Duxford Diary 2021 (2)

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Once more, Duxford Diary starts again.

All 1,289 (so far) of my Duxford photos can be found here:
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One from yesterday:

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What happened to Duxford Diary (1)...?

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worthipa wrote:
Sun 21 Nov 2021, 11:44 am
What happened to Duxford Diary (1)...?
Hadn't been on here for a while like yourself i guess, but just found the reason why. Noticed that a lot of the recent posts & threads were from 2020.
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This tells you all you need to know:
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Thanks for restarting/rebooting the thread, David. I always enjoy your updates!
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Losing such a large chunk of forum posts is a real shame, but as long as everyone continues to post, respond and engage we will soon be back to normal. The great photos in the Duxford Diary threads certainly keep me coming back here. Thanks!

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Heli-Lift Services' Bell 212 G-BIGB perched on a couple of shipping containers!

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Interesting setup! Is that a camera rig below the helicopter?

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Duxford Friday 3rd December:

Bitterly cold again, but more Stearman activity today:

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I've just heard on a film podcast that Mission: Impossible 7 appears to include a scene where Tom Cruise's character goes for a walk on a yellow biplane so my questions about the recent activities involved Stearmans (Stearmen?) are now answered!
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Duxford Friday 3rd December:

Bitterly cold again, but more Stearman activity today:

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What a very cool colour scheme!
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K5054NZ wrote:
Sat 04 Dec 2021, 3:11 am
I've just heard on a film podcast that Mission: Impossible 7 appears to include a scene where Tom Cruise's character goes for a walk on a yellow biplane so my questions about the recent activities involved Stearmans (Stearmen?) are now answered!
He does more than just walk
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Duxford Saturday 4th December:

Today's visitors included Yak 52 G-YAKF and 1962 Cessna 180E N71CW:

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Pen Pusher wrote:
Sat 04 Dec 2021, 6:18 am
K5054NZ wrote:
Sat 04 Dec 2021, 3:11 am
I've just heard on a film podcast that Mission: Impossible 7 appears to include a scene where Tom Cruise's character goes for a walk on a yellow biplane so my questions about the recent activities involved Stearmans (Stearmen?) are now answered!
He does more than just walk
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/a ... stunt.html
I may have been just a tiny bit facetious :grin:
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Stearman N9039H was in the paint bay today having been painted into the same scheme as N59223

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Duxford Wednesday 15th December:

I finally caught some activity at Duxford today. Visitors included Stearman N38940 and Bellanca Viking N28141:

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Mildenhall based MC-130J 35776 was training:

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Tiger Moth G-AXAN is back in the air (flew yesterday for the first time since returning from Lebanon in August 2019):

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BBMF Chipmunk WG486 visiting Duxford today


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Duxford Friday 17th December:

Happy Birthday to Concorde 101 G-AXDN.
First flew on Dec 17th 1971, 50 years ago ( and at Duxford for more than 44 of them !)
Full story of this aeroplane in the latest Mach 2 magazine at:
https://mach-2-magazine.co.uk/issues/is ... mber-2021/

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Duxford Sunday 19th December:

Very foggy today, but still some activity on the ground:

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The first exhibit for the 'Evolution of an Icon' display was moved into Airspace this morning. Ironically. it was the latest mark of Spitfire to be featured, TFC's F.22 PK624 (in store at Duxford since 1994). The exhibition opens Monday 27th December (Lockdown permitting)

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Duxford Monday 20th December,

Hurricane V7497 flew twice despite the grey weather, and TFC's Wildcat was out for a short run up:

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Preparation for a certain movie continues. Not something you see every day !

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Camera ship Yak 52TW N699DP is the latest of the fleet to get new colours:

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Visiting TBM900:

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Thanks, that neatly answers the 'what is that helicopter doing on those shipping containers' question! I thought it was a camera rig...

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Duxford Tuesday 21st December:

The shortest day of 2021, but plenty of activity again.
Firstly a few random pictures of the Duxford Spitfire fleet, as next week's 'Evolution of an Icon' exhibition is assembled:

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Jet Provost T.52A G-PROV and MC-130J 86205 were training today:

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Visiting Super Cub:

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Thankyou very much for an early Christmas present. Those Spitfire pictures are stunning. Well done!

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Looking forward to checking the Spit's out over the Christmas holidays hopefully!
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DCW,
Apparently "Winter Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge will take place at sunrise on Wednesday 22 December 2021, subject to public health advice and guidelines nearer the time."

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BobL wrote:
Wed 22 Dec 2021, 4:37 pm
DCW,
Apparently "Winter Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge will take place at sunrise on Wednesday 22 December 2021, subject to public health advice and guidelines nearer the time."

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