Blue skies...

Hangarage Reportage :: 19.VII.18

A few shots of some of the residents in H2 this lunchtime...

FL2018 :: some pics...

Went on Saturday and some new 'faces' on the flight line to add to the gallery...
Fiat CR-42 outside at last, four Buchons recreating the scene at Duxford 50 years ago, P-51 "Trusty Rusty" with "Contrary Mary/Miss Velma"...
Did chuckle at the old Feuerwehr vehicle repurposed as a fish and chip van - maybe they needed to include a German schnellimbiss menu?...

No apologies for the "BuchonFest" - White 9, Red 11, Yellow 7 and Yellow 10 - flying an attack on Duxford with Spitfires scrambled to fight them off...

More pics to follow -

Saunter :: 12.VII.18

Run up to Flying Legends 2018 and activity levels at DX are increasing...
In the order they were taken.

On this day...

As the UK marks the Centenary of the RAF, here is how S/L John Niven DFC* OC 485 (NZ) Sqn and his friends spent the day...

July 10 1944 - Spitfire IXB NH321 - Bomber Close Escort - 1.40 - Close escort - front of 200 Lancasters 18000’ - No Ball at Nucourt. 10/10 target area. No fun. Climb through icy cloud

Saunter :: 2.VII.18

Oddity on the flight line today...

What if... #2

Latest Flypast has an article about the Spitfire Type 508/509 otherwise known as the T8/T9 two seat trainer.

It touched very briefly on a possible Griffon powered Mk18 low back two seater (Type 518) but nothing came of it probably due to lack of interest more than anything?

As we have a couple of MkXVIs in various forms of restoration wondered what a low back two seater (a Type 516?), would look like...