A few pictures from this evening showing its first flight since rebuild at Duxford .
PA474 ff since rebuild by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
PA474 ff since rebuild by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
…landing back at Duxford past the Stephenson hangar its home for the past 9 months.
PA474 ff since rebuild by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
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Duxford Thursday 29th June. With the rain staying away today for a change there was a flurry of activity this afternoon ending with the arrival of the pair of Norwegian Vampires.
Pairs was the theme today with the Lancaster joining the Blenheim briefly.
PA474 and Blenheim by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
Spitfire Tr9s returning from Goodwood
SM520 & PV202 by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
A pair of Mustangs with G-SHWN departing to Blackbushe and G-TFSI going up for a local flight followed by an excellent display.
G-SHWN by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
G-TFSI by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
Apaches passing thru
Apaches by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
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Buchon ‘Black 8’ and Spitfire MH434 returned from Bicester late afternoon.
G-AWHK Black 8 return from Bicester by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
G-AWHK Black 8 return from Bicester by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
MH434 return from Bicester by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
G-AWHK Black 8 return from Bicester by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
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This morning Buchon ‘Black 8 ‘ departed to Bicester for the weekend.
G-AWHK Black 8 dept to Bicester by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
G-AWHK Black 8 dept to Bicester by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
G-AWHK Black 8 dept to Bicester by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
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The Lancaster at Duxford has been a hot topic of conversation recently but today marks a significant anniversary of the P.51 Mustang at the airfield.
40 years ago today on the 15th June 1977 a P.51D N5747 transited through Prestwick to Duxford to become the first of its type to make a flying visit to the airfield I believe since they were based at Duxford during WWII. Flown over from the USA it displayed at the Duxford airshow that weekend ( 18-19/6/77 ) returning to the USA in the early July. The aircraft was subsequently to return again to Duxford in the 90s when operated by Christoph Jacquard as F-AZJM ‘Miss Temptation ‘ but after being sold was tragically lost in an accident in the Swiss Mountains in 1998.
A few pictures below to show its time at Duxford in 1977 from slides in my collection.
N5747 DX June 1977 by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
N5747 DX June 1977 by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
N5747 DX June 1977 by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
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More engine runs today – this time with some sunshine.
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