Confirmation that the Bearcat is at La Ferte via Greg
Some news for Friends of TFC. After a number of very late nights we are nearly ready to change over the way your subscriptions and access to FofTFC pages work. This might seem like a simple task it isn’t! We will try and take this in stages but we are aeroplane people not computer people! In the meantime their is some helpful news about paypal subscriptions on the FofTFC main page you may find useful.
Don’t we all!
The team from virtual-aerobatics.com will be on hand over the week end in Hangar 2 at Duxford to provide demonstrations and “have a go” sessions on DCS Flight Simulation software including the P-51 , all in view of TF-51, Miss Velma.
So why not try your hand or have a go with the BAE Hawk and Mig 21 simulations which are also available over the week end.
Friends of TFC will also be available to talk about old aeroplanes and will have a few give aways as well as the usual merchandise.
Great picture to start the day. TFC Spitfire Mk V, EP120 out on the ramp ready for engine runs – and all before 8:00 in the morning!
Steve has done yet another amazing video, this time looking back over 20 years of Flying Legends. You can watch it by clicking HERE
FLYING LEGENDS 2014
A TASTE OF THINGS TO COME….
The Fighter Collection are delighted to announce initial Participants for Flying Legends 2014
In the forthcoming weeks we will be updating this list as aircraft are confirmed.
In the meantime we hope you are pleased to hear that the following will be displaying over the weekend of 12th and 13th July
We are very pleased to announce that the SCFA Super Constellation Team will be conducting tours of their iconic aircraft during the times of the Flight Line Walk
More to come very soon……..
Aeroplanes are proving more reliable than our web server at present. We had hoped to bring some real time updates but suffice to say the Bearcat/Wildcat and Harvard all had engine runs today. Sorry no pictures today as photographer had the day off!
Today we had a visit from Chip Hailey. the son of 1st Lt David R Hailey who was part of the 338th FS, 55th FG who flew P-38’s and then converted to the P-51. Lt David R Hailey flew as wingman to Capt Frank Birtciel, who flew the original Miss Velma. Chip had some fantastic stories and memories. He is holding his fathers flying helmet while standing in front of our Miss Velma. (Chip still visits Velma!).
This is the short version, en route to Switzerland in 1993, full version available to Friends of TFC click here:
Let us know if you like this and we’ll try and find some more unseen vintage video for the week-end
Taken in April 2011, view from TFC Hawk 75 cockpit during a tie down engine run.
Hi, if you are a Friend of TFC and click HERE we have updated some video from last year.