Yes it was a long time ago but I clearly remember seeing EE606 and thinking how good it looked. Spare a thought Sunday as it’s twenty three years ago this weekend that Charles Church lost his life in EE606, who knows what might have been had he still been around.

Not too long to go now, will be good to see Sally B land there. Looks like it’s going to be a good day out.

Don’t forget the Harvard. Thought the question was what was flying in the 90’s, if you want to list every aircraft that has been on their books then be prepared for quite a list.

Where you end up parking largely depends on which way down the A505 you are travelling when you reach Duxford.

Most years, coming from the East (M11 side) we have ended up parked North of the airfield on the domestic site, crossing over to the show on a temporary footbridge.

Parking there is free.

Don’t expect to be on your way particularly promptly at the end of the show.

Moggy

Little tip for you, ignore the car park sign that directs you into the north side and carry on to the land warfare end gate.

I mean’t I would have liked to have seen John Watts get to fly the Tigercat. I was in a hurry earlier.

IIRC the Varsity in question was operated as a civil aircraft (G-BEDW?) for some years. The storms in 1987 damaged the rudder and it didnt fly after that. When did it last fly I wonder?

I suspect the ‘damage’ was done prior to its transfer to IWM.

Bruce

The Varsity was still flying in July 84, I read somewhere that it suffered a bad vibration in the tail during a display at Old Warden and didn’t fly again after that, not sure what year that was or how true that is.
It was last registered on 12/8/87 so must have been airworthy still then or at least had intended to get her back in the air at that point. It’s a shame she has to go, it has been part of the duxford scene for a long time and as they scrapped the other Varsity I don’t think they should be parting with this one.