The City Council involved in the Scoffell airstrip at Willowbank has refused to allow the local warplane enthusiast's plans to stage a Spitfire fly-over to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation


Brian Scoffell had invited his warbird owner friends to drop into his airstrip at Willowbank south-west of Archerfield for a week-end of flying and visitor joy-flights

"Ipswich Deputy Mayor Victor Attwood said Mr Scoffell currently had approval for very limited private use of the airstrip and that only his aircraft are permitted to use the airstrip"

As a result of Ipswich Council's negativity the charity event that was to be held at the Willowbank Airfield at 139 Goebels Rd, Mt Forbes on September 29 and 30 is now cancelled