Did anyone else go to the Spitfire day at Duxford?
Great day out with some lovely displays from Historic Aircraft Collection’s MKV, Shuttleworth’s MKV and MKIV SM832 with Steven Grey at the controls. Plus three of Historic Flying’s Spits enjoying a rare day out in the static park along with the IWM’s Mk22.
Plus the La9 was in the OFMC hanger.
By: Mr Angry - 10th September 2007 at 14:57
I do seem to be giving a bit ‘how you doin’ dont I;)
By: FMK.6JOHN - 9th September 2007 at 23:55
Sat with a beautifull bird like that and all you can do is stare at the blonde on your left!!!:D 😀 .
No I’m not jealous at all I’m not:D :diablo: 😀 .
Regards,
John.
By: Manston Airport - 5th May 2007 at 23:31
Brilliant shots there like the 1st shot. If I was there it would bring a lump to my throat.
Thankyou BBMF
James
By: Mr Angry - 5th May 2007 at 22:17
Oh dear next time house work should wait no matter what ;), Im actually quite pleased with some of them especialy as today was the first time I took my camera off auto mode.
By: bexWH773 - 5th May 2007 at 22:11
WOW
Mr Angry,
Thanks for sharing your photos, I had a choice, housework today and my museums open day tomorrow so had to miss out on what looked like an amazing day.
Thanks again
Bex
By: Mr Angry - 5th May 2007 at 21:48
Im sorry to hear that keithjs,
Here is a couple more.
bit dark this one
By: keithjs - 5th May 2007 at 20:54
Indeed what a day!
My Dad passed away a while ago and it would have been so good to have shared it with him. As I’m sure we all are, he was a great fan of the BBMF.
But just seeing the faces and hearing the applause of everyone else around me just brought a lump to my throat.
Congratulations to everyone involved and heres to the next 50 years!
By: Auster Fan - 5th May 2007 at 19:40
Wow – what did I miss??!!:mad: 😡
By: Consul - 15th January 2007 at 21:43
I thought it was relevant due to the association of the type with the Suez campaign and as a reminder of Anglo-French air force cooperation at the time.
By: DIGBY - 15th January 2007 at 21:16
Where is the Mystere going?
dunno mate it’s a complete Mysterey to me as well:D
By: David Burke - 15th January 2007 at 19:17
Roger – I think it’s more to do with what thy can realistically hangar and a realisation that the Mystere IV doesn’t have a significant story to tell within the remit of the IWM or indeed British aviation full stop.
By: RPSmith - 15th January 2007 at 14:44
The clash between these NMUSAF-owned airframes in the UK and Lottery funding rules goes on. I wonder if this had any bearing on the IWM’s decision to dispose of the Mystere?
Roger Smith.
By: Fw190-A4 - 6th January 2007 at 16:45
I can confirm it was in excellent ‘nick’ the day we took the ‘cannon’ out of the airframe ready for its journey back to the US. Not an easy task after a few years of grease & dirt doing its best to harden up all the fittings.
The fuselage from memory was coated in a clear gloss overall; which really helped it from the elements.
It should have gone many months before but the slot back in a C-5 was lost at Mildenhall and the aircraft has waited until now. 😉
By: Ewan Hoozarmy - 6th January 2007 at 16:18
a number are now past their best
I’m not surprised then that the LAWM are losing theirs. The F-100 looks like nothing has been done to it since it arrived. At least it hasnt yet gone the way of the 2 Vampires they had once….:mad:
By: David Burke - 4th January 2007 at 20:08
The Mysteres,T-33’s and F-100’s were all MAP funded. In a deal sorted out by Newark Air Museum these types were made available on loan from the USAF museum to suitable groups under the proviso of a picture once a year to prove their condition. Of the large numbers supplied – a number are now past their best and some groups are now interested in disposing of them. This has to be done through the USAF – if the machine is clearly not worth saving they will arrange collection and it will be scrapped. The Duxford Mystere was the best example in the U.K and the USAF museum decided to keep it and take it to the U.S when Duxford declared it surplus.
By: Ewan Hoozarmy - 4th January 2007 at 14:50
I heard ‘a rumour’ that the Lashenden Air Warfare Museum at Headcorn are to lose both their F-100F, and the Mystere IV, something to do with the Mutual Assistance Programme that funded them in the first place. The F-100F is apparently going back to a museum in the States and the Mystere is to be scrapped.
Its a shame, because the F-100F is (I think) the only one preserved in the UK and is quite a rare beast over here. I have very fond memories of walking around Sculthorpe in 1975 or 76 and seeing them all parked there.
By: ozplane - 4th January 2007 at 14:43
The USA, I believe, but not certain where.
By: Yak 11 Fan - 4th January 2007 at 13:33
Where is the Mystere going?
By: usernamechanged - 31st March 2006 at 12:44
Nice one Chris, I love the sun on theprop in the first engine run pic.
Well done Fred, you look just like a proud father attending the birth. I guess you found out where all those wires went in the end.
only thing fred gives birth to is king kongs finger, hope the hp runs go well today if you get to do em, cheers oh and see u next thursday :diablo:
By: Learning_Slowly - 31st March 2006 at 12:20
Well done, nice to see her running again, that guy looks abit cold, it is blowing a gale down here today!
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