Duxford Sunday 1st March:
The rebuilt P&W R-1830 for Plane Sailing’s Catalina has arrived. Only two months until her 2015 debut at the Abingdon Airshow on May 3rd!
A quick look at the website ( http://www.catalina.org.uk/ ) shows an intriguing event in July, when Worksop College will be leasing ‘Miss Pick Up’ for a trip to Greenland.
Alongside the Catalina, B-17G ‘Sally B’ was performing some gear retraction tests before an interested audience:
The American Air Museum is now closed for a year. The final SR-71 event attracted a big attendance:
Duxford Saturday 28th February:
A quick reminder that tomorrow will be the last day of opening for the American Air Museum until Spring 2016.
There will be another SR-71 talk and walk from Colonel Richard Graham tomorrow at 1100, and a Concorde nose droop demo at 1400.
Nothing much to report today. With the Quilt Show coming up, only the Typhoon is resident in the front of Airspace:
Old Warden Saturday 28th February:
The Sopwith Camel G-BZSC, ( built by Northern Aeroplane Workshops ) is now fully rigged and missing very few details (still a while before first flight, however).
The Triplane rebuild is also progressing, the wing section in the foreground is the re-sparred upper starboard section:
The Lysander is receiving attention:
The based 1936 Aeronca C3 G-ADRR was out for some engine runs this morning:
The SVAS Scale Model Exhibition is coming up on Sunday March 8th.
Many thanks as usual to KH, AP and all at Old Warden.
Duxford Friday 27th February:
The BBMF Spitfire Vb AB910 departed on delivery back to Coningsby this afternoon, after a two year rebuild by HFL/ARCo :
Crew ferry was BBMF Chipmunk WK518, and a photo-ship Aztec was also on hand:
Harvard G-BJST / KF729 was busy again today:
In Hangar 5, stencilling has started on the F-15A:
Some of today’s visitors:
Heading into Cambridge was BA’s 787 G-ZBJE, at 4,000ft overhead:
Are the owners of DZ expecting snow?I notice she has a tailwheel ski fitted and the main gear is rigged to accept skis too.
The Super Cub was seen last year fitted out for Winter ops:
Duxford Tuesday 24th February:
The Nimrod I and Spitfire IA left Hangar 2 for engine runs today:
Some of the other Hangar 2 inmates were dislodged by the move:
Terence came up trumps again, bringing the BBMF Spitfire V AB910 outside:
Taz was also active today:
In Airspace, the DAS Concorde was demonstrating her droop nose. Future demos are now published on the DAS website, next dates are Sundays March 1st, March 29th and April 26th, all at 2-2.30.
One visitor of note:
Duxford Sunday 22nd February:
Update on the F-15, now unmasked and ready for detailing:
Nothing more to report, so here’s a few Airspace shots:
Duxford Friday 20th February:
The half-term crowds were out in force again today, but there wasn’t much aerial activity of note besides TFC’s Carbon Cub:
Duxford Wednesday 18th February:
There were plenty of visiting aircraft again today, including this 1948 Cessna 120 from Henlow:
A very different type was Jet Provost T.5 G-BWSG / XW324:
Duxford’s own Leopard Moth was flying:
Also of interest was this Army Wildcat:
Old Warden Tuesday 17th February:
A hangar shuffle of major proportions was underway early this morning, with many of the Collection’s machines out in the sunshine:
Duxford Tuesday 17th February:
In Hangar 5, the IWM F-15A is now being painted:
The early Spring sunshine meant plenty of flying, and the half-term visitors were treated to flights from Harvard G-BGPB and Spitfire TD314:
Based Jet Provost XW289 returned:
Moggy and friends (RV-4, RV-6, RV-8):
Duxford Sunday 15th February:
The arrival of half-term means some extra kids activities at Duxford, and also the re-opening of some DAS airliners for public viewing. I hadn’t been on the Hermes for a while, and took the opportunity to get a cockpit shot.
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