If anybody out there fancies a bit of Dambusting in a vintage dehavilland Dragon Rapide this weekend then get along to Sheffield Airport. I will be there doing my volunteer bit along with Air Atlantique Classic Flights Rapide G-AGTM. The plan is to follow the route of the dambusters practice flights, these flights always prove popular and were hoping for another busy weekend. The cost of a flight is £55 per person. Below are a few photo’s of the old girl taken this year at events.
Awaiting custom at Sheffield.
You could be sitting in here!
Taking a breather at Coventry
Halfpenny Green
Getting airbourne!
Plenty of smiling faces.
For more details see http://www.classicflight.com and help preserve our heritage. 🙂
By: Will J - 28th September 2007 at 23:00
😮
By: Eddie - 28th September 2007 at 22:28
Oddly, is is probably the UK’s newest airport, but the plane, and the scenery, remain historic enough 🙂
PS Email sent to the airport!
Will – re-read what he wrote!
“Loved the Rapide ride I took from Duxford on my last visit.
Great fun to fly from a historic airfield in an classic plane.”
I don’t think you would disagree that Duxford is historic?
By: Will J - 28th September 2007 at 21:28
Great fun to fly from a historic airfield in an classic plane.
Oddly, is is probably the UK’s newest airport, but the plane, and the scenery, remain historic enough 🙂
PS Email sent to the airport!
By: Will J - 28th September 2007 at 21:26
Have just checked the airport site, it is indeed the poster I had sent to the airport to promote last years event!
At least it will have meant people coming early rather than late!
By: Wessex Fan - 28th September 2007 at 16:13
David,
I will be with you in spirit, have a great day!
Eric
By: RedRedWine - 28th September 2007 at 13:43
If you haven’t been up in the Rapide it’s terrific. I went up from Halfpenny Green and it was a joy. As Air Atlantique say – the Learjet of the 1930’s.
Slightly OT – interesting talk at Cosford last week by the AA MD. It’s a brave business to be in.
By: 682al - 28th September 2007 at 12:26
Just checked the Airport’s own website and it rather confusingly displays a poster stating the Rapide flying is (was) 16th/17th September.
I assume this is last year’s poster!
http://www.sheffieldcityairport.com/#
I’m interested, and might pop over if the weather’s ok.
By: J Boyle - 28th September 2007 at 03:37
Too bad I’m in the states….I’d go in a minute!
Loved the Rapide ride I took from Duxford on my last visit.
Great fun to fly from a historic airfield in an classic plane.
By: RobAnt - 28th September 2007 at 02:48
Goodness me “Old Girl”????
Don’t let her hear you say that!!
Wish I had £55, though 🙁
Ha’penny Green, aye? Haven’t been there since I was younger than a sprog!
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