18Jul15
And back on topic – :dev2:
After a few days R&R staying with my parents, it’s back to Duxford to catch up. Surprised to find a couple of left overs from the air show in the shape of the two Sea Fury’s. The Fury ISS/F-AZXL was sitting out on the airfield but the FB 11/F-AZXJ was in hangar 3 and may be a temporary resident for a short time to come. The B-52 was parked outside the American Air Museum with the B-29 on the jet pan. Classic Wings were operating the Biggin Hill two-seat Spitfire again and the Grace two-seat Spitfire flew off on air show duty and returned about an hour later and was due off again to another air show later in the afternoon. During the afternoon a pair of Stearman arrived from different locations within about 5 minutes of each other followed not long afterwards by a Yak-52/Red 27. There were quite a few German registered GA aircraft out on the airfield that had night stopped and during the afternoon were joined by three more with one of them, after a bit of Googling, being an ex Libyan Air Force SIAI-Marchetti SF.260/D-EMEO in an apparently fictitious colour scheme. Mid afternoon and Spitfire Mk1/N3200 took off for display duty at Old Warden.
Brian
And The Winner Is
WINNER: Best Legends Arrival Fly Past – Ju52 low and slow along the crowd line. 😮 😀
BEST DISPLAY OF THE YEAR: The Three Buchon’s.
Brian
Rain was forecast for first thing with clouds for the rest of the day. The rain cleared before I left home and then it rained on and off for the rest of the day. Got a bit wet going home again. TFC Harvard was first up followed not long after by Czech marked Spitfire IX/SL633 going on a test flight and another flight in the afternoon. TF-51/Miss Velma had a short flight and was followed into the air by the P-36 and after its return from the north a spot of aerobatics over the airfield. Photos in the order they were taken.
Brian
05Jul15
When the Blenheim left for the Shuttleworth air show this morning it was raining, unfortunately the props weren’t turning fast enough for a decent vortex coming off them. TFC were out to play again but no flying today. The Nimrod had a first engine run with its recently added go faster exhausts attached and the P-40F was given a quick blast to clear the pistons. Classic Wings were flying their Wing to Wings experience with the OFMC Spitfire/MH434. Not many GA visitors for a Sunday but two night stoppers are a German registered 1972 built Cessna 177RG Cardinal/G-ENCY and a 1957 Piper PA-18-95 Super Cub/D-EBID.
Brian
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