Thanks to Bomberflight for this great photo of Spitfire G-ASJV/MH434 during an engine test yesterday. Another warbird nearly ready for the airshow season:
Today, the Avro Anson. Not much information found on these:
TX154/Q-H is at Wisley 1956 or 1957:
TX211 with 12 Grp Comms Flight titles became G-AVHU in 1967 and was scrapped at Southend circa 1972. At Coltishall 16-9-61:
VM360 is at Hatfield in 1953. Became G-APHV in 1957 and now preserved at East Fortune:
VM367 also carries 12 Grp Comms Flight titles:
VM371:
VP519 titled Fighter Command Communication Sq, became G-AVVR in 1967 but was soon scrapped at Elmdon:
VS565 at Cambridge:
VV327:
Duxford Tuesday April 3rd:
Preparations have started for the move of DAS Ambassador G-ALZO from Hangar 5. This morning the port wing was positioned to an area between H3 and H4. More to follow over the next few weeks:
Here’s a group of Avro Lincoln photos, again all by the late Gerald Lawrance via Tony Clarke. Some have been posted before,very little information on any of them:
RE322 at Duxford BoB 20-9-52
RF332 was with Eagle Aviation at Blackbushe in 1957/58:
RE339 is the Theseus test bed at Farnborough 1948:
RF342 at Cranfield became G-APRJ, parts surviving in Australia and USA:
RF461 was one of the last in service (Wfu Shawbury 1963):
RF519 may be at Hatfield 1953:
SX948:
WD130 Del 1950, SOC 1961:
WD148 Del 1951, SOC 1961:
Duxford Sunday March 18th:
With Duxford now open for Summer hours (1000-1800), Hangar 3 is open again. The OFMC Mustang ‘Ferocious Frankie’ is under maintenance:
Only £12.50 for P-51D or Spitfire at:
http://www.ofmc.co.uk/merchandise.aspx
The HAC Nimrod also waiting for airshow season:
A check on the Blenheim shows progress on bomb-bay and cockpit areas:
Other Hangar 3 residents:
The only new arrival over winter, and currently the only airworthy resident in Hangar 3:
Little Owl (Athene Noctua). I hope IWM remain tolerant towards his presence, he might even keep other pests at bay. It might be a hoot if we can come up with a suitable name…
Finally, a close-up of Harrier GR.9A ZD461 showing the traces of mission marks on the nose:
Duxford Sunday March 18th:
With Duxford now open for Summer hours (1000-1800), Hangar 3 is open again. The OFMC Mustang ‘Ferocious Frankie’ is under maintenance:
Only £12.50 for P-51D or Spitfire at:
http://www.ofmc.co.uk/merchandise.aspx
The HAC Nimrod also waiting for airshow season:
A check on the Blenheim shows progress on bomb-bay and cockpit areas:
Other Hangar 3 residents:
The only new arrival over winter, and currently the only airworthy resident in Hangar 3:
Little Owl (Athene Noctua). I hope IWM remain tolerant towards his presence, he might even keep other pests at bay. It might be a hoot if we can come up with a suitable name…
Finally, a close-up of Harrier GR.9A ZD461 showing the traces of mission marks on the nose:
Any updates on B-17G “Mary Alice” looking forward to new markings.
Work on the B-17G is storming ahead, with a very tight deadline. Most of the work currently is on details like this:
Not an army of art-deco robots, but cowling cooling-gill opening linkages ( They probably have a better name, but thats the best I can do)
The paintwork is still in progress, today saw these flap and leading edge sections in the paintshop:
So far, the colour scheme represents a factory finish, any nose-art or unit markings are either a carefully guarded secret or yet to be decided. Time will tell….
Any updates on B-17G “Mary Alice” looking forward to new markings.
Work on the B-17G is storming ahead, with a very tight deadline. Most of the work currently is on details like this:
Not an army of art-deco robots, but cowling cooling-gill opening linkages ( They probably have a better name, but thats the best I can do)
The paintwork is still in progress, today saw these flap and leading edge sections in the paintshop:
So far, the colour scheme represents a factory finish, any nose-art or unit markings are either a carefully guarded secret or yet to be decided. Time will tell….
Duxford Friday March 16th:
The recently arrived Harrier ZD461 is now present in Hangar 5, where she occupies the space recently vacated by Vampire WZ590:
The ‘patina’ gives the aircraft a very warlike character:
Zooming into the nose section, the mission marks from Operation Herrick are just discernible:
Fire damage to the centre section seems light, and mostly confined to the paintwork:
A cheeky shot of the Harrier’s rear end:
I am told that ZD461 attended another Duxford airshow (apart from June 1996). Can anyone confirm when? Photos always welcome….
The great shots from Elliott Marsh remind me that I’ve been neglecting TFC recently, with all the coverage of Vampire and Harrier, so here are some shots from Hangar 2 today:
Duxford Friday March 16th:
The recently arrived Harrier ZD461 is now present in Hangar 5, where she occupies the space recently vacated by Vampire WZ590:
The ‘patina’ gives the aircraft a very warlike character:
Zooming into the nose section, the mission marks from Operation Herrick are just discernible:
Fire damage to the centre section seems light, and mostly confined to the paintwork:
A cheeky shot of the Harrier’s rear end:
I am told that ZD461 attended another Duxford airshow (apart from June 1996). Can anyone confirm when? Photos always welcome….
The great shots from Elliott Marsh remind me that I’ve been neglecting TFC recently, with all the coverage of Vampire and Harrier, so here are some shots from Hangar 2 today:
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