Picturesque Compton Abbas Airfield in rural Dorset hosted a vintage aircraft fly in on the 12th August. The event was well attended by aircraft of various degrees of 'vintagery'!
Below are some of the many images I took in no particular order
GKWAK_a by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GFARO by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GHARY_a by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GEMSA by Disaster Area, on Flickr
Never get fed up of Compton's Harvard!
GDHHF_d by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GCFGX by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GISDN by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GKFCA by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GCEAM by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GOFIX_a by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GDHHF_a by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GBXDB by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GADXT by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GAGHY by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GASXU by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GBWNK_a by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GTWSS by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GBTCH by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GWSSX_a by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GBSVE by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GADXT_a by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GARLG by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GBNGE by Disaster Area, on Flickr
NC33543 by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GATHK_a by Disaster Area, on Flickr
N503DW by Disaster Area, on Flickr
SPYRL by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GAXKJ by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GADKC by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GSAPI by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GAXDI by Disaster Area, on Flickr
GPTFE by Disaster Area, on Flickr
Vintage & Not So Vintage Compton
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Re: Vintage & Not So Vintage Compton
Very good. It was well worth waiting for the sunny afternoon, didn't get the camera out until after lunch. Agree about the Texan, one of the best around. Also good to see the two Stearmans.
Pte. Aubrey Gerald Harmer, R. Suss. R. (att. to the Sherwood Foresters) KIA 26/9/1917 Polygon Wood, aged 19, NKG. RIP
Re: Vintage & Not So Vintage Compton
I was there with SWMBO and we got fed up with the lack of 'vintage' aircraft that had turned up by 1230 and the overcast skies and wind, so left, considering that if anything 'vintage' can't turn up by mid-day for a 'Vintage DAY', then they might not have bothered. The based Stinson Reliant in the hangar was u/s with a starter motor failure and didn't venture outside while we were there, which was also disappointing as 'three Stinsons' were advertised.
Adrian
Re: Vintage & Not So Vintage Compton
You should have stuck around and waited for the sun to come out! Didn't cost anything (except for petrol) which is rare nowadays.
If the chap that I spoke to in the afternoon views this site I was wrong about the Harvard/Texan being a Canadian built example. It is in fact a Texan SNJ-5. Think I was getting confused with the Harvard that is now based at Old Warden.
If the chap that I spoke to in the afternoon views this site I was wrong about the Harvard/Texan being a Canadian built example. It is in fact a Texan SNJ-5. Think I was getting confused with the Harvard that is now based at Old Warden.
Pte. Aubrey Gerald Harmer, R. Suss. R. (att. to the Sherwood Foresters) KIA 26/9/1917 Polygon Wood, aged 19, NKG. RIP
Re: Vintage & Not So Vintage Compton
Some lovely shots there.