Duxford Friday 14th June:
Strong crosswinds again, but not bad enough to prevent some circuit training from the ARCo Spitfire Tr.9:
Texan G-TEXN had an airtest at lunchtime, then departed home in an interesting formation with a Chipmunk and RV-4:
Finally, the TFC Wildcat was out in the sunshine briefly, still awaiting her return to flight status:
Visitors tomorrow may find some obstructed airfield views, as there are car-park preparations and WWII re-enactors setting up camp prior to Sunday’s Military Vehicle Day.
Duxford Tuesday 11th June:
Things have been rather quiet at Duxford recently, but today saw the Plane Sailing Catalina very active in the circuit. She is still carrying the ‘zaps’ from her recent trip to Marseille:
Duxford’s pair of Fennecs were together in Hangar 2 this morning, later on G-TROY headed East to the ARCo ramp in preparation for her first flight in quite a while:
For the record, the Carbon Cub that is lodging with TFC has carried her correct registration since a trip to Sywell ten days ago:
We’ve had no wild rumour and speculation recently, so maybe these two pics will get Spitfire fans excited:
I know it’s not historic, but photo opportunities have been rare recently:
Duxford Saturday 8th June:
For the record, the LAA/RSA Bonus Day Fly-in was a great success, with 55 visiting light aircraft. Not much of ‘Historic’ interest, but an interesting variety of designs:
Duxford Wednesday 5th June:
The Tiger Moths in use for filming were taken off set for cleaning today:
Duxford Monday 3rd June:
More filming took place today, with the sound of distant gunfire over my morning coffee.
A nice line-up on the grass, sadly the flying was after closing time:
The Aces High C-47 took centre stage:
I managed a sneak photo of Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney:
Duxford Sunday 2nd June (Part 2):
Sally B was unable to attend Pardubice this weekend, and instead hopped over to Sywell today (looking forward to the pics). Here are some pictures of her return to Duxford:
Many thanks to PL for the elevation.
Duxford Sunday 2nd June (Part 1):
Tiger Moth G-ADXT was carefully mounted on a frame for filming work. The whole rig is now mounted in front of a green screen in Hangar 2. Another Tiger Moth, G-ANCS is also present, installed on its own set.
The three Spitfire IXs are all in similar markings for more film work, MH434/TA805/MK912:
They were joined this afternoon by a fourth Spitfire, Terry Arlow’s magnificent MkIX reproduction ‘MK805’. A real work of art, it was quickly assembled and D-Day stripes applied (just a few days early!). The result of 25 years research and construction, it is wholly convincing. Take a look at ‘Simply Spitfire’ at:
http://www.simplyspitfire.com/
The Aces High C-47A N147DC/2100884 is still adorning the flight-line:
One of today’s visitors:
Finally, another restoration project was rolled out today:
The June Flying Evening:
A dull evening, but some great entertainment starting with the Storch:
The visiting ‘Trig’ team with their Pitts S-1D:
A vigorous display from the Calidus autogyro:
You can never relax behind a rotary engine (no harm done):
Visiting Spartan Executive :
Some unusual colour from the setting sun:
Duxford Wednesday 29th May (Part 2):
Filming was underway today on a ‘Docudrama’ concerning the Israeli War Of Independence. OFMC Spitfire MH434 ( No stranger to film work) had temporary paint on the Port side only:
Duxford Wednesday 29th May (Part 1):
Today’s dreadful weather brought it home how lucky we were at the weekend. It rained nearly all day, nothing flew but there was plenty going on.
Two of Duxford’s five Handley Page aircraft are together for a while:
Terence knows his own way around Duxford now:
The pair of Dakotas are still here, apparently they may be invoved in filming later this week:
There’s filming taking place at the Eastern end of the airfield, Classic Wings are using Hangars 2 and 3 for a day or two:
Hurricane G-CHTK / P3886 is also a Hangar 3 resident for a while:
Nearby is another Biggin Hill resident, Spitfire G-PMNF / TA805:
The Eagle Squadron remains with TFC, some more filming was underway today:
Frankie looks ready to go, but the new engine may need some testing first:
The TFC Bearcat is in the air at the moment, lots of detail on view:
The BBMF Chipmunk WK518 has been here for a while, some engine tests were performed this afternoon:
Duxford Monday 27th May:
The Eighth Air Force Tribute Flypast went according to plan, at least as far as Duxford was concerned. As usual it was difficult to capture events into the bright morning sunshine:
Does anyone have pictures of the formation en-route?
Miss Velma returning with Bud Anderson on board:
Eagle Squadron at rest:
Featuring the Hurricane:
Camera-ship for the sortie:
Another morning departure:
Duxford Sunday 26th May:
I’m sure there will be plenty of airshow photos posted over on the Airshow Forum, so I won’t try to compete on this thread.
I would, however like to congratulate all involved for a organising such a spectacular event. No ‘fillers’, just a succession of excellent flying in wonderful weather. Apart from the obvious highlights, I’d like to thank the commentators for their silence at the appropriate times. Nearly ten minutes of the Eagle Squadron with no interruption except the din from the helicopter camera-ship.
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