Vintage and Classic Turweston

The Vintage Aircraft Club held its Vintage & Classic event at Turweston on Sunday 16 September. Having been a VAC member for over 30 years I still get great enjoyment from their gatherings.

Despite the ongoing restrictions concerning the number of visiting aircraft at this location the event was a major success. There was an impressive variety of types present ranging from Jungmeister and Nord 3202 through to Jackaroo and a superb range of De Havilland single engined machines. The BBMF Lancaster also flew over en route from Shoreham and put on a very emotive display. Couple all this with an excellent array of interesting road vehicles and a good day was had by all.

Blustery winds presented a bit of a challenge – at least it did to my cup of coffee which blew over the instant I put it down! All visiting aircraft had to be away by 16.00hrs and due to the conditions hard working marshallers had to wing walk some of the lighter types such as the Dart Kitten the full length of the runway to the start of their take off run. Thanks to all who organized the event – hopefully my photos give a flavour of the charm of the day.