October Hangar Catch up

camera Gladiator, Grumman Bearcat, Mustang TF-51, staggerwing, TFC, Wildcat

With the winter drawing ever closer, the flying season is has drawn to a close and so the engineers set about servicing the aircraft. Currently the Gladiator is in in a rather revealing mode with a  chance to catch some interesting internal detail, elswhere the Hellcat and Wildcat now carry engine  inhibited warnings.

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Among other happenings this week  one of our long standing engineers (and previously a volunteer) , Fred, has left for pastures new. TFC wish him all the best for the future.

Here he is  in characteristically cheerful mood after a backseat experience in Miss Velma:

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Talking of Miss V,  today she  was the subject of attention from the TFC  volunteer team:

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We also had a quick hangar shuffle with the Staggerwing:

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