The Fighter Collection

Category: Wildcat

  • 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.

  • February 9th update

    Looking around the  hangar and  the winter maintenance continues, if you think you  might like to  volunteer with the  Fighter Collection we  will have an announcement of interest  soon:
    Volunteers cleaning Sea Fury parts
    Sea Fury engine blocks, cleaning

    tfc sea fury parts - paint stripping

     

    Wildcat Engine
    TFC Wildcat

     

    Gladiator Engine
    TFC Gladiator engine

     

    Sea Fury
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    Spitfire Mk 1
    TFC Spitfire mk1

  • Last week of January 2014

    As the  first  month of  2014 comes to an end work  continues around the  hangar.  Since last  week the  Wildcat  has  come into the  maintenance area.

    TFC Wildcat outside Hangar 2

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    wildcat -survey2

     

    wildcat plus martin

     

     

     

     

     

    While the  Corsair and Hellcat await  parts  before undergoing engine  runs.

    TFC Corsair

    The  Spitfire mk XIV is well into  the  winter servicing programme.

    TFC Spit 14

  • Duxford Autumn Display

    A day of great changes, at one stage the Wildcat didn’t know whether it was an inside or outside day.

    Eventually the sun shone through and the aircraft emerged for some great flying in the afternoon

  • TFC at September Airshow

    on the ground pics from Rob – Sunday

    and in the sky by Harry on Saturday.

    Good to see everyone in Hangar – lots of chat and also people on DCS Flight sim stand having a go at flying a P-51!

  • Pictures from today

     

    all pics this post courtesy Brian Marshall

  • P40 and Wildcat up and about

    Pleased to  report that the  P40-F and Wildcat  have  been up and about  for successful test  flights  with the  latter  having just  landed.

  • Exclusive Video – Wildcat in the Air

    While the temperature was a very humid 27 degrees today. Roy was demonstrating what happens to naughty engineers at TFC – they have to handcrank the undercarriage on the Wildcat for retraction tests. Just remember pilots do this while taking off! Thanks again to Greg who caught the Wildcat “in the air” today.

    In other news, further flight tests are awaiting pilots and weather again. Corsair is awaiting engine parts and Sea Fury awaiting parts prior to overhauled propeller being refitted, Spitfire MkVb EP120 is being worked on. A more detailed report this week end.

  • Wildcat Flies

    Monday 17th June, pm Wildcat has a successful test flight

    – thanks to Greg for the pic

  • Wildcat has engine run up

    Update from the hangar window, Wildcat dusting out the  cobwebs this morning: