The Fighter Collection

Category: Hellcat

  • Turned Out Nice Again!

    This morning, the clouds broke in time for a stunning display. Below are some of the highlights with more photos to follow next week. It was also good to meet old and new FoTFC!

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    And Finally how much can you fit in a Mustang?

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    Hope to see you tomorrow!

  • A Thursday at The Fighter Collection

    What better way to spend a Thursday. Flights by the Hellcat, Nimrod and two from the P-51, which did an impressive display on return to Duxford.

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  • Up Close and Personal

    Nimrod mid service:

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    Mustang Propellor:

    VE6S9133And Finally the Hellcat:

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  • Seven Days in May

    In the 7 days  leading up to the IWM air display at the end of  May   TFC were   “busy”.

    Despite this  they  managed to  grab a few clips of video.  We were  also lucky enough to  catch the  TFC  Hellcat (thanks to Pete C from veao who were setting up the Flight Sim stuff in the  hangar at the time (as you do )) and just  prior to its   first   flight in a  number of  years.

    A  big thanks  to Martin and his team for  supplying a number of these  clips from  a variety of cameras! Enjoy:

  • 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.

  • TFC Volunteers

    We’ve  been  following the engineers work during the last week.  Today it is the  turn of  the  volunteers.

    So  first thing a  meeting to decide on a plan of  action in a rather  chilly  hangar as the heating was on strike:

    TFC volunteers with Spitfire

     

    Next off to clean the Hellcat
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    and Spitfire which had been covered with dust during the floor repairs earlier this week.

    TFC Spitfire

  • More Hellcat progress

    More news on the  installation of the  new  Carburettor.

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    The  pipework is all fitted.  The   induction trunking  is  now on, just waiting for some hoses  then comes the   attachment of the  lower trunking then it’s ground runs 🙂

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  • Hellcat Progress

    A  busy  day at  Hangar 2.  With the  removal of the  old  Carburettor previously

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    and the arrival of the new carb back from the ‘states

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    work will start later  this  week on fitting the replacement.

     

    Comparison view for carb fans:

     

  • January 2014 pictures from Hangar 2

    We were lucky enough to have a visit from Harry Measures and his camera today – as you can see in the slideshow below most of the aircraft are receiving some winter tlc at the moment.
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  • Hellcat Engine Run

    That was  the plan anyway  -Hellcat  has  just been out onto airfield and then the  rains  came….and no that  doesn’t  mean it  will be flying at the  display this week end!

     

    Martyn C  caught these pictures  just  before the  weather  changed

    Spitfire Mk Vb and Hawk 75  have also  been out  for engine  run ups, pictures  may well  follow.