Duxford Diary 2022

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Wed 15 Jun 2022, 9:13 pm
Duxford Wednesday 15th June:
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I understand that this Dragon Rapide ended up on its nose today. I hope the damage isn't too severe.

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The Bearcat was out for engine runs this morning, be nice to see that back in the sky.
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Archer wrote:
Mon 20 Jun 2022, 7:49 pm
I understand that this Dragon Rapide ended up on its nose today. I hope the damage isn't too severe.
Reports of the incident here including links to some photos

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Duxford Tuesday 21st June:

TFC's Bearcat was hoping to get airborne today, sadly we didn't get to see it fly (nothing to do with the air raid to the South !)

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Duxford's Lysander will be providing rides soon with Aerial Collective:

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Prices for that back seat start at £4,500:

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Finally, a different type of Merlin visiting today:

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Love that shot of the Bearcat with the fire in the background.

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The RN Merlin flew nice and low over my house in Hertfordshire, wondered where it was going to/from.
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Duxford Sunday 26th June:

Strong winds today, but many of the Duxford fleet were on airshow duty.
Returning from Headcorn:

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'Sally B' was also performing at Headcorn, while 'Miss Pick Up' returned from Oban:

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The unique Mk.VIII Trainer was working for Classic Wings:

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Also today:

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Duxford Tuesday 28th June:

TFC sent their Nimrod to Old Warden today, it will feature in the Sunday 'Fly Navy' Airshow.
Sad to say, it is the only one of the 5 Hawker (Kestrel) biplanes currently flying.

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L-29 G-BYCT visited from North Weald on a training sortie:

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Wonderful selection of images and subjects as always! This Kiwi is very, very grateful to all who contribute to this excellent thread.
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Spitfire IXs MH415 and MH434 were reunited today at Duxford and subsequently departed to Heveningham Hall

ImageG-AVDJ / MH415 by Anthony Clarke, on Flickr

ImageG-AVDJ / MH415 by Anthony Clarke, on Flickr

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Awesome.

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Duxford Friday 1st July (Part 1):

Eight Spitfires flying today.
EP120 and PL983 departed for a weekend at Heveningham Hall:

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MH415 arrived from Sywell to join sister-ship MH434 for the trip to the same destination:

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PV202 and PT462 were busy with rides:

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The HAC/Polish Heritage Flight Spitfire BM597 flew for the first time after restoration to 317 Sqn marks:

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G-PBIX / WZ-RR was airborne for a photo session with Texan G-KAMY:

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So which markings are correct in terms of the placement of the squadron ‘ZD’ codes? Or are they correct on both airframes and were simply applied differently in the field?

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Duxford Friday 1st July:

The Mig will be at Swansea for the Wales Air Show over the weekend:

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Fox Moth G-CIPJ / ZK-AGM returned to Duxford recently for another Summer residency, and was another departure to Heveningham Hall:

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A few more from a busy Friday:

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More magnificent images, thank you folks! Seeing the two 222Sqn Spitfires together is truly wonderful.
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Fox Moth G-CIPJ / ZK-AGM returned to Duxford recently for another Summer residency, and was another departure to Heveningham Hall:

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Jakub.Zurek wrote:
Fri 01 Jul 2022, 9:21 pm
So which markings are correct in terms of the placement of the squadron ‘ZD’ codes? Or are they correct on both airframes and were simply applied differently in the field?
From the AP that I have seen the application of squadron codes is correct either way -
The code and individual letters may be placed two before and one behind the roundels or vice versa....

...The squadron two-letter code may be applied either forward or aft of the fuselage roundel according to the space available. The single aircraft letter is then to be applied at the opposite side of the roundel. The two letters of the squadron code are not to be separated under any circumstances; for example :-
Squadron code letters TP
Aircraft letter R
Port side R roundel TP, reading from left to right.
Starboard side TP roundel R, reading from left to right.
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"EP120 and PL983 departed for a weekend at Heveningham Hall"

Ok going to ask the obvious question is there an airfield / temporary landing strip at Heveningham Hall ? Never heard of the place ? Google say there is a Country fair and appears to be a classic car show, but what about the Spitfires ? Heveningham is near Southwold on the east coast.

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DOUGHNUT wrote:
Sat 02 Jul 2022, 6:27 pm
"EP120 and PL983 departed for a weekend at Heveningham Hall"

Ok going to ask the obvious question is there an airfield / temporary landing strip at Heveningham Hall ? Never heard of the place ? Google say there is a Country fair and appears to be a classic car show, but what about the Spitfires ? Heveningham is near Southwold on the east coast.
The Lysander from Duxford is there too, going by photos on Google. Plus about a dozen other light aircraft.

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BobL wrote:
Sat 02 Jul 2022, 10:25 am
Jakub.Zurek wrote:
Fri 01 Jul 2022, 9:21 pm
So which markings are correct in terms of the placement of the squadron ‘ZD’ codes? Or are they correct on both airframes and were simply applied differently in the field?
From the AP that I have seen the application of squadron codes is correct either way -
The code and individual letters may be placed two before and one behind the roundels or vice versa....

...The squadron two-letter code may be applied either forward or aft of the fuselage roundel according to the space available. The single aircraft letter is then to be applied at the opposite side of the roundel. The two letters of the squadron code are not to be separated under any circumstances; for example :-
Squadron code letters TP
Aircraft letter R
Port side R roundel TP, reading from left to right.
Starboard side TP roundel R, reading from left to right.
I agree with the interpretation of the AP. However, both Spitfires must have come off the line within a week, yet the camouflage schemes (painted by spraying over rubber mat masks) are substantially different; the roundels have different radii of colour boundaries, which is unlikely. Given the proximity of the serial numbers its also highly likely they were both issued to the squadron as part of an initial outfit so would have had codes applied simultaneously: one would therefore have expected standard styles (they differ) and standard placement policy within the squadron (again they differ). It's at the very least interesting, if both are accurate, but the original question is a good one and I also doubt both are actually right.

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One is very accurate using period 222 Sqn images for reference. The other is overdue a re-paint...but it is expensive.

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Mark12 wrote:
Sun 03 Jul 2022, 6:37 pm
One is very accurate using period 222 Sqn images for reference. The other is overdue a re-paint...but it is expensive.
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Duxford Monday 4th July:

Victor XH648 was repositioned in Airspace this morning to allow fitting of the outer wing sections:

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The Lysander returned from a weekend away:

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Visiting Tiger Moth G-ASKP:

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The registration sounded familiar. Here's G-BSKP:

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Also in Hangar 2 this morning:

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Another visitor today, Bulldog G-ASAL. Still Prestwick based, this aircraft was the Scottish Aviation / BAe company demonstrator and has recently been returned to its 1973 colours.

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Fantastic to see yet more progress on the Victor!

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Are any of these workshop areas visible from the general public areas? Very nice photo of the Spit in hangar 2.

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SeaBea23 wrote:
Tue 05 Jul 2022, 2:39 pm
Are any of these workshop areas visible from the general public areas? Very nice photo of the Spit in hangar 2.
Only one (commercially sensitive) building is not accessible, visibility otherwise is pretty good but changes regularly. As a regular visitor, there's nearly always a new angle to capture every visit.

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