Probably one of the best, if not the best display I have seen it do with some great photo opportunities so it wasn’t difficult !!( thanks of course to its pilot )
A few more images for the record !
Duxman
Duxford – Saturday 27th July.
Noted doing a fly-by around 1.30pm was BBMF C-47 ZA947
Duxman
A few more pictures from todays memorable display by Snafu taken from a different part of the airfield from DCW.
Duxman
DX Friday 26th July.
Pending full reports of all of todays warbird activity from your roving reporters, perhaps a reminder of Sundays coming event as Merlins (without Motors) put in an appearance. Nice to see Frankie out engine running in its newly installed Merlin as an RAF Merlin transits thru.
Merlin ZJ118
one of the crew getting some fresh air.
Duxford Friday 19th july
As predicted the Red Bull pair departed this morning for Fairford. Here a few pictures. More to follow later no doubt from DCW.
Followed by a formation fly-by (apologies for the Duxford dust spots !!)
Duxman
Duxford Wednesday 17th July. With temperatures exceeding 30 degrees not a day for waiting around but a quick visit this afternoon found Harvard G-KAMY doing a couple of circuits
The expected container had arrived for Princess Elizabeth
–and most welcome of all the Rolls Royce Spitfire XIX PS853/G-RRGN making a welcome first test flight following its incident at East Midlands earlier this year.
Duxman
DX 16/7/13 – Getting back to normal after all the weekends airshow activity and aircraft departures but still a few things of interest noted late afternoon
Visiting aircraft today included T-6G G-TEXN
Chipmunk WB703/G-ARMC
Whilst not strictly historic but still nearly 30 years old was King Air 90A N121GT
Whilst in Hanger 3 the Shuttleworth Hind awaits some attention
and in Hanger 2 some late spring cleaning found the hanger extremely tidy !!
Duxman
For those lucky enough not to be back at work saw the Red Bull B.25 N6123C this morning giving a rather polished practice display if you will pardon the phrase !! For those not present she could well be staying until Thursday before going to Fairford.
Duxman
DX Saturday 13th July. All airshow activity will no doubt be covered under another thread but here are a couple of pictures of interesting visitors today.
T.28B
PC-7
Duxman
And a few from me.
including the ‘Horsemen’
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Im waiting for the next up date DCW seems to be getting later and later, will be in the line up at 10am tomorrow for the gate F30 in hand !!
Patience !!!! Remember with action til 6pm, then a drive home, a quick tea before getting down to downloading hundreds of images etc etc. Anyway here is a few from todays action.
New arrival for the weekend show was the Red Bull Corsair seen below on arrival then subsequently making a practice display
Followed later in the afternoon by new French registered Hurricane recently acquired from New Zealand and a first time visitor to Duxford.
Meanwhile yesterdays P.51 arrival Moonbeam McSwine was in action again in company with Miss Velma seen below on take off !!!
Finally a view of the Spitfires etc taxying out for their departure it is believed to Lydd then France. They have just returned to DX a few moments ago at (2035)
Duxman
A few additional photographs to add to DCWs report of today.
TR9 departing to Sywell
P9374 in action
Moonbeams arrival
— and as the sun began to sink slowly in the west just after 7pm, 2 P.51s thought to be Moonbeam McSwine and Miss Velma were seen tail chasing and doing aeros to the North of DX
Duxman
Not much to add to DCWs excellent report on todays Duxford activity but for those were were not able to soak up the sun and the sounds of merlins etc today here are a few further pictures.
visiting Chipmunk
and the rarely flown based Stampe
Duxman
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