The Fighter Collection

Category: flying-legends

  • How To Build A P-40

  • Flying Legends Tickets Reminder

    Last booking date for postal delivery has now passed
    Tickets on the day are still available
    Please note that tickets for carers (one per disabled visitor) are issued at the point of admission.

  • One day in June and getting busy

    Sunday  22nd June and a busy  day in the hangar and on the airfield.  A full post today with  both video record  and photos of the  days activity:

    …and now the photos of the action  -first  a  display  by  Spitfire MkVb EP120 and then  the first flight this  year of the Curtiss P-40F.

    Note: we also had a practice with the weather !

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  • The Surprise

    It is with great delight that we are able to confirm that we have been successful in gaining participation of the

    Planes of Fame Boeing P-26 Peashooter.

    This unique aircraft is crossing the Atlantic and Flying Legends will be the only opportunity to see this historic aircraft in the UK.

    The aircraft will be located on the Flight Line so you can view at close quarters and will fly a choreographed solo display during the Flying Legends weekend of the 12th&13th July at IWM Duxford.

    Peashooter

    (photo: Michael O’Leary)

    The Boeing P-26 Peashooter was the first all metal US Army fighter monoplane. 151 were built from 1932 to 1936 and these aircraft first saw combat flown by the Chinese on August 15th 1937. On this day, eight
    Peashooter

    (photo:Michael O’Leary)

    P-26 Peashooter’s engaged twenty Japanese “Claude” bombers and scored two victories without loss.

    This aircraft, the only airworthy example in the world, was acquired by Ed Maloney in 1955 and is based at The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California.

    Book your tickets now to ensure you do not miss this unique opportunity.

  • Latest Participants list

    Getting a job to keep up with all these lists. Anyway here is the latest official list straight from the Fighter Collections scribe:

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  • More Flying Legends participants confirmed

    The Fighter Collection are delighted to announce additional Participants for Flying Legends 2014

    We hope you are pleased to hear that the following aircraft will be joining other confirmed participants over the weekend of 12th and 13th July

    • Charlies Heavies TBM Avenger
    • Jan Friso Roozen Hurricane
    • Mistral Warbirds P51D
    • Morane Saulnier D-3801
    • Zephyr Aviation Ltd P51D “Sharkmouth”
    • The Fighter Collection Spitfire MkV, Spitfire MkXIV

    More will be added to this exciting list in the next few weeks……..

    ….and  Jamie  Pluck sent us  this great picture from yesterday of the  Wildcat   getting ready for a  flight test in between the  showers:

    Wildcat from TFC

  • More from the archive

    So we are sitting in the excellent Duxford Aviation Society volunteers cafe last Sunday and long term TFC volunteer Gareth passes me a DVD and says “thought you might be interested guv”. Too right!

    This is part 1. “Friends of TFC” will be able to watch the “air to air” stuff in part 2 later this week. Roll on Flying Legends then.

  • Flying Legends 2014 – poster

    Flying Legends 2014 poster , you  can almost  hear the  roar of Griffons:

    TFC Flying-Legends 2014

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  • Cheer up video from Eric

    So if you are in the UK it is raining and miserable.  Eric Goujon sent this  link to  cheer us all up and remind us it isn’t that long until July 🙂

  • Reminder – Flying Legends Gold Pass Offer Closes 31st Dec

    Just a  quick reminder that the  Flying Legends Gold Pass  ticket offer  closes at the  end of December.  More information, just click HERE