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  • Getting ready for the weekend

    Another Sunny day at Duxford

    C Cub G-TFCC and EP120 …and Bearcat  is prepared for the  week endRoy in Bearcat

    with thanks for photos to Martyn C

    Update at 15:30, Spitfire EP120 landed after test flight

  • September Airshow News

    Quite a  bit to  tell  you today.

     

    As well as  the  aircraft  displaying at the  weekend which currently include the Bearcat (see her  below, caught on camera  by  Martyn C.  yesterday  when  Stu Goldspink  arrived back  from a familiarisation flight)

    We will have  both the  Friends of TFC stall and DCS in the hangar.  As  it isn’t   Flying Legends we have allowed DCS to  talk about  jets as well as  Mustangs!  This  is what they  had  to say about the  week end:

    “Hi, DCS will be at Duxford! For both days,  there will be 3 PC’s to come and try the latest DCS modules and have a sneak peek at the new DCS Hawk from VEAO.   Two of the Virtual Horsemen will be there along with staff from both VEAO and the Virtual Aerobatics server.

    Fancy trying a module you don’t already have? Want to ask the opinions of some other pilots? Or just come down to say ” Hi” on the day and enjoy seeing us while   located next to the amazing aircraft of the Fighter Collection at Duxford. ”

    The  Friends of TFC stand will have our  new  merchandise  and other  goodies on show.

    If you can’t make it to the  show you can see  and buy our  new poloshirts HERE

    Speaking of Friends of  TFC,  the latest  Fighter  Log is  due  back from the printer any time  now.  We  also  did  some of the  photoshoot  for our  calendar, FofTFC  members can access a video of the shoot by  clicking HERE and clicking through to FofTFC members pages, which also include  a link to FofTFC special members offer on the new poloshirts offer .

     

  • Wednesday is Spitfire Day

    Today’s  update  Spitfire  Mk XIV had a  successful  flight  this afternoon.

  • 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.

  • Summer Fighter Log Online Now

    Well it  has been a struggle but  here it is:  just  click HERE  and log in if you are a  friend of TFC to read the online  version. The printed and postef version  be  out in about in around 10 days

  • P40-b pics

    Harry sent us these images caught today:

  • Aug 7th update

    Small update for you – P40-B had a quick check flight today, pictures to follow later

  • Sunday 4th August Update

    First, we have sent an email to all recent joiners of FofTFC with log in details. please let us know if you have not received an email and think you should have.

    Today at Duxford:

    If you looked in the hangar from a tall ladder like this you may have felt nothing was going