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by Professor_M
Tue 11 Feb 2025, 4:43 pm
Forum: Historic Aviation
Topic: Spitfire VIII MT818/G-AIDN Repaint
Replies: 9
Views: 640

Re: Spitfire VIII MT818/G-AIDN Repaint

Amp wrote:
Tue 11 Feb 2025, 4:29 pm
IRW382 was of course in a very similar US scheme as 'Porky', until recently.
It still is, I believe. The temporary paint they applied for the Polish livery turned out a little more temporary than they might have wanted!
by Professor_M
Tue 11 Feb 2025, 8:31 am
Forum: Themed Photo Threads
Topic: Lockheed's Workhorse - C-130s, post yours!
Replies: 224
Views: 104829

Re: Lockheed's Workhorse - C-130s, post yours!

Gunship into Mildenhall last November...
ImageUSAF AC-130J Ghostrider | 16-5861 by Professor M, on Flickr
by Professor_M
Mon 10 Feb 2025, 1:53 pm
Forum: Historic Aviation
Topic: Spitfire VIII MT818/G-AIDN Repaint
Replies: 9
Views: 640

Spitfire VIII MT818/G-AIDN Repaint

Spitfire VIII MT818 Two-seater to gains American markings. https://flyaspitfire.com/2025/02/10/two-seat-spitfire-mt818-to-fly-in-usaaf-colours-for-2025/ It seems to be a bit of a shame, given there's already one American-marked Spitfire in the country and MT818 was already one of the more charismati...
by Professor_M
Sun 09 Feb 2025, 1:15 pm
Forum: Other UK Airshows and Events
Topic: Brooklands Museum Fly-Ins 2025
Replies: 1
Views: 828

Brooklands Museum Fly-Ins 2025

Brooklands Museum will host four fly-ins this year, taking place on the airstrip at Mercedes Benz World. Normal Museum Admission applies. Wednesday 9 April (https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/whats-on/April-fly-in) Saturday 28 June (https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/whats-on/june-fly-in) Thursday 21 Au...
by Professor_M
Sat 08 Feb 2025, 2:31 pm
Forum: Themed Photo Threads
Topic: Soaring Eagles - F15A/B/C/D/E/I/J/K/S/EJ
Replies: 48
Views: 24890

Re: Soaring Eagles - F15A/B/C/D/E/I/J/K/S/EJ

Nose-art on some of the Strike Eagles at Lakenheath made a recent visit a little more interesting than usual...
ImageUSAF F-15E Strike Eagle | 97-0220 | Athena by Professor M, on Flickr
by Professor_M
Fri 07 Feb 2025, 6:48 pm
Forum: Old Warden Air Displays
Topic: Best of British - 30th August 2025
Replies: 1
Views: 1371

Re: Best of British - 30th August 2025

Lynx XZ179 returning to Shuttleworth been announced on Facebook this afternoon. Yet another excellent addition - all the visitors announced so far for the upcoming Shuttleworth flying season appear to be top-notch. Collection aircraft already announced for this event are... Avro Anson C.19 Avro Tri...
by Professor_M
Thu 06 Feb 2025, 11:36 am
Forum: Themed Photo Threads
Topic: "Lest We Forget" - the BBMF in camera
Replies: 77
Views: 45317

Re: "Lest We Forget" - the BBMF in camera

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52677786970_a8ea90f3ae_h.jpg RAF BBMF Dakota C3 by Professor M , on Flickr Parked a little less conveniently for photos when seen more recently... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54299041818_eaa3284cd9_h.jpg RAF BBMF Dakota C3 | ZA947 | SEAC | Duxford by Prof...
by Professor_M
Wed 05 Feb 2025, 8:43 pm
Forum: Themed Photo Threads
Topic: Topic of the week #135-Pairs
Replies: 21
Views: 2278

