https://www.facebook.com/share/p/NK1ZeMy2FtmcrvmN/ Anglo-Arabian Lightning Organisation pulling out of US, abandoning work on XS422, and concentrating on returning XS452/ZU-BBD to flight instead. Lots of unanswered questions - What is going to happen to XS422 and where will XS452 be based being the...

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/NK1ZeMy2FtmcrvmN/ Anglo-Arabian Lightning Organisation pulling out of US, abandoning work on XS422, and concentrating on returning XS452/ZU-BBD to flight instead. Lots of unanswered questions - What is going to happen to XS422 and where will XS452 be based being the ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/5633/20985361115_640cc09754_c.jpg Avro Vulcan XH558 by Nigel Pitt , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/5573/14916012615_3a0d4deeb7_c.jpg Sunset Lanc by Nigel Pitt , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/5667/20580048896_e0a329dc5c_c.jpg Bristol Boxkite by Nigel ...

2024 will be my first visit to MAF and will be my wife’s once a decade airshow. We are going on Saturday and I’ll not be able to employ my usual airshow tactic of arriving as the gates open and then going to sleep for an hour! I would be grateful if any previous visitors can advise on ease of entry...

They've done it! £60,000 in 64 days.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/X2tNwEaGxL8ppkYv/

Duxford closed for the next two days.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/N744qTudLo9S5Vho/

Westland Wasp Historic Flight have transferred their three aircraft to NWHT, citing financial pressures as the main reason.

Mosquito that was destined for the UK with the Mosquito pathfinder trust flies, such a shame the group folded so close to the aircrafts completion Hardly so close to completion. It only got completed so quickly, because the new owners have the considerable funds to enable Avspecs to have worked ful...

UK to order "14 extended-range Chinooks (CH47-ER)" https://www.gov.uk/government/news/capability-boost-for-uks-global-military-operations-as-contract-confirmed-for-new-chinooks#:~:text=Defence%20Secretary%20Grant%20Shapps%20said%3A&text=The%20Chinook%20is%20one%20of,boost%20UK%20indus...

https://twitter.com/airwaysmagazine/status/1766121836738171269?s=46&t=MrByk9E0ZD1fN2EAXOlQkw https://twitter.com/bnonews/status/1765855107185275265?s=46&t=MrByk9E0ZD1fN2EAXOlQkw Fairly or unfairly, Boeing are not having an amazing time of it lately after the door plug issue (itself after al...

The whole act is pointless. The vast majority of terrorist attacks in the last few years have been on the streets and with vehicles or knives. Not a single one has been at an organised event - even Manchester was in the publicly accessible foyer of the venue. The Home Affairs Committee a few months ...

It's buried at the back of AAM. It won't be going anywhere without taking down all of the glass wall and virtually emptying the building - the B-52 takes up most of the width. That's the F-4J(UK) - the Phantom FGR2 is in the Battle of Britain Hangar - right by the doors in the north west corner, it...

It's buried at the back of AAM. It won't be going anywhere without taking down all of the glass wall and virtually emptying the building - the B-52 takes up most of the width.

Utterly pointless for such a miniscule threat. Another pinch point with lots of people gathering, perfect if you want to commit an attack. The Manchester attack was in a publicly accessible area, bag searches wouldn't have prevented it.

Be interesting to see if other venues go for similar measures.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/WCR88fhczzC2STPT/

NZ2308 should make its debut at Warbirds Over Wanaka before being shipped off to the US.

Another US bound aircraft is the Hawker Demon that has been based at Shuttleworth until recently.

IWM have officially announced the permanent closure of the Land Warfare Hall: https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-duxford/transforming Has anyone come across a potential date for the LWH closure? The three hangars are over 100 years old. Work has already been done on the roof of H5 and all three are ...

Mmmmm... an immersive experience. The confusing part, I am easily confused, is that if the LWH is no good from an environmental point of view, how long will the old hangars last!? Mustn't rush to judgement, the new Lab might be an amazing place. 10 years to see if it comes to fruition. The LWH has ...

It looked like a good attendance for last week's one. I couldn't make the aviation talk, but my wife and I did the Swiss Gardens tour in the afternoon - just the two of us and the guide - and that was very interesting as well.

Maybe they've realised that bigging up the show, trying to build anticipation, interacting more via social media, then announcing the first act as the autogyro isn't the way to go?

I wish the museum well, it would be wonderful to see the last Beverley saved and moved to Solway, however 60 grand in these hard times is not going to be easy to find from donations. We only have to look at how little was raised to move the Sea Vixen from VL to Bournemouth recently to see that. I a...

TheFreightForwarder wrote: ↑

Wed 31 Jan 2024, 12:19 pm

Nice Little Update - Tickets now purchased for me will be great to see the F-86 cant remember the last time one flew at Duxford!!!!

Blimey - is it really nearly 10 years since G-SABR left?!

Mike wrote: ↑

Fri 19 Jan 2024, 8:34 am

Professor_M wrote: ↑

Fri 19 Jan 2024, 8:31 am

Are they running out of aircraft?

I doubt it. Any military participation won’t be announced for a couple of months or so yet.

37 announced so far. That's pretty good by anyone's standards, and there's still 5 months to go.

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Event Administrator/General Dogs body job going at Cosford for the air show.

bishbashbosh wrote: ↑

Mon 15 Jan 2024, 8:01 am

Mustang number 5:

Well that's half of them announced I believe...

The pink plastic Spitfire is very pink with the lights turned up! Nice to get some clear shots of everything this afternoon as well.