Despite being battered by cancellations (Lightning, two Corsairs, two Spitfires, two Mustangs, two Ju-52s, Avenger, Morane and so on), I thought the show was terrific and I certainly had a cracking weekend. The atmosphere at Legends is genuinely awesome – like one big family, I feel.
The pre-show was a washout really, nothing flew on Wednesday and only the P-40F and Corsair flew very briefly on Thursday. Friday was better, with some ace flying from the Peashooter & Corsair after 4pm and some other activity from the Spitfire MkIs, Gladiator, Hawk 75 and P-40C saving the day. Never known the weather to impact so heavily on Legends, but they still managed a great weekend.
My spirits were pretty low on Friday/Saturday morning when only a couple of European visitors had arrived, but things came good in the end. The cancellations helped change the pace, with fewer adrenaline-fuelled tailchases and more solos. Personally, I loved it, as it meant we got to see aircraft like the Bearcat, Corsair, Hurricane & Moonbeam (amongst others) flying dedicated solos rather than being grouped in with other aircraft. And by god, there was some great flying! The Gladiator solos and pair routine was up there with the best things I’ve seen at Legends in 20 odd years of going. Pretty much all the flying was cracking, the only downers being the P-40s on the Sunday, which felt high and distant compared to what came before and after.
See you next year…
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