Warbirdskies

04/04/2018

Saunter 4.IV.18

56th Rescue Squadron HH60 Pave Hawk was operating at DX today - making a breezy day a little bit more breezy...

01/04/2018

29/03/2018

Something other than Spitfires...

There are other aircraft at Duxford...
"Wacky Wabbit" was operating today...
And the new Tonka ZA469 is almost fully back in one piece.

Early morning 'drive-by'...

Well, not that early, but on the way over the Bailey Bridge stopped at H3 for a couple of Spitfire related snaps...

MH434, EE602 and MV268 to the left...

...and to the right PT462 modelling her new spring collection...
Note her aerial has been slimmed down. And a close up of the 253 Sqn crest centre now adorning the tail.
Also in the hangar, NH341, TD314, PV202 and BM597.
Later after lunch PV202 and NH341 were spotted out in the sunshine...

27/03/2018

What if... #1

Considering we don't even have a Malcolm hood Mustang in RAF colours, with the current rise of two seat warbirds, Spitfire T8/T9, Hispano Buchon HA-1112-M4L (G-AWHC), Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-12, Fiat G-59 4B, not to mention the Mustang P-51D & TF-51D, how about a Mustang T.III?...

I can but dream...

15/03/2018

Saunter 15.III.18

PV202 took to the air today while I was working off my dinner...

05/03/2018

Happy 82nd birthday...

On 5 March 1936, the prototype Spitfire K5054 took off on its first flight from Eastleigh Aerodrome (later Southampton Airport) with Captain Joseph "Mutt" Summers, chief test pilot for Vickers at the controls.

28/02/2018

Wintery Wednesday...

Braved the winter weather to go in today and managed to catch the newly painted Spitfire T9 PT462 in H3 minus her 'tail feathers' which are being painted off the aircraft.
T9s NH341 and PV202 were keeping her company.

Meanwhile, outside the "Spitfaux" R9612 was braving the Beast From The East...

27/02/2018

Spotted - Fournado Flight...

Passing overhead, RAF Tornado "VOODO01" ZA542 plus 3 wingmen on heading 247º (info from ADSBxchange)

22/02/2018

Saunter 21.II.18

Bit of a murky day all day so not a lot happening, or at least not as I took my post lunch stroll around...

Spitfire T9 PV202 parked outside, BBMF Chipmunk WG486 was running up, TFC Sea Fury T.20 WG655 parked up after more engine runs...

07/02/2018

Saunter 7.II.18...

New site transport spotted parked up today - electric powered so hope they remember to plug it in?

And the Spitfaux was looking quite realistic today - from a distance...

25/01/2018

T9 Territory...

The sound of a Merlin for a good part of the afternoon to the south of me - SM520 enjoying the clear blue sky...

I waited for it to pass in front of the Moon but while it came soooooo close it didn't, so a bit of imagination and Photoshop...

23/01/2018

Today's saunter...

PV202 cornered by a horde of Astons...

18/01/2018

The calm after the storm...

Clear blue skies followed the overnight gales but clouds soon rolled in to blanket the airfield, meanwhile there was a bit of activity today from SM520...
And a WokkaWokka did a low level pass for good measure...

11/01/2018

T.20 Thursday

Caught the T.20 being returned to H2 this afternoon...

04/01/2018

Finger of god

The sun came out for a brief time this morning but sauntering around the site after lunch, the wind picked up a fair bit and ominous clouds were approaching from the west...

#4

After snapping three T9s in H3 I bagged my 4th in H2, in the shape of Aero Legends NH341 "Elizabeth", which has now been reunited with her Merlin - a return to the air soon?