A year on...

...from my flight in ML407 and, far from cavorting around billowing white clouds in a Spitfire, my feet are firmly on the ground and a week and a half into a possible 24 week 'lockdown' due to Covid-19.

No T9 flights are happening anywhere in the UK as all operators have shut up shop during this national/world crisis.

A couple of images from 3 April 2019 to keep the spirits up...

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...

No walk this week...

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

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...

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.

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)

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.

Midweek Meander #4

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?

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...

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...