Wednesday 10th April
Summer put in an early appearance this year with wall to wall blue sky, sunshine and quite warm with it. B-17 Sally-B had her first flight this year but on the second circuit a problem developed and crew training was cut short for the day. Spitfire/PV202 was also crew training again and there were quite a few visitors on the jet pan including Jet Provost T.Mk.52(MODIFIED)/G-PROV in South Arabian Air Force colours which dropped in just before I left. In the order taken.
Brian
Saturday 6th May
With a breeze from the north east, runway 06 was being used and with Classic Wings going to be busy flying with their Tiger Moths, Rapide and Spitfire, I set up camp at the picnic tables outside the entrance to the Land Warfare Hall for an hour or three to get in some slow shutter speed panning practice. It was wall to wall cloud and naff lighting for photography but I had fun and need more practice. Photos in the order taken.
Sony Alpha A6300 CSC & 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 G SSM lens.
Brian
Duxford 100 Art Installation
The Imperial War Museum at Duxford is celebrating its 100th birthday with a unique art show.
It is set to unveil a special installation that will take visitors on “a tactile quest” telling the story of the airfield.
This year marks the centenary of the Duxford base, and the art installation has been designed to help people tap in to its history.
A spokeswoman said: “Since 1917, people have entrusted us with their personal accounts of war, in the knowledge that IWM will continue to share them with future generations. IWM Duxford plays a special role in this, sharing the personal stories of the men and women who lived and worked at the airfield, the history of war from the air and tales of ingenuity in aviation.
“Our centenary – a landmark occasion – is being commemorated with the creation of DX17, Duxford’s first ever contemporary art installation, inspired by our remarkable history.
“A spectacular and imaginative storytelling device, it engages visitors in a tactile quest to uncover up to 100 memories – narrative fragments, voices, sound, signals, moments, stories or anecdotes – from Duxford’s remarkable past and present.
“Inspired by themes of flight and innovation, DX17 is a dramatic large-scale sculpture, similar in size to a Spitfire, futuristic and aerodynamic in form. This innovative sound sculpture has been created by BAFTA award-winning composer and multi-disciplinary artist Nick Ryan. Nick’s previous projects have included Tate Sensorium, an immersive multi-sensory exhibition at Tate Britain, and A Living River, the world’s largest sound installation, displayed at Gatwick Airport.”
The art show will be unveiled to the public for the first time on June 16, and will then be on display until September.
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/imperial-war-museum-duxford-12976666
Brian
Monday 01 May
Decided to take advantage of the typical May Day Bank Holiday Monday weather, dark, cloudy, windy, cold and a spot of rain, with a visit to Duxford. Flying was a bit on the thin side with the Classic Wings Rapide on a flight over London, and the only GA visitor when I left early afternoon was a Piper PA-28 Cherokee which braved the weather, and Harvard/Taz went up for about 30 minutes to the north. An annual visitor has returned in the shape of Ice Cold Katy, the British Antarctic Survey Twin Otter/VP-FAZ. Not in the order taken.
Sony Alpha A6300 CSC & 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 G SSM lens + Sony Alpha A6000 CSC & Tamron 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 Di-III VC.
Brian
Saturday 29th April
A very busy Saturday at Duxford not only with visitors but with flying as well. Classic Wings were using Spitfire Mk.1/N3200 for their Wing to Wings flights along with a pair of Dragon Rapides and Harvard/Taz. TFC were out to play with their P-40F and Hawk 75 which flew off to the north for air tests and handling checks before returning for 5 minutes of aerobatics over the airfield. Spitfire Mk.1/X4650 ventured out onto the airfield for an engine run producing its own smoke screen on start up for the first time this year. In hangar 2 there was a nice little line up of American trainers consisting of the Yale which was replaced by the Harvard which in turn was replaced by the T-28.
Sony Alpha A6300 CSC & 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 G SSM lens
Brian
28th April
A few more piccies from today. Photos in the order taken.
Sony Alpha A6300 CSC & 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 G SSM lens
Brian
25th April
My take on the days activities.
Sony Alpha A6300 CSC & 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 G SSM lens
Brian
Wednesday 19th April
A quiet day at Duxford, the only flying while I was there was from Classic Wings and a few GA visitors. On the hangar base, the long time resident Bloodhound missile was being moved to temporary storage outside the Land Warfare Hall. Cessna Citation/M-ICRO touched down, offloaded a passenger and then departed and TFC had the Hawk 75 and the both P-40’s out on the airfield for engine runs. Photos in order taken.
Sony Alpha A6300 CSC & 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 G SSM lens + Sony Alpha A6000 CSC & Tamron 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 Di-III VC.
Brian
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