Duxford Diary 2024
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Friday 11th October
A fairly quiet afternoon aside from Classic Wings busy with Tiger Moths, Dragon Rapide G-AKIF and Cub G-BIMM whilst PV202 was flying for Aerial Collective.
Zlin Z.242L arrived from Goodwood...
Zlin Z.242L - G-UART by Professor M, on Flickr
ARCo brought Harvard 1747 'Taz' and Nord N.1002 G-ATBG to Hangar 2 from the east end...
Harvard Triplets by Professor M, on Flickr
The hangar-reshuffle also afforded a [slightly] better view of Yak-18A G-CEIB in the Stephenson Hangar...
Yakovlev Yak-18A (G-CEIB) by Professor M, on Flickr
A fairly quiet afternoon aside from Classic Wings busy with Tiger Moths, Dragon Rapide G-AKIF and Cub G-BIMM whilst PV202 was flying for Aerial Collective.
Zlin Z.242L arrived from Goodwood...
Zlin Z.242L - G-UART by Professor M, on Flickr
ARCo brought Harvard 1747 'Taz' and Nord N.1002 G-ATBG to Hangar 2 from the east end...
Harvard Triplets by Professor M, on Flickr
The hangar-reshuffle also afforded a [slightly] better view of Yak-18A G-CEIB in the Stephenson Hangar...
Yakovlev Yak-18A (G-CEIB) by Professor M, on Flickr
Professor_M on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/196897577@N08/
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Managed to time my lunch break saunter with Hurricane BE505 going aloft...
Underneath my gruff exterior lies an even gruffer interior...
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Tuesday 22nd October
A few from a slightly less sunny afternoon. With the "BADA Future of Airshows Summit" for Event Organisers (https://www.bada-uk.com/2011/01/bada-calendar/) taking place today (at some point renamed from "BADA Event Organisers Summit" in the last few months since I initially noted it in my diary), today seemed like as good a late-October day as any for a visit - and there turned out to be plenty of other activity too.
Bulldog Mk.128 HKG-6 was another visitor...
Ryan Navion + SA Bulldog Mk.128 by Professor M, on Flickr
Ryan Navion (60344 N4956C) by Professor M, on Flickr
G-THUN returned from Sywell, prompting a reshuffle of some of the North-west corner of Hangar 2...
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt - G-THUN by Professor M, on Flickr
A couple of other movements...
dH Puss Moth (G-ABLS) by Professor M, on Flickr
AAC AH-64E Apache (ZM734) by Professor M, on Flickr
Chipmunk WB763 was out for an engine run...
DHC Chipmunk (WB763) by Professor M, on Flickr
A few progress photos from Hangar 5...
He162 Progress by Professor M, on Flickr
V-Bomber Progress by Professor M, on Flickr
Shackleton Progress by Professor M, on Flickr
A few from a slightly less sunny afternoon. With the "BADA Future of Airshows Summit" for Event Organisers (https://www.bada-uk.com/2011/01/bada-calendar/) taking place today (at some point renamed from "BADA Event Organisers Summit" in the last few months since I initially noted it in my diary), today seemed like as good a late-October day as any for a visit - and there turned out to be plenty of other activity too.
Bulldog Mk.128 HKG-6 was another visitor...
Ryan Navion + SA Bulldog Mk.128 by Professor M, on Flickr
Ryan Navion (60344 N4956C) by Professor M, on Flickr
G-THUN returned from Sywell, prompting a reshuffle of some of the North-west corner of Hangar 2...
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt - G-THUN by Professor M, on Flickr
A couple of other movements...
dH Puss Moth (G-ABLS) by Professor M, on Flickr
AAC AH-64E Apache (ZM734) by Professor M, on Flickr
Chipmunk WB763 was out for an engine run...
DHC Chipmunk (WB763) by Professor M, on Flickr
A few progress photos from Hangar 5...
He162 Progress by Professor M, on Flickr
V-Bomber Progress by Professor M, on Flickr
Shackleton Progress by Professor M, on Flickr
Professor_M on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/196897577@N08/
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Duxford Sunday 27th October:
Classic Wings were using Spitfire MJ627 today on the final day of their Spitfire Experience programme for 2024.
