Is that Mike Russell in the jeans ? A nice man amd well remember Britannia Airways letting him bring a brand new Boeing 737-204 G-BADP to a Duxford Show 1973 ?

My father flew a Tutor with the Clevelands Gliding Club at RAF Leeming 1958-61. I remember seeing the fuselage badly damaged after spinning in off a winch launch (do not know what happened to the pilot) perhaps this came off the remains.

My thoughts are glider tyres ? or the De Haviland Moth Club might help .

The collective name for a group of Chipmunks is a ” scurry”.

44-83735 is the serial of the B-17G which became F-BDRS hence “Mary Alice ” at Duxford. Would have liked to see a 305,306 or 92ndBG machine identity,but well done on the fresh paint and restore.

B-17G 44-8639 was assigned to the 305thBG at Chelveston 10/2/45 transferred to the 351BG Polebrook 23/5/45,crashed Barmouth salvaged 8/6/45 from Craif Cwm Llydd mountain. Pilot was 1/Lt Joseph C. Robinson of the 509th Bomb Squadron.

Pretty certain this is PB475 of No.582 Sqdn from Little Staughton . It was returning from Chemnitz on 5/6.3.45(note date) when a hung up target indicator ignited in the bomb bay . Records state it came down near Bellingdon at 01.00hrs, sadly six of the crew were killed only the rear gunner survived by bailing out.It was coded “60:C”.

Thanks Jason for explaining about the tower. I would have been disappointed to drive a round trip of 80 miles to find it closed with petrol costs. Not knocking the tower staff but a golden opportunity missed with the other event.