13/07/2016

Farewell Miss Velma...

News on the 'net that TF-51D 44-84847 (N251RJ) "Miss Velma" is moving from Duxford, her home for the last nine years, to North Weald. I expect she'll grace the skies over DX again but she's been a part of DX for almost as long as I have volunteered there…

I can recall standing in my back garden as it was on the final stages of it's long transatlantic flight on the 4th July 2007 - sadly it's companion for the trip, P-38 "Glacier Girl", didn't make it out of the US.



Still 'wearing' her ferry tanks with the Operation Bolero II markings and looking a little travel worn...



…and Ed Shipley who flew the whole trip single handed


Posted by Warbirdskies at 18:30

6 comments:

  1. Unknown13 July 2016 at 21:16

    New owner or operator or hirer ?

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  2. Warbirdskies14 July 2016 at 09:12

    No idea - Mk XIV and Fury II and P-47 joining them according to 'net rumours...

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  3. Peter14 July 2016 at 16:15

    P-47? Is that something new coming over. Presumably nothing concrete yet.

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  4. Warbirdskies14 July 2016 at 16:59

    Word on Flypast forum that it's "No Guts No Glory"...

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  5. Peter14 July 2016 at 17:39

    Presumably because I asked if we could have it back a while ago, lol!

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