The Fighter Collection

Category: Grumman Bearcat

  • Fleet Has Berthed

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  • Fleet ready to sail

    Well you know what we  mean.  Line up on the ramp this morning  ready  for  Shoreham

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  • Tuesday update

    Lots of brilliant photo reports around the internet. In brief a busy day for the team at TFC with test flights and display practices from the Hellcat, Bearcat Gladiator and notably Corsair (first time in the air since 2012) as well as other display participants.

    The P-40C had engine runs to whet the appetite. To add to the splendid photos around is this short clip (-if we are honest the Corsair is from earlier this year – many thanks to Greg for that and catching the P-40C on the move!)

     

     

  • More first flights of the year

    The busy week  continues:  Yesterday the Bearcat  returned from an extended  break in France, the TF=51 has  nearly completed  engine tests after  arriving on the G-register, the P-40F was out on line for an engine  check while highlight of  today was the Nimrod up for a test flight with Mr  Goldspink.

  • Bearcat on holiday

    Saturday  Morning 09:45  After an engine  test   by Martin.  The Bearcat, with  droptank  refitted departed for France  en route to La  Ferte Alais  via  Le Touquet with  Brian Smith at the  controls.

     

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  • Busy day at Duxford

    Friday the  30th May and  the Fighter Collection had one of those  busy  days.VE6S8184

     

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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!

  • That Bearcat Again

    Bearcat is packing bags and preparing to go on a spring holiday to France.
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  • Bearcat Test Flight April 18th 2014

    We’ll try again, Bearcat on a check flight today, this time with  pictures!

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  • 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.