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  • Bearcat and Hawk

    No pictures  but  great to see the Hawk out and about   (up in the air three times) today and the Bearcat with drop tank attached air testing as well!

  • Duxford in the morning

    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!

    TFC Spitfire EP120

     

     

  • Spitfires

    After   the  reports from Chino over the  week end (thanks  JBS) we are  back to the  hangar at  Duxford today.  TFC Spitfire  MK V EP120 has  been out on the  line for engine  tests today

    TFC Spitfire Mk V, EP120

    While work is  also continuing on the Mk XIV with reassembly of the  Griffon engine well advanced.  We will  be  providing more  detail of the  work with this aircraft in  our new online  version of  Fighter  Log in the   future.

    Fighter Collection MK XIV Griffon engine

     

  • Another postcard from our man at Chino

    Morning,

    Here are a few images from today.

    The Bremont Horsemen flew their superb routine twice today, once in P-51D Mustangs and then in F-86 Sabres to close the show. (That is  the  last time  you are  sneaking jet  pictures into the  diary – Ed)

      sabre

    An image of me in front of an old friend, and before you ask the pink T-shirt is the mandatory uniform for the Hot-Ramp crew.

    JBS

    A view of the Air Museum’s own P-47G showing off the new colours she is wearing for the show.

    Air Museum P-47

    Another of the Air Museum collection is the Douglas SBD Dauntless, which is apparently the only example flying in the world.

    dauntless

    And now something I have never seen before – a Mitsubishi Zero, with this example from the Commemorative Air Force.

    zero

    Keeping with the Japanese theme, along the flightline was a replica Val dive-bomber based on a BT-13 trainer aircraft which actually featured in the movie ‘Tora Tora Tora’.

    But the biggest surprise of the show so far was seeing Jane from TFC who was over for the show with both Rob Gauld-Galliers, the owner of the Neiuport 17 replica from the Great War team and Frédéric Akary the owner of P-51D ‘Moonbeam McShine’ which appeared at Legends last year.

    See  you at  Flying Legends

    JBS

  • More from Chino

    JBS  has sent another   postcard from Chino

    Snafu and a couple of new friends.

    Snafu and Friends

     ‘New meets Old’, a nice comparison of the F-22 Raptor and a T-6 Texan.

    p-47 and raptor

    Stevo Hinton in good form refueling the Commemorative Air Force Spitfire earlier today.

    stevo and spitfire

    And a lovely shot of P-51B ‘Boise Bee’ in the early evening orange light just before Stevo takes her up for a flight.

    boisebee

     

    JBS

  • Message from America

    One of   the TFC volunteers , JBS,  is   getting some  practice in for Flying Legends aircraft  handling  by helping out at  Chino this week end.  He should  be along  later with a  few  notes .  In the  mean time  he thought we would like a few pictures including one of an old  friend, I think it is the  sunshine  he wanted you all to see really!

    P47 Snafu in hangar

    Snafu, all tucked up

    P38

    P38 plus  Sunshine

    P51 Boise Bee

    P51  Boise Bee

    P47-Snafu

    Snafu  plus  more sunshine

     

  • 20 Years of Flying Legends

    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 News

    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

     

    • SCFA Super Constellation.
    • B17 Preservation Limited B17 Flying Fortress
    • BBMF, Lancaster, Hurricane and Spitfire
    • DLBS Lufthansa JU52 and ME108
    • AJBS JU52
    • The Flying Bulls, P38, B25 and F4 Corsair
    • The Fighter Collection, Bearcat, Hellcat, Wildcat, Hawk 75, P40F, Corsair, Hawker Nimrod, and others from the TFC Fleet
    • Max Alpha Aviation, Spitfire MkVIII, Corsair and TF51 Mustang

     

     

    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……..

     

    Flying Legends 2014

  • Wildcat in the Sky

    The  Wildcat   blew  out a  few  cobwebs  today  with  Dave Southwood at the  controls.

    TFC Grumman Wilcat

    TFC Grumman Wildcat

  • TFC Curtis Hawk 27 April 2014

    TFC Hawk Test flight  today.  What  better way to spend your Sunday lunch time?

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