At the start of the week the weather reports were showing a lull on Wednesday between the two water logged fronts covering the country, so I booked a flexi leave and crossed my fingers hoping the weather men got it right. I was greeted with blue sky and wall to wall sunshine all day and even some aeroplanes came out to play for my first visit to Duxford of the new year.
TFC Havard and Mk XIVe Spitfire were out on the airfield for some engine runs and the ARCo Fennec went up for a few maneuvers through the sky. The F-86A had a false start in the morning as there seemed to be a problem with one of the drop tanks just after it wound up the engine. After repairs it went up in the afternoon for a trip to Lakenheath, I was told.
Not as cold as it could have been but an enjoyable start to my Duxford year.
More Piccies Here
Brian
By: SADSACK - 19th January 2008 at 11:58
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The Gladiator is looking fantastic. Cant be long now. Its one of those a/c I fell in love with at first sight when I was very young, an age when I didnt know what a spitfire was!
By: Peter - 18th January 2008 at 14:56
Work on duxfords Shackleton
Some great pics of Duxfords Shackelton restoration here!
http://fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34169
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then click on Nostalgia
and then the Duxford shack thread.
By: pagen01 - 18th January 2008 at 09:12
Cracking shots Brian, seems you caught a good Jan day!
Does anyone know, is the Shack 3/3 to be preserved as a complete aircraft now? Good to see it receiving attention.
By: BlueRobin - 17th January 2008 at 22:59
Nice prop vortex on the Fennec. What is the “Tapestry” biplane? Stampe with a Lycoming? If so, the cowling looks a bit non-Lyc shaped perhaps as a result of being mated to the fuselage.
By: The Freshest - 17th January 2008 at 22:20
Also to display was John Romains Dutch two seater MK IX which he displayed at about 3:45. As before Ive managed to capture the Spitfire on film.
http://www.airshowbuzz.com/videos/view.php?v=123ae96b
Enjoy
Regards
The Freshest
By: Peter - 17th January 2008 at 00:46
A sign of spring??
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