The Fighter Collection

Category: P-47

  • More from Chino

    JBS  has sent another   postcard from Chino

    Snafu and a couple of new friends.

    Snafu and Friends

     ‘New meets Old’, a nice comparison of the F-22 Raptor and a T-6 Texan.

    p-47 and raptor

    Stevo Hinton in good form refueling the Commemorative Air Force Spitfire earlier today.

    stevo and spitfire

    And a lovely shot of P-51B ‘Boise Bee’ in the early evening orange light just before Stevo takes her up for a flight.

    boisebee

     

    JBS

  • Message from America

    One of   the TFC volunteers , JBS,  is   getting some  practice in for Flying Legends aircraft  handling  by helping out at  Chino this week end.  He should  be along  later with a  few  notes .  In the  mean time  he thought we would like a few pictures including one of an old  friend, I think it is the  sunshine  he wanted you all to see really!

    P47 Snafu in hangar

    Snafu, all tucked up

    P38

    P38 plus  Sunshine

    P51 Boise Bee

    P51  Boise Bee

    P47-Snafu

    Snafu  plus  more sunshine

     

  • 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.

  • Snafu-return flight

    As promised more on Snafu and Stansted.

    You can see the Look East Article on BBC iplayer here about 10/11 minutes in (UK viewers only) and we have a short video of her return from Stansted in this post:

    Thanks as ever to the guys in the hangar for allowing us this unique access to a very special aircraft.

    Next some pics from Brian Marshall of the display Stu Goldspink performed on his return to Duxford:

  • May 2013 Airshow – the video

    Lots of  fantastic pictures on all the aircraft  forums with excellent pictures of our aircraft – we thought you might enjoy a reminder about those  who  were up and about  extremely early on Sunday  morning (and before) to make sure  it was a great experience:

     

     

  • Snafu at La Ferte Alais

    P-47  now  met up  with  the  Hawk at La Ferte

     

  • P-47 departs for France

    P-47 departs for La Ferte this afternoon.

  • 25th March Aicraft News Update

    On a somewhat Arctic Sunday a few volunteers and TFC staff were in at Hangar number 2, at the same time we were able to catch up on the latest news on aircraft in the hangar from Martin.

    First is that the Hawk successfully completed an air test in preparation for a flight to La Breguet towards the end of this coming week – weather conditions allowing. The Harvard engine run identified a problem which will require a replacement carburettor while the P-47 had a successful test on new parts in the fuel system.

    This coming week should also see the P-40b undergoing engine runs while the Spitfire Mk- XIV is partway through its annual inspection.

  • Summer is nearly here

    Bit  more spring cleaning and we  found this on a tape from a few years ago, we  liked the  noise  it  made – year  anyone?

  • First Flight of the Spring – Hawk 75

    Sorry  no  pictures  but  reports from the hangar say that the  Hawk 75  had a successful  test flight  just  after  lunch today.

     

    However we  have got a picture  of the P-47 having engine  runs