Both gliders flown by Graham Saw, Cosmic Wind by Pete Kinsey….all this aerial wonderfulness AND the Napier Railton burbled up and down the flight line. Another magic day, if a tad chilly by the end!

We left at about 4:40, what time did it finish ? I hope we didn’t miss too much.
Not having been for a long time, I didn’t know what the traffic would be like getting out.

What an excellent day it was. Helped by nigh on perfect weather.
It’s certainly changed a bit (well a lot actually) since I was last there.
We got there at just after 10am, and left a little early at about 4:40pm.
I hope we didn’t miss too much, but I didn’t want to be late home.

It’s nice to be closer to the aircraft when they display. I sometimes think at
Duxford that you need a pair of binoculars to see anything, as the aircraft
are so high and a long way away.

Shall have to go back another time for a more relaxed look around, and when
the Swiss garden is in bloom.

Thanks 🙂

I look forward to this one. I just hope they show the work that went into the restoration,
and don’t just pack out the programme with lots of archive film.

I shall look into it again.

Weather permitting I will be there. Any Old Warden show is well worth a visit but the air race theme and the chance to see the F1/Goodyear racers together again are the icing on the cake.
Old Warden is generally quite genteel. Busy usually means a smallish queue at the gate and it rarely takes very long to get in. I usually try to arrive around 10pm which gives plenty of time for a walk round and a vsit to the Swiss Garden for my other half before buying lunch in the cafe around 12 to avoid the queues as it gets busy in there a bit later. The queues when the cafe is busy are the only downside to an Old Warden visit. Even after the alterations a few years ago they have restricted space so there isn’t much they can do to improve the situation. The popularity of the cafe means they must have got something right.
If you haven’t been for a long time you will find many changes but the place still has the same atmosphere it has always had ever since I first visited about 30 years ago.

Weather forecast looks good. We’ll plan on 10am then. Are there usually other food concessions there ?, as it will save taking food with us, and the Cafe could be busy. Yes, my other half likes gardens too. 🙂

Regarding the Blenheim and other aircraft.

i know a lot depends on serviceability, weather, availability of pilots etc, but wouldn’t it be nice if there was a
daily list of aircraft likely to fly that day, or the next. Posted on the Duxford website.

Although there is an exercise starting next week.

Also a US Navy P-8A Poseidon by the looks of it ? In unitl 16th for Joint Warrior Exercise starts 6th
Two USAF C-17s as well.

C-17 could also be in for that. Nice if they could kill two birds with one stone though.
It might save CWH some money.