I’d forgotten about G-DORA,thanks Yak. However,IIRC, this machine is still in Germany and will probably be restored there.

Sorry to be a bit of a damp squib,but I have my reservations about buying stuff like this over the net.It might be an idea to contact the seller to try and find out the piece’s history,how they got hold of it etc.We don’t wanna go funding illegal wreckage recovery.

Hi Kostas,
I’ll answer you on a point by point basis,here goes…

“Is it worth the trip?”

If you like Warbirds,then Legends is an absolute Mecca,it’s always well worth going.I know it would be quite a journey for you from Greece,but if you’re as keen as I am on Warbirds you’ll still find it worthwhile!

“Does it get crowded like for example RIAT?”

Generally speaking,the show is very well organised,and the traffic build-up is not too bad at all.There is the usual traffic jam as people try to get out at the end oft he show,but this usually disperses after about 30 minutes.It is NOTHING like as bad as RIAT,don’t worry! (Is there anywhere that has such bad traffic problems as RIAT???)

“How did the accidents effected the shows there?”

The main change has been to move the centre of the display area a few hundred yards further west,so that aircraft flying over the eastern end of the airfield do not fly over Duxford village.There were some concerns raised by villagers after the Firefly tragedy,hence the changes.I’ve not been to a Duxford show since they made the changes,so I can’t comment on how it affects the displays.

“What should I expect to see next summer now that many a/c have been put more or less, out of commission?”

I’m not sure what you mean by aircraft being put out of commission.One or two of OFMC’s aircraft are going back to NZ,and the Blenhiem is out for a couple of years following it’s accident,but other than that it is business as usual.There are still plenty of interesting machines to see,both Duxford-based and visiting,eg Mustangs,Spitfires,Thunderbolt,Lysander,B17 etc etc. Could be one or two surprises there too,we’ll just have to wait and see!

“And a small detail: Do they operate the shuttle bus from Cambridge train station on show days?”

The answer is ‘Yes’.They run them all the time throughout the show days,usually one every 20 minutes or so.I’ve used this service myself and it’s very good.First bus is around 8;30am,and the last around 6;30pm.

Hope this helps,and perhaps I’ll see you there! 🙂

“Why did they scrap the Convair?”

The Convair had sat outside ever since it arrived,and was very much the worse for wear.It would’ve taken huge effort and expense to restore and the type is not too rare,so the decision to give her the chop was taken.
Correct me if I’m wrong,but I have a vague memory of reading something about the IWM not actually owning the machine,and that it still belonged to the USAF.

Thanks for the feedback,a German UH-1H looks the most likely candidate.I know it’s the rotor blades which make the whop-whop noise,but on top of that I swear I heard a buzzing sound like a piston engine-noisy tail rotor perhaps??
Was never very well up on eggbeaters…