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  • in reply to: Duxford Diary (2017) #793302
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    Duxford Tuesday 12th December:

    Spitfires SM520 and PV202 were busy with passenger flights today:

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    Sharkmouth was also airborne for a local flight and display practice (sadly too sunny for pics !):

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    Counting The Cost:

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    in reply to: Duxford Diary (2017) #796932
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    Duxford Tuesday 5th December:

    Spitfires SM520 and PV202 were both busy today:

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    Chipmunk G-AMUF visited:

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    in reply to: Duxford Diary (2017) #797481
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    Duxford Monday 4th December:

    Tiger Moth G-AHIZ ( from the Cambridge Flying Group ) called in this morning:

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    TFC Sea Fury WG655 was brought out at lunchtime, but we will have to wait a while to hear what the R2800 sounds like:

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    in reply to: Duxford Diary (2017) #797907
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    Duxford Sunday 3rd December:

    Nothing much to report today, only another update on the gateguard Hurricane repaint. It seems it will represent Bader’s 242 Sqn Hurricane, Duxford based in 1940:

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    in reply to: Duxford Diary (2017) #798802
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    Duxford Friday 1st December:

    Duxford’s gate-guard Hurricane repaint continues:

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    TFC’s Sea Fury WG655 was outside during a hangar shuffle at lunchtime:

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    A short film entitled: ‘Berlin Express’…..

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    in reply to: Duxford Diary (2017) #800549
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    Duxford Tuesday 28th November:

    A cold day, but worth the trip to see two Mustangs and Spitfire PT462 in the air:

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    ( Sorry about the sheep )

    in reply to: Duxford Diary (2017) #801871
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    Duxford Sunday 26th November:

    Spitfire EE602 returned to Biggin Hill this morning:

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    In the opposite direction, the spectacular Dragonfly dropped in from Biggin Hill:

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    Another visitor was Nord 1002 G-ETME, still wearing the temporary ‘distressed’ paint from a recent film role:

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    in reply to: Duxford Diary (2017) #802736
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    Classic Wings have updated their website to offer rides in Harvard G-BDAM / FE992. Duxford based until export to Canada in 2003, it was restored to the UK register in January and still wears the code ER-992 to reflect the previous owner Ed Russell.

    http://www.classic-wings.co.uk/warbird-t6-harvard-flights/

    in reply to: Duxford Diary (2017) #802914
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    Duxford Friday 24th November:

    Spitfire N3200 was up for another photo shoot today:

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    in reply to: Duxford Diary (2017) #805433
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    Duxford Monday 20th November:

    Mabel (Spitfire Vc G-IBSY / EE602) arrived at Duxford early this morning for a short stay:

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    Many thanks to RG for the close look at a fabulous machine.

    in reply to: Duxford Diary (2017) #807132
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    Duxford Friday 17th November:

    The Whistlin’ Spit was flying today:

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    A visiting Yak 18T:

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    in reply to: Duxford Diary (2017) #808709
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    Duxford Tuesday 14th November:

    Ferocious Frankie was out for some engine runs this morning:

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    Apache ZJ211 (here since last Thursday) departed by road today:

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    The North-side viewing area was very crowded:

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    Tomorrow’s car auction has 136 vehicles for sale:

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    in reply to: Duxford Diary (2017) #808979
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    Duxford Monday 13th November:

    Fury G-CBEL / SR661 was flying this afternoon

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    in reply to: Duxford Diary (2017) #809762
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    It certainly brightened my day:

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    in reply to: Duxford Diary (2017) #810291
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