Pen Pusher would seem to get his word from a different street to you Duxman!
Sadly he didn’t wait for its arrival and talk to the owner/crew !!!!
Word on the street is an Lockheed Electra 10A is/was being plotted on on Flightradar24 flying from Wick to Prague and on its way into Duxford and it will be at Aero Expo at Sywell next weekend
Brian
Brian
It is NOT going to Sywell this weekend and is expected to depart early tomorrow for Lelystad and onwards to Prague.
Duxman
I absolutely agree Nick!
This thread is the first place I look when something interesting flies over Ware.
This afternoon about 5.00 it was a DH Vampite whistling southwards (a T11 I think) but no sign of photos here so where could it have come from?
Perhaps it came in with the Meteor while our resident photographers were in having a cuppa then flew on somewhere else?
Any news perchance?The Nord flew northwards at about midday accompanied by a DH Chipmunk. What happened to the Chippie? Beautiful shot of the Nord Duxman. That colour scheme doesn’t lend itself to photography – not me and my camera anyway!
Robin
ROBIN
I think the formation you saw around mid.day was a Chipmunk with Bucker Bestman G-TPWX en route to Old Warden
Neither the Vampire or Meteor had arrived at DX by 6pm. It is reported the Meteor T 7 arrived shortly after
Duxman
Undoubtedly the star item of the show tomorrow could be the superb Blenheim/Spitfire 1s formation which we witnessed today.
Meanwhile a few other pictures from today.
One visiting aircraft that arrived was Nord 1002 D-ELLM but sadly it seems she will remain parked with other early arrivals on the south side of the airfield.
D-ELLM by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
The start of the Blenheim formation
The Blenheim then departed for a solo practice in much better conditions
G-BPIV by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
. not certain who got the better shot ???
G-BPIV by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
.. another arriving display aircraft was the Travel Air Mysteryship
G-TATR by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
Duxman
A few additional images from Duxford today.
Both the Stearman and Spad that have been suspended in the AAM have now been moved and are presently stored in Hangar 5.
CF-EQS by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
G-BFYO Spad XIII by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
.. and more of the Yak 50s
Duxman
The B52 is now back inside the AAM and the B.29 now parked outside it.
Duxman
I am informed the Duxford Blenheim will feature on the ‘One Show’ this evening on BBC 1 at 7pm
Duxman
Back to ‘proper flying machines ? ‘ a few images from late afternoon today at Duxford after the rain had stopped.
Both the TFC Gladiator and the Grace Spitfire were up on airtest.
G-GLAD by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
G-LFIX by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
Both returned together.
G-GLAD and G-LFIX by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
G-GLAD by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
Visiting was one of the Aerostars Yak 50 G-BTZB
G-GLAD by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
Duxman
Blenheim ? heading south over Henley-on-Thames about 10.30 ish
Well spotted. G-BPIV on its first ‘day out’ away from Duxford en route DX to Odiham
Duxman
With the recent movement of the B.24 to AirSpace a couple of pictures of her back in 2002 showing her incomplete state just before she went into the AAM.
B.24 DUGGAN 24/6/02 by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
B.24 DUGGAN 24/6/02 by AJCDuxman, on Flickr
Duxman
Must have been up a tree in the “naughty field” 🙂
No – Just the public road that runs along the back of the airfield. Both the Blackbird and B.24 now in AirSpace for the next few months
Duxman