Daks over Normandy, European a/c

seen on airshows forum that Li2 HA-LIX as set off from Hungary approx. 0715, Sunday 2nd…also OY-BPB is up.

Getting back to European daks OH-LCH is over southern Sweden heading our way, N431HM has recently departed Berne. SE-CFP was flying locally yesterday

DC-3-201 N18121 (Rare, original DC-3A)”

If I recall correctly, the former N136PB, one time highest time (commercial) aircraft at some 87000 hours. No longer the record holder but what an airframe.

This will be spectacular – NINE Daks flying into Old Warden for the display this Sunday !

”We are very happy to play host to 9 DC3 variants at Sunday’s #flyingfestival www.shuttleworth.org/events/flyingfestival

Six of the nine will be part of ‘Aircraft Uncovered’ from 10.00-12.00. They will be leaving on Sunday, not in ‘formation’ but will be a great sight here at Old Warden, as they go off to join what will be a very moving tribute in the following days.

– C-47A-40-DL Skytrain 42-24064 – Placid Lassie– N74589 – (Lead Aircraft)
– C-47-DL Skytrain 42-32833 – Legend Airways ‘Liberty’– N25641
– C-47B-5-DK 43-48608 – Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber– N47SJ
– C-47A-30-DL 42-23669/FD879 – Flabob Express– N103NA
– C-47B-1-DL 43-16340 – Pan Am – N877MG
– C-47A-15-DK 42-92847 – That’s All, Brother– N47TB
– C-47-DL 41-18401 – 101st Airborne Tribute–N150D
– C-47A-60-DL 43-30647 – Virginia Ann– N62CC
– DC-3-201 N18121 (Rare, original DC-3A)”

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It is understood they will fly out in the afternoon, before the Red Arrows display . Wow !

Yes, the photos from the photo flight today are going to be awesome – here is a sneak peak from the “That’s All Brother – Normandy 2019” Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/TABtoNormandy/):

https://scontent.ffcm1-1.fna.fbcdn.n…ea&oe=5D5B7195

Just had at least 6 Daks circling over Seaford (using the CAA beacon on Seaford Head?) for the last 25 minutes. Probably using the white cliffs of the Seven Sisters as a more photogenic background that the “white” Cliffs of Dover.

And three more heading south! What with the Trump Squad’s trip to Pompey this afternoon, lots of Americans enjoying a bit of English sightseeing.

N150D and N47TB heading south across Kent towards Eastbourne accompanied by a Cessna 208…

Daks Over Normandy has ‘arrival all aircraft’ on 2 June (Sunday) so I’d expect everything would be in place by 1800hrs on that day, bar any stragglers.

Caen arrival is posted on the same site as 1645-1715hrs local, 5th June.