MT818/G-AIDN - 2025 scheme

I was fortunate enough today to nip down to Duxford after spotting Spitfire T-MkVIII G-AIDN/MT818 operating from there carrying out Spitfire experience flights...
She has been painted to represent Lady Ellen III WZ-JJ MH894 as flown by Lt John Fawcett 309th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, USAAF for the 2025 season. Also Spitfire Mk IXc  RW382 Porky II was present to complete the 309th FS scene.

PT462 was also carrying out flight duties. Not long after I got there MT818 departed for Norwich.

Found a vantage point to get a shot of the Canberra. Which was nice...

 

Wednesday Warbird activity at DX

A little bit of the 'warbird' activity seen during my lunch break saunter yesterday...
PV202 took off with another 'fly-in-a-Spitfire' customer and P-51D "Jersey Jerk" did a fly by (from Sywell by the route on FR24?).
Spitfire T9 PT462 also outside.
BBMF Dakota was once again outside exchanging stories with the visiting R4D-6S...

"Ready-4-Duty"

In the 69th anniversary year of my first flight in a Silver City Airways DC3/C-47 thought it apt to have a look around the R4D-6S "Ready-4-Duty" while she is residing at Duxford during her European "Navy To Victory Tour 1945-2025".
Built in 1944, "Ready-4-Duty" (Bureau Number 50783) is an R4D-6S, the U.S. Navy’s version of the DC-3 and C-47.
PV202 flew in after another fly in a Spitfire experience.

Wednesday Warbird Wander...

Some of the aircraft out in the sunshine yesterday...
Managed to see the Douglas R4D-6S 50783 "Ready 4 Duty" as she was on 'media tour' duty. Last time this aircraft was in the UK/Europe was in 1985! Next to her was the BBMF's C-47 Dakota ZA947 in her SEAC paint scheme.