27Apr14
The Sunday Fighter Collection volunteers had a busy day as they played musical aeroplanes with their war birds in the eastern end of the hanger to get the Hawk 75 out onto the airfield and the Beech Staggerwing into the sunshine as well. Early afternoon and the Hawk 75 went for a 35 minute test/handling flight to the north of Cambridgeshire and on its return, a bit of aerobatics over the airfield. Unfortunately dark clouds and a bit of a rain front passed over Duxford during the display.
Brian
If anyone is considering a visit to Duxford tomorrow, how about a 1960 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud II. Lot No.1, and no reserve!
Even better, a 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300B Saloon. (£7-9,000 reserve) 😀
Brian
23Apr14
A bit of war bird movement at Duxford today, but not of the flying kind. The TFC Bearcat, sporting a natty go-faster drop tank, was outside first thing for a spot of fuel. In the afternoon, the Classic Wings blue Harvard/G-BUKY was pulled out of 3 hangar/west so Spitfire/MH434 could be extracted and the Harvard was put back. After MH434 had gone down to ARCO, a short time later Spitfire T9/SM520 came back in the opposite direction and after a bit of a shuffle with Spitfire I/N3200, SM520 joined the other 3 Spitfire’s in hangar 3/east.
Brian
As it’s raining outside and have a bit of time on my hands, a few quick edits from the ‘action’ at Duxford yesterday, Saturday.
Brian
18Apr14
For some reason I kept thinking it was Saturday today and the forecast of warm sunshine and clear blue skies turned into a cold wind and wall to wall clouds but then again it is a Bank Holiday weekend. Pete Kynsey took the Bearcat for its first flight this year with a handling sortie to the north before returning to Duxford with some aerobatics over the airfield before landing. The Mk1 Spitfire/N3200 was back in hangar 3 after its staring role in a TV programme that was being recorded the day before and despite some reports I had read that it had left, the silver Spitfire/SM840 could be seen through the open hangar doors down at ARCo. A few GA visitors today with the visiting Pitts catching my eye and as I was leaving a Spitfire T9 flew in with a run and break and landing.
Brian
17Apr14
A busy day at Duxford. The Silver Spitfire/SM845 went for a short test flight and as it was landing it was followed in by a pretty little Luscombe that had popped in from Popham and the desert camouflaged T.28 was also flying with a nice display over the airfield. Between 13.00 & 14.00hrs the airfield was closed as an emergency services exercise took place. The Cessna 172 had a mid air collision over the airfield and managed to land safely with the other aircraft crashing. Airfield service were first on the scene with Cambridgeshire emergency service following a little bit later. TFC had their Spitfire Mk 1/P7308 out for an engine run first in the morning and another in the afternoon. For most of the day Spitfire Mk 1/N3200 was taking part in a TV shoot and despite the rather brusque manner in which I was spoken to outside hangar 2, I’ll comply with the request not to post any of those photos but N3200 flying is fair game.
Brian
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