I believe the same airframe flew the very first Classic Wings Spitfire flight from Duxford in April 2015 (I'm open to correction !), so that makes 10 seasons. Amazingly, the price has only risen from £2750 to £2975. Not bad considering inflation !
Staying with Classic Wings, Dragon Rapide G-AKIF was also in use today. After many years of Summer leases from The Swire Group, ownership passed to the Classic Wings group on October 11th. I understand the rebuild of G-AIYR (damaged June 2022) has been put on hold.
A couple of visitors:
Classic Wings were using Spitfire MJ627 today on the final day of their Spitfire Experience programme for 2024.
I believe the same airframe flew the very first Classic Wings Spitfire flight from Duxford in April 2015 (I'm open to correction !), so that makes 10 seasons. Amazingly, the price has only risen from £2750 to £2975. Not bad considering inflation !
Staying with Classic Wings, Dragon Rapide G-AKIF was also in use today. After many years of Summer leases from The Swire Group, ownership passed to the Classic Wings group on October 11th. I understand the rebuild of G-AIYR (damaged June 2022) has been put on hold.
A couple of visitors:
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It was definitely being used in June 2015 when you took this photo of me taxiing by.DCW wrote: ↑Sun 27 Oct 2024, 6:32 pmDuxford Sunday 27th October:
Classic Wings were using Spitfire MJ627 today on the final day of their Spitfire Experience programme for 2024.
I believe the same airframe flew the very first Classic Wings Spitfire flight from Duxford in April 2015 (I'm open to correction !), so that makes 10 seasons. Amazingly, the price has only risen from £2750 to £2975. Not bad considering inflation !
Oddly, the clip of F/O Bregman 441 Sqn shooting down the Me 109 he claimed on the 27 Sept 1944 came up again in the reel of gun cam film I was reviewing last week!!!
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Sunday 27th October
The unique Shield Xyla G-AWPN was my pick of the numerous visitors...
Shield Xyla by Professor M, on Flickr
The VC10 continues to receive some TLC from the volunteers of the British Airliner Collection, paint being applied to some of the nose area today...
British Airliner Collection VC10 - G-ASGC by Professor M, on Flickr
Classic Wings by Professor M, on Flickr
The unique Shield Xyla G-AWPN was my pick of the numerous visitors...
Shield Xyla by Professor M, on Flickr
The VC10 continues to receive some TLC from the volunteers of the British Airliner Collection, paint being applied to some of the nose area today...
British Airliner Collection VC10 - G-ASGC by Professor M, on Flickr
Classic Wings by Professor M, on Flickr
An old Facebook post from Classic Wings, 10th April 2015...DCW wrote: ↑Sun 27 Oct 2024, 6:32 pmDuxford Sunday 27th October:
Classic Wings were using Spitfire MJ627 today on the final day of their Spitfire Experience programme for 2024.
I believe the same airframe flew the very first Classic Wings Spitfire flight from Duxford in April 2015 (I'm open to correction !), so that makes 10 seasons. Amazingly, the price has only risen from £2750 to £2975. Not bad considering inflation !
Professor_M on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/196897577@N08/
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Duxford Tuesday 29th October:
Wing-Walking Stearman G-EDII visited today for a demonstration flight. I understand they are looking for more venues from which to offer rides (No, I don't know who Ethel is !):
In Airspace, the first sign of next year's closure as the Sunderland's cradle is extended for fitting of castors:
Wing-Walking Stearman G-EDII visited today for a demonstration flight. I understand they are looking for more venues from which to offer rides (No, I don't know who Ethel is !):
In Airspace, the first sign of next year's closure as the Sunderland's cradle is extended for fitting of castors:
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Shame their recognition skills are not very good in the website.
Cary Grant was not chased by a Stearman in North by Northwest. It was an N3N-3 N45091, which is still around.
https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/Photo.php?119824
Cary Grant was not chased by a Stearman in North by Northwest. It was an N3N-3 N45091, which is still around.
https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/Photo.php?119824
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https://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Air ... 45091.shtmShafte wrote: ↑Thu 31 Oct 2024, 9:35 amShame their recognition skills are not very good in the website.
Cary Grant was not chased by a Stearman in North by Northwest. It was an N3N-3 N45091, which is still around.
https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/Photo.php?119824