Late afternoon Spitfire action (and others)

 A few shots from today...

Sunday Saunter for a change...

Caught a glimpse of PR533 Hawker Tempest in H2N - hopefully at some point catch it outside/flying...The Electra looks very nice.
T9 ML295/DB•M not in use today by the looks of it.
P-51D Marinell looks to be close to returning to flight - again, hope to time my next saunter just right!...
Cessna P210N Silver Eagle NK8R was an unusual GA visitor...

Duxford today...

P-51D "Marinell" outside for some work - return to the air getting closer? Also, three Spitfire T9s parked up - PT462 had been up during the morning.

 

"Duxford In A Different Light : Battle Of Britain"

Some of the images I managed to take while working this evenings photoshoot event...

Duxford today

I managed to grab my camera to catch Spitfire Mk1a P7308/XR•D/G-AIST taking off.

Meanwhile basking in the heat was Spitfire MkIX ML417, converted to T9 by Vickers as part of a batch of ten Spitfire trainers for the Indian Air Force and allocated the serial HS543 which was restored to single seat configuration in the 1980s. She probably thought she was back in India!...

Mustang Movements...

The news of the first flight of a restored P-51D Mustang from the Sywell operation of Air Leasing hit the internet today. For many years Mustang G-MSTG was flown as "Janie" by Maurice Hammond but was unfortunately badly damaged in a crash in 2016 at Hardwick. 

Now re-registered as G-CLNV it has been rebuilt and converted to a dual control configuration with a new fuselage from the US and will be moved to the "W Air Collection" at La Ferte Alais in the near future. 

https://warbirdsnews.com/warbird-restorations/p-51-mustang-takes-to-the-skies-at-sywell-after-restoration.html

Also from Warbirdnews.com comes the report that a dual control Mustang (this time a CAC licence built CA-18 Mk.21) VH-MFT, A68-110, wearing the markings of an 82 Sqn RAAF aircraft A68-769 "Snifter"/"Mabel II" will be dismantled for shipping to the UK and to Sywell where it will be operated by UWF. 

A little lunch-break 'entertainment'...

 

"Duxford In a Different Light: 78th Fighter Group" event

Working the "Duxford In a Different Light: 78th Fighter Group" event today I had the opportunity to grab some photos. Surprise display by Spitfire EE602 and Mustang "Contrary Mary" was an added bonus...