Duxford Sunday March 11th:

A busy day in the sunshine today, but activity was confined to smaller types ( mostly yellow for some reason ):

I’ll leave events at TFC for more detailed coverage from others, so I close with another shot of Vampire T.11 WZ590 waiting for her day in the spotlight on Tuesday:

Thanks for the photos Brian. I wasn’t hiding, just having a day off.
The Navion is a recent rebuild and flies from Earl’s Colne. I think it needs black and white checks on the nose…..
DCW

Talking of upcoming events at Duxford, a provisional list for the May Jubilee airshow is now on the IWM site, copied below:

Already confirmed flying participation includes:

Typhoon, 6 Squadron RAF Leuchars
Hawk, 208 Squadron RAF Valley
Tucano, 72 Squadron RAF Linton-on-Ouse
King Air, 45 Squadron RAF Cranwell
Tutor, 115 Squadron RAF Cranwell
Lancaster/Hurricane/Spitfire, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, RAF Coningsby
Solo Lynx, 815 Naval Air Squadron RNAS Yeovilton
Hawker Nimrod, The Fighter Collection
Hawker Fury, Historic Aircraft Collection
Harvard, The Fighter Collection
Sabre, Golden Apple
Spitfire IXT, Air Leasing
Spitfire V, The Fighter Collection

Further participation will be announced in due course. All flying is subject to weather, serviceability and operational commitments.

I’ve just been sent some more images from yesterday. Many thanks to Fred Taylor for these pictures of the Harvard arriving, and a visiting (?) Super Cub hiding in Hangar 2:

Duxford Friday March 9th:

Many thanks to Duxman for posting pictures from yesterday, not bad for a temporarily one-armed photographer. As shown by Bob, we were entertained at lunchtime by the USAF. MC-130P 65-0991 is from 67th SOS at Mildenhall and is quite a veteran, delivered July 1966 ( They were still building Lightnings then):

Otherwise not much to report by lunchtime. TFC are preparing for Sunday’s Friends event (The caviar and champagne should arrive tomorrow):

A hangar shuffle was completed yesterday, the Hawk 75 taking centre stage at the moment:

This Harvard, G-BUKY / 52-8543 is a visitor, but parked with the based aircraft, so may be here for a while:

Finally, some more detail shots of the Vampire T.11:

Duxford Wednesday March 7th:

I dropped in to Hangar 4 this morning to assure XV474 that she was still wanted. Her wingtips have been folded in the last couple of days, either a defensive posture or to make room for a certain orange aircraft:

With seats and canopy fitted, the Vampire is nearly ready for the spotlight:

Guns are installed:

The feed mechanisms are visible, right next to the fuel system:

The Catalina in Hangar 2 looking high and dry during undercarriage work:

The Wildcat is now fully ‘pimped’:

A centre-line drop tank was seen next to ‘SNAFU’:

Now fitted, the aircraft should be able to reach an airshow in Berlin unescorted:

By comparison, the AAM P-47 drop tank: