Sunday morning and Alan Wade takes EP120 for a flight, still in the air as we post this:
Author: foftfc
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Sunday and the baby Spit flies
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Another Busy Saturday
TFC P-40F up for a couple of Test flights
and Stephen rattled the cobwebs out of the Mk XIV with a power on display in the afternoon.
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Flying Legends 2012 starts here:
Oops, many apologies, the diary editor had a day off so we are a bit late with all the official stuff about Flying Legends 2012.
As you might have guessed the P-47G will be making it’s official airshow debut
(See our P-47 page for more on this aircraft HERE). As only one of two examples of the Curtiss built variant it is something of a rare (and impressive) beast.
As if that wasn’t enough we have something very different making another UK display debut – The Sikorsky S-38 – if you haven’t already seen or heard about this aircraft it really is something different and not just it’s colour scheme! It is Sikorsky first widely produced amphibious flying boat with twin-engines and eight-seats – The lineage of owners runs through operators such as Pan-American and the US Army through to american aviators such as Howard Hughes and Charles Lindbergh.
We are also pleased to announce that the Flying Bulls’ will be making a welcome return with their Lockheed P-38 Lighting and the Chance Vought F4U-4 Corsair. Those of you who bought the 2011 Flying Legends DVD will remember the stunning aerial experience of these aircraft.
Overall we plan to have over 50 aircraft participating including:
2 Hispano Buchon;
8 Spitfires, including two Mark One variants;
3 Hawker Sea Furies;
3 Hawk variants including the Hawk 75, the P40B and the P40F;
3 marques of YAK fighters;
Fiesler Storch
Lysander.
3 First World War aircraft – the Nieuport 17, Fokker DR1 and Sopwith Triplane – will fly together for the first time.
The Breitling Wingwalkers
B-17 Flying Fortress, Sally B
PBY Catalina Miss Pick Up.
BBMF, Spitfire, Avro Lancaster and Hawker Hurricane will display on Saturday 30 June only,
Yak Aerostars stunning aerobatic display, Sunday 1st July only.As ever we hope to display these aircraft in the usual stunning displays and unique combinations.
We’ll bring you more breaking news over the coming weeks so stay tuned.
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More updates on the P-47
Less than a month to Flying Legends 2012. We have all taken the opportunity to have a long week end off before the push into Flying Legends week.
Fighter Log is now at the printers and we have pretty much everything in place to bring you updates on confirmed news on Flying Legends as and when we have it.
We have updated the P-47 web page including a newly edited video HERE which now includes much new material containing significant air to air footage, not previously released. Martyn, one of our engineers captured this during a recent photo shoot with John Dibbs and much thanks goes to John for allowing us to capture and use this material.
Enjoy and book your place at Legends 2012 to appreciate this lovely aeroplane.
Important: This video is supplied for you to enjoy but full copyright remains with the owner and TFC – no copying or distribution without prior agreement. We have been extremely lucky to have agreement to publish this video and would ask you respect this condition so we may bring you more of the same in the future.
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Review of TFC in action at Duxford Jubilee show
After; our quick post of Stuart having fun in one of his favourite aircraft earlier today, Rob Scott has supplied us with this set of; TFC in action, what a precursor to Flying Legends in a months time! Click on images for full view
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Nimrod at Jubilee airshow
Rob just caught this picture of TFC Nimrod with Stuart Goldspink at the controls closely followed by Charlie Brown in the HAC Nimrod at the Duxford Jubilee show. TFC Harvard has displayed and the MkVb is due later this afternoon – meanwhile Stephen is busy displaying the Hawk at La Ferte Alais, a busy day all round.
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Hawk to La Ferte Alais
TFC Harvard, Nimrod and Spitfire MKVb are expected to display at Duxford on Sunday.
TFC Hawk flew off to France to display at La Ferte-Alais display this week-end. Further news on the Hawks visit to Europe will be added next week.
If you are visiting Duxford on Sunday we will have the Friends of TFC stand open during the morning in the hangar.
