On the subject of rides, the Warbird Adventure Rides outfit in New Zealand has just knocked it on the head. What a shame, it was cheaper to fly to NZ (inc airfare) for their Spitfire trip than do it in the UK !
”As some of our followers will know Warbird Adventure Rides Ltd. is not renewing its PT115 Adventure Aviation certificate and at the end of last month ceased operations.
With the sale of the P-40 earlier this year and with the sale listings of the Spitfire and Mustang we felt the time was right after 10 years of providing adventure flights to the public to hang up our flying overalls. At the end of the day we are just guardians of these aircraft for a period of time.
The P-40 will be making its way to Oregon to its new owners – the Soaring by the Sea Foundation – who are committed to keeping CAG flying in its current RAAF colours and honouring its ANZAC history.
Thank you to all who chose to fly with us over the last 10 years. We are proud that we were able to give the public the opportunity to fly in these 3 iconic aircraft which historically represent so much. It has been a huge privilege.
The WARL team” Facebook post June 9 2024
Desert colours Spit over Amersham ( Bucks) just now, headed, DX / North Weald kind of direction.
Replica ??
We’ll never hear the end of that…
In the eyes of many, this term will detract from the appeal and significance of the resultant aircraft, which is a bit of a shame, as in essence it will surely be a similar (re) creation as the magnificent Avspecs examples, which are cherished as ‘real’ Mosquitos, albeit of course with a new build wooden airframe.
I fear ‘that’ circular debate will raise its head, yet again.
Amazing news seems to be that the aeroplane is back in the air the for D-Day Anniversary, just 4 weeks after the, well, you have to say, crash. Having seen the video of it lobbing into the tiny strip near Sywell, and the result, that is a remarkable come-back.
No doubt AAIB will explain all. Some lessons are learnt the (very) hard way.
Staggerwing has turned up at Cherbourg today, with six Dakotas, A26 Invader, Spits, 2 Mustangs, Hurricane, Cubs etc
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Drab and invasion stripes DC-3 just over Little Chalfont ( Bucks ) heading west
Navy marked Beech Staggerwing, seen at DX on Sunday, just rumbled past the edge of Denham ATZ, heading west, back to White Waltham perhaps ?
Spitfire PRXI over Chesham ( Bucks) 13.40 , heading west, 1,000 feet
N74989 has landed North Weald within the last 1/2 hour or so. Not sure if it is ahead of, or behind the others.
N47TB seems to be running in south of Old Warden right now, approaching Ampthill (15.44) routing to N Weald.
Gannet T5 cockpit and rear cockpit canopies £120.00 in Dunstable- weary but useable surely
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Photos and video here of DC-3s , including landing Prestwick – shame about the weather !!
N47TB just touching down now.
N74589 on the ground, N33644, ten mins out , approaching Troon.
Welcome to the forum Steve, and thanks for posting the photos. The first one appears to show the kind of damage one would expect from a landing with no nose-wheel extended, hence the oil drum, I imagine, and engines removed as salvage. .
Some years ago, the hosts of this forum redesigned and relaunched it, to conform with their new expanding business model, and the vast majority of long-time contributors slipped away, unhappy with the new configuration and lack of functionality at that time. Sadly, we lost the input of many specialists and expert historians, and have struggled to restore that previous level of expertise, although the present direction of travel is encouraging.
I hope that you prompt some useful responses, but now you understand better why specialist and detailed information may not be as readily forthcoming as might have been the case some years ago.
”However, on Wednesday we received an email from the MAA (Military Aviation Authority) who oversee any airshow that takes place over military land to say that there had been a major administration error by the Army at Dalton Barracks and neither they (the MAA) nor DIO (Defence Infrastructure Organisation) had picked it up since the error was made over six months ago!
This error has resulted in no civilian aircraft being allowed (currently) to operate out of Abingdon, which has a huge impact on our show. We are very hopeful that the issues can be resolved by the Army, MAA and DIO in the coming months and that we will be able host the show towards the end of September or early October. A date is yet to be confirmed, one of our number is meeting”
FFS…