker, with Andy Slightam’s help, flew his drone over the entire patch, again with no success. Step up Peter Burton who did the same with his drone again with no sighting. This was all back in May/June.
The combine driver spoke to one of members in late August to say that he was going to remove the crop and could we please ensure no models were hidden in it. At this point Martin Delaney asked for volunteers on the relevant WhatsApp and six of us duly turned up and after an exhausting hour searching on foot in the crop found the model. Incredibly it was undamaged and in full working order (excluding the battery).
 
The field to the south of us on that morning, and “setting out”. We trolled through the parallel lines of maize, moving north at each turn point, about three lines of maize apart, so covering maybe 18 lines at each 150 metres.
Martin actually spotted the model on I think the sixth, and what was to be our penultimate walk through the crop. We also found a P47 fin and rudder, since retruned to Barry, and a spinner, source unknown
My sincere thanks to all those who put in the effort to find the model and to those who, although unsuccessful, put in a lot of time and effort. The spirit of friendship and co-operation in the club is second to none.
Well the maize is now gone and a nasty carpet of short but spiky stubble remains. Good luck to anyone landing in that mess.
Jon
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