The Fighter Collection

Category: Mustang TF-51

  • Getting ready for tomorrow

    First job was pulling what was needed out of the hangar, before getting fuel for what needed it. Patrice arrived in something that the Wildcat would probably want a word with, and Brian Smith had a quick blast in the Mustang just in case the Wildcat  didn’t have a firm enough word with  the Zero.

  • April Desktop

    This months desktop is Nick Grey preparing to lead the Mustangs at last years Legends.  A reminder it  will soon be Legends 2016 – don’t forgot it is advance ticket only, click HERE  to  purchase your  tickets from the Flying Legends website. [wpdm_package id=’15412′] [wpdm_package id=’15411′]

  • New Miss Velma film

    Our  colonial engineer  Lawrence was up  in Miss Velma  recently with his old super  8   cine  camera.  We put the results on our  Facebook  page but if  you  don’t do Facebook  here is  the  video:   [x_video_embed type=”16:9″][/x_video_embed]

  • Happy New Year

    First engine run of 2016 after enqine maintenance . Fighter Collections TF-51 Miss Velma caught in a rare glimpse of sunny weather between showers at Duxford.

  • The day after yesterday

    With all our efforts for the last few months focused on a certain weekend in July (Flying Legends) the morning after is somewhat of an anticlimax and leaves one thinking what on earth do we do now …..? Well the first thing to do is to thank everybody for their time and contribution (our volunteers…

  • Another Sunny Day in July

    ‘Hot off the press’ – CAA Surveyor has issued the full Permit to Fly for G-CIIO which now makes it officially the one and only certified P-40C in Europe….. Grateful thanks to Mike and Neil (and all at GA Unit), not forgetting Dave and John at ACRO Aeronautical Services for making this possible. Oh and …

  • News from the hangar

    Our chief engineer has  found a gap in his schedule to  update everyone on where we  are  with aeroplanes. “With the ‘Tea’ things washed up (giving away my northern roots here) it was time for a strong coffee and think about a hangar update……! This weekend has seen us busy completing the shakedown flights and…

  • Just another sunny day in July

    No less than three flights from the P-40C  (Sunshine and Silver aeroplanes, yes), then one from Miss Velma. The   American team  have arrived and wisely  stayed in the hangar  (and shade) while they put   the P-36 together

  • View from the Office

    Martyn decided he wanted  to  go to Holland at the  end of May.  As  luck would have it our  Mustang and Corsair were going that way.      

  • Hangar update for end of May

    This would usually   be  part of the  Online Fighter  Log update available to Friends of TFC- it answers a lot of “which aircraft was  where and when this week end” type questions so here you go: A busy weekend in May…. The Hawk75 and Gladiator made our first European outing of the 2015 season with…