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North Weald: Air Britain (Warbird) Fly-In 22/23 June 2013

The 2013 Air Britain Fly-In was (true to tradition) rather subdued by wind and rain, but was still a great success. Organised by the Stansted Branch of Air Britain and hosted by The Squadron, the event featured a lot of activity from based and visiting warbirds.
Longest journey to the Fly-In was by this Swiss Mooney M20E:

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Perhaps the shortest trip (from Stapleford) was by this ex Botswana Bulldog:

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The Hangar 11 collection was very busy:

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The based Skyraider was engine running both days:

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The RNHF Sea Fury T.20 arrived from Manston on Saturday and returned to Yeovilton on Sunday:

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Jet Provost T.5 G-BWOF:

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Bell UH-IH G-HUEY:

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By: ozplane - 24th June 2013 at 12:43

Thanks Dave. Good to see that some Mooneys turned up to support Air Britain. I don’t suppose the crosswind worried the Bulldog as I read somewhere that they can take up to a 35kt crosswind.

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By: Flygirl - 24th June 2013 at 09:38

Nice shots.

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By: DCW - 23rd June 2013 at 21:56

Good stuff. I had hoped to fly in but the grandkids arrived. Any more photographs of the visiting stuff please?

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By: DCW - 23rd June 2013 at 19:31

great shots guys. David, are the aircraft in the background of your first photo airworthy….

Sadly, no. A DC-4 and a C-54, both unflown since arrival for a film project in September 2002

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By: ozplane - 23rd June 2013 at 19:03

Good stuff. I had hoped to fly in but the grandkids arrived. Any more photographs of the visiting stuff please?

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By: pegasus911 - 23rd June 2013 at 18:46

great shots guys. David, are the aircraft in the background of your first photo airworthy….

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By: DCW - 23rd June 2013 at 16:39

Spending a couple of hours at North Weald on Sunday morning was the Dutch based B-25 PH-XXV on the way home from Manston. The arrival was spectacular, the departure more so. Pity about the banana!

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