Re: Topic of the week #135-Pairs

Two by two... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53769594274_bb4368f45a_h.jpg Westland Gazelle HT2 | XZ939 | HT3 | XZ934 by Professor M , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52912141642_b9d5944804_h.jpg Piper L-4A Grasshopper | 42-38383 | Piper L-4H Grasshopper | 479766 by Professor M , o...
by Professor_M
Wed 05 Feb 2025, 5:05 pm
Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
Topic: Duxford Diary 2025
Replies: 51
Views: 30386

Re: Duxford Diary 2025

Did anyone manage to get any photos of Lynx AH7 XZ179/G-NCKS dropping in for fuel this afternoon?
by Professor_M
Sun 02 Feb 2025, 9:13 pm
Forum: Historic Aviation
Topic: Warbirds for sale: Spitfire PL344
Replies: 0
Views: 595

Warbirds for sale: Spitfire PL344

Would a thread dedicated simply to warbirds for sale be useful - each listing not necessarily worthy of its own topic, but easily lost in pages of Interesting Internet ? Spitfire IX PL344/VH-IUK has recently been listed for sale by Platinum Fighters. It has been flying in Australia after a recent re...
by Professor_M
Sat 01 Feb 2025, 8:09 pm
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: Create a new solo display
Replies: 28
Views: 5300

Re: Create a new solo display

jasonT1981 wrote:
Sat 01 Feb 2025, 4:22 pm
In the same guise as the BBMF with multiple aircraft capable of solo or team displays, a RAF Historic/Cold War flight.

Harrier/Tornado/Jaguar/F4 Phantom/Hunter
Can we add a Canberra to that too, please?
by Professor_M
Sat 01 Feb 2025, 7:45 pm
Forum: Themed Photo Threads
Topic: Helicopter Gunships
Replies: 62
Views: 32732

Re: Helicopter Gunships

AAC AH-64E Apache at Duxford last April... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53676500733_7dbfefe210_h.jpg AAC AH-64E Apache | ZM726 by Professor M , on Flickr US Army AH-64E Apache Guardian at Farnborough last summer... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53887405974_1422110f3a_h.jpg US Army AH-64...
by Professor_M
Fri 31 Jan 2025, 6:56 pm
Forum: Historic Aviation
Topic: Disappearing Twin-Engine Types
Replies: 8
Views: 3133

Re: Disappearing Twin-Engine Types

The Aces High Dakota N147DC seems to have been hangared at North Weald. N147DC has now been up for sale since at least Nov 2024. One of the lowest hour examples in the world today and only one civilian owner since leaving the military. This historic WWII aircraft, with war time service history, is ...
by Professor_M
Fri 31 Jan 2025, 4:56 pm
Forum: Old Warden Air Displays
Topic: Season Premiere - 11th May
Replies: 2
Views: 2309

Re: Season Premiere - 11th May

Steve Jones' DH.71 Tiger Moth reproduction G-ECDX will make its Shuttleworth debut at the Season Premiere.



https://www.shuttleworth.org/product/se ... show-2025/
by Professor_M
Fri 31 Jan 2025, 4:55 pm
Forum: Old Warden Air Displays
Topic: Festival of Flight 2025 - 28/29th June
Replies: 3
Views: 1559

Re: Festival of Flight 2025 - 28/29th June

The DH.71 Tiger Moth reproduction will make its second Shuttleworth appearance of the season on the Saturday of the Festival of Flight.



https://www.shuttleworth.org/product/fe ... ight-2025/
by Professor_M
Fri 31 Jan 2025, 4:55 pm
Forum: Old Warden Air Displays
Topic: Race Day - 5th October
Replies: 0
Views: 162

Race Day - 5th October

The DH.71 Tiger Moth reproduction will make its third Shuttleworth appearance of the season at Race Day. https://fb.watch/xsKt2uq5Vw/ https://www.shuttleworth.org/product/race-day-2025/ Collection aircraft previously announced for the show... Avro Triplane Avro 504k Blackburn B2 Blackburn Type D Mon...
by Professor_M
Fri 31 Jan 2025, 1:21 pm
Forum: Old Warden Air Displays
Topic: Shuttleworth Airshows 2025
Replies: 19
Views: 4770

