Comet rolls out at Shuttelworth

Ahh lovely… I’ve been patiently waiting for this beauty to come out of the hangar looking all Comet-shaped again. 🙂

Reckon the occassion calls for a couple of pictures of her from back in the eighties, last time I saw her fly. And sadly, a formation we’ll never see again…

Hmmm, seems like I overlooked the word “yesterday”. Well that was enough to completely alter the question. :p

Living in Naarden which boasts a very nice fortification seen from the air, the DC-2 regularly circles overhead my house.

Oops,

Cees

Thanks Cees,
Perhapos I should have been clearer! I was referring to the Aviodrome ‘Uiver’ recreation, which I’ve had a sit in the cockpit of, at Coventry and Leydstat (sp!)… – they flew it on Dec 17, 2003, for one commemoration – this would be even more appropriate. The original Uiver crashed soon after the race with the loss of 7 people 🙁

JDK,

The “Uiver” crashed shortly after the race in some desert during a mailflight.

But the DDA still have a DC-2 stored in the rafters (came from OZ during the eighties, no plans for restoration as far as I know) and then there is the airworthy DC2 active at Lelystad.

Wonder how Black Magic is coming along.

Cheers

Cees

Wonder what the Dutch did with their DC-2 yesterday?

Calling Holland, Calling Holland…

Nicer weather at Fleminton race course this year, but in 1934, that’s about the weather they got in Melbourne on arrival! 😀

Nice pics & marvellous news !

Just another lovely day in Bedfordshire 😉

Great photos of the Comet, it’s nice to see her out in the sun. :rolleyes: I’ve only ever seen her in the back of the hanger.

Hope the runway improvements are not being impaired by the weather.

Wonderful 😀

2) when she last flew?

As far as I know, about 18 months ago, only for the gear to collapse on landing. I might (and probably am) be wrong.

Not to bad MOTF
Chief engineer in his new boiler siut all white and shiny was driving. him with a lid over him and us fools getting wet taking the pics.

Anyone know 1) when the 1980s restoration was finished and 2) when she last flew?

I think I was living just down the road from Shuttleworth last time she was restored, 80’s perhaps?

Lovely looking aircraft – lets hope they have a bit more luck with her this time.

Evenin’ Rover hope your keeping well.

I see the Chief Engineer has a new set of overalls.

It is really good to see the Comet out and about again, I guess we will have to wait until the runway to be finished to see her stretch her legs.

Who was in the drivers seat?