SYWELL’S WARBIRD MECCA

The historic Northamptonshire airfield is now a major centre of warbird restoration and operation, thanks to Air Leasing Air Leasing’s recently built blister hangar at Sywell shows the range of restoration projects taking place and a selection of airworthy aircraft that are either housed or maintained there. In the foreground are three Buchóns and P-51D Mary Mine; beyond are Will Greenwood’s Yak-3 and Anglia Aircraft Restorations’ Spitfire FRXIVe, behind which can just be seen the tail of Spitfire XII EN224.