Warbirdskies

25/03/2020

Lockdown lookback...

With IWM Duxford and all other IWM branches now closed until further notice due to the Covid-19 outbreak, having a thumb though some of the photos I have taken over the years.

Theme for the week - German aircraft at Duxford...

13/03/2020

No walk this week...

Missing out on my Duxford duties this week, so a Friday Flashback to a year ago...

06/03/2020

First 'sounds of summer'?...

Blue sky, blossom on the trees and Spitfire T9 SM520/KJ⦿I/G-ILDA doing some spirited aeros, about 5 miles to the south, this afternoon...

25/02/2020

Tuesday Traipse...

Anglia Aircraft Restorations hardware was on display on the ground today and partaking in some aerial activities...
The two 'ladies', P-51 "Contrary Mary" and P-47 "Nellie B" put on a spirited two-ship "Ultimate Fighters" display early on in the morning and the Hawker Fury SR661 went aloft for some flying to the NW...
Spitfire MkVc EE602 also went up for some practice.

12/02/2020

Post Storm Saunter 💨🌧

Little happening on the 'field today as I went for a saunter.

Hurricane Mk1 V7497 taxied out, around and back, refuelled and eventually went up for a time.

(Panasonic DMC-TZ7)

10/02/2020

Storm Ciara damages Airspace IWM Duxford

The roof of the Airspace "superhangar" at Duxford has fallen foul of storm damage again, almost 6 years on from when it last suffered at the hands of winter storms.

11/2/20 - Museum has now reopened to public and staff.

The museum is closed UFN and a one-mile exclusion zone has also been set up around the building, which has been deemed unsafe and the M11 has been closed until further notice, between J9 and 11 in both directions. Traffic using the A505 from Whittlesford and Fowlmere towards the M11 has also been affected.

UPDATE: 10/2/20 - M11/A505 now reopened.

March 2014 - repairs under way.

05/02/2020

Midweek Meander #4

29/01/2020

Hangarage Reportage 1/20

Wander around during lunch break...
Must have been a bit nippy flying in on/in the autogyro.
Sally B's new engine fitted to replace "Smokey Joe"? The transit crate waiting to take the old engine away?

15/01/2020

Walkabout Wednesday...

Another quiet day on site - brief glimpse of Mk VIIIc ZX⦿M/MV154 / "MT928"/G-BKMI (ex D-FEUR) as a hangar shuffle took place. New prop in place and engine ground run - just awaiting air test before returning to 'full health'...
Sounds like it will be resident at DX going forward so hopefully more opportunities to snap it...

10/01/2020

Midweek meander

Quiet day on my return to work for the new decade and all the warbirds tucked up. Peek through the oblong window in the Stephenson Hangar...

01/01/2020

19/12/2019

🎄☃️🎄☃️🎄Merry Christmas 🎄☃️🎄☃️🎄

06/12/2019

MJ271 RTB...

A truly monumental achievement in aviation 'milestones' and completed in technology from the 30/40's.

After 123 days/27,000 miles/22 countries and 4 continents, Spitfire MJ271 aka "The Silver Spitfire" has come home.

Sometimes great designs defy the march of time....

01/12/2019

Almost home...

Almost 5 months after it's departure on "The Longest Flight", G-IRTY/MJ271 is due to return to the UK and Goodwood next week, weather/serviceability permitting, after successfully flying around the world.

Currently stopped in Friedrichshafen, very close to IWC HQ in Schaffhausen.

https://www.silverspitfire.com/about/flight-tracker/

20/11/2019

Wednesday Wander...

Attended an interesting talk by Nick Oram on his recent publication "Spitfire Elizabeth And The Roaring Boys", the story behind the nine 411 Squadron RCAF pilots who flew NH341.

After lunch, I decided to have a saunter and timed it right for the extraction of Miss Helen from H3...

18/11/2019

Monday Saunter

After five weeks of absence I took a saunter round a very quiet Duxford.
The Casa 2.111B/He 111H-16 is being prepped for the move to it's new home at Hawkinge. No photos allowed there due to "security reasons", so maybe the last time I'll get to snap it...