EARLYBIRD PRICES: Shuttleworth Airshows 2025

Today is the last chance to buy tickets at Earlybird prices.
by Professor_M
Thu 30 Jan 2025, 8:53 pm
Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
Topic: Duxford Diary 2025
Replies: 51
Views: 30386

Re: Duxford Diary 2025

Thursday 30th January A busy day at Duxford saw MH434 outside early doors to be thoroughly photographed airside before being tucked back in its hangar. This also meant EE602 spent time outside too. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54297688355_6557677ca0_h.jpg Supermarine Spitfire Vc | EE602 | Fi...
by Professor_M
Thu 30 Jan 2025, 8:22 pm
Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
Topic: Duxford Diary 2025
Replies: 51
Views: 30386

Re: Duxford Diary 2025

Was just wondering whether anybody knows of which aircraft IWM currently have in storage/out of public view, be it on the north side or elsewhere? Just asking as we may well see some emerge soon! Wrecks & Relics Edition 29 suggests there's an Auster AOP9 (XP281) and Bolingbroke IVT (9893) in st...
by Professor_M
Wed 29 Jan 2025, 10:21 pm
Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
Topic: Duxford Diary 2025
Replies: 51
Views: 30386

Re: Duxford Diary 2025

Wednesday 29th January Another Hawker fighter flew today too... With the Tempest having been tucked away in its hangar swiftly after its flight today, it wasn't going to be making a second flight of the day that might have been hoped for. Thankfully, there was some warbird activity later in the aft...
by Professor_M
Wed 29 Jan 2025, 12:14 pm
Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
Topic: Duxford Diary 2025
Replies: 51
Views: 30386

Re: Duxford Diary 2025

ADSB suggests Tempest may currently be up!

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=402fca
by Professor_M
Wed 29 Jan 2025, 9:41 am
Forum: Themed Photo Threads
Topic: Topic of the week #134 - Anniversary Aircraft
Replies: 12
Views: 1893

Re: Topic of the week #134 - Anniversary Aircraft

75 Years of USAF https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52628899024_31040d7e9a_h.jpg USAF F-15E Strike Eagle | USAF 75th by Professor M , on Flickr 100 Years of Italian Air Force https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53219803236_e322a6e241_h.jpg Italian Air Force S208M | 100 Years Livery by Professor M ,...
by Professor_M
Tue 28 Jan 2025, 8:45 pm
Forum: Other UK Airshows and Events
Topic: Blackbushe Air Day 2025 - Sat 14th June
Replies: 0
Views: 317

Blackbushe Air Day 2025 - Sat 14th June

Noting that the Catalina have said that they'll be appearing, a look on the Blackbushe Air Day website shows a substantial list of visiting aircraft already, including (amongst many others)... Hawker Tempest II G-TEMT (Fighter Aviation Engineering) NA P-51D Mustang G-SIJJ (Hangar 11) Miles Messenger...
by Professor_M
Mon 27 Jan 2025, 5:34 pm
Forum: Modern Military Photos
Topic: Norwegian brings the Thunder
Replies: 0
Views: 582

Norwegian brings the Thunder

Just one of the Norwegian Hercules arriving into Cambridge at lunchtime today to a very gloomy backdrop - moments later hail started to fall and a thunder storm erupted. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54291245211_5fa089d232_h.jpg RNoAF C-130J-30 Hercules | 5601 | Cambridge Airport | 270125 by P...
by Professor_M
Sun 26 Jan 2025, 5:17 pm
Forum: Historic Aviation
Topic: Alouette II Flying in Britain
Replies: 3
Views: 770

Re: Alouette II Flying in Britain

Air Britain reported 2-BVSD cancelled 19 Oct 23 to Venezuela. Thankyou - that's a shame to see it going quite so far away after 25 years with one owner on these shores (especially as it's one that's actually in proper markings). Having had a bit more luck trying to dig out old Gurnsey 2-register up...