We ran the moving picture cameras while the aeroplanes ventured into the sunlight on Sunday and caught a few engine runs (we have cheated and included the Kestrel engine in the Nimrod from earlier in the week as well as), Spitfire and Wildcat but we didn’t think that would be a problem.
Today was partly spent playing Hangar Drafts where Martin decides we need the aircraft at the back of the hangar moved to the front. In over 20 years of moving aircraft at TFC no one has yet devised a simple solution. Anyway having moved some of the aircraft outside we thought it might be a good idea to fly a couple of them. By coincidence Al Wade was wandering around so we strapped him in the Spitfire Mk Vb and Wildcat and told him he couldn’t go home until he had flown them both.
EP120 out and about:
And the Wildcat:
A quick view of the hangar with more bits being put back on the aeroplanes than taken off since the last update.
Our photo report on TFC at the show on Saturday and Sunday, others will have pictures on the internet of Lancasters, a 727 and other assorted goodies. A much busier day for us on the stand and VEAO in the hangar. Video of our planes in action will be along later:
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 !
Friday the 30th May and the Fighter Collection had one of those busy days.
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:
Great Weather today ! A few pictures of TFC aircraft and some of the crew participating in the week end Great to see and chat to everyone who stopped by the Friends of TFC stall:
First the Flight Simulation department who were busy both days
EP120 who had great fun in the tail chase with the Buchons and assorted Spitfires
The Hawk understated as ever
Martyn performing checks after the Wildcat displayed
and last the Wildcat
After the reports from Chino over the week end (thanks JBS) we are back to the hangar at Duxford today. TFC Spitfire MK V EP120 has been out on the line for engine tests today
While work is also continuing on the Mk XIV with reassembly of the Griffon engine well advanced. We will be providing more detail of the work with this aircraft in our new online version of Fighter Log in the future.
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:
Next off to clean the Hellcat
and Spitfire which had been covered with dust during the floor repairs earlier this week.
