Duxford Saturday 30th November:
After a very quiet week, it was great to see Frankie airborne again at lunchtime today:
Duxford Friday 29th November:
Just a quiet mid-winter week. The IWM Lancaster nose has left for Lambeth, the Strikemaster has moved from H4 to H5, and some visible progress on the TFC Corsair’s engine rebuild:
Duxford Tuesday 26th November:
More of the Lambeth ‘Large Objects’ departed yesterday, leaving some room in Hangar 5 for the IWM Strikemaster. Moved early this morning, it is nicely positioned for the camera:
Duxford Monday 25th November:
Today’s meagre offering:
An unusual configuration for the Concorde was pointed out to me yesterday (thanks FT). This morning’s activity explained why:
An open door at Hangar 3, and the current Winter storage line-up:
Duxford Friday 22nd November:
Frankie was aloft again this morning, still with ‘new’ prop but with the original yellow spinner:
Otherwise nothing much to report, so here are some more shots from Hangar 2:
Old Warden Tuesday 19th November:
The Shuttleworth Tomtit fuselage has the first coat of silver dope applied and rubbed down. Just the first of many coats:
The Camel’s undercarriage is refitted:
Work has started on the fuel system, note the profusion of copper pipes:
The throttle / mixture quadrant:
The oil tank:
Talking of fuel tanks, this is the main Comet fuel tank:
Some of the visitors this morning:
Many thanks as usual to all at Old Warden.
Duxford Tuesday 19th November:
A quick check today found the TFC Hellcat out for another engine run, with Spitfire and SNJ looking good in the sunshine:
Duxford Monday 18th November:
Even on Duxford’s murkiest days, there’s always something to point a camera at:
Duxford’s ‘other’ silver Spitfire:
Air Harrods training:
Duxford Sunday 17th November:
The only news this morning was from Hangar 4, where Lynx XZ194 was being fitted with rotor blades. Seen here shortly after completion:
Duxford Friday 15th November:
The ARCo Spitfire Tr.9 has had a very busy week, rounded off this morning with two short filming sorties. As usual, too much sun of the wrong colour in the wrong place….
I thought it was strange to be the target for a change, but of course it was Pen-Pusher being snapped. He’s much more famous than I am.
How about a Spitfire in these colours?
Last week I posted some photos of Tigercat N6178C shortly after arrival at Duxford in 1988. With many thanks to Steve Carter, here are scans of some of his pictures of the actual delivery, 25 years ago today.
Old Warden Tuesday 12th November:
A very quick check on Camel progress this morning, and with the undercarriage still away for welding work, the engine back-plate was being trialled:
A look inside the (very basic) Mew Gull cockpit:
The Collection’s Chipmunk is without cockpit canopy at the moment. Looks good enough to catch on….
Many thanks as usual to all at Old Warden for their help.
Duxford Tuesday 12th November:
A late afternoon photo sortie involved this pair of two-seat Spitfires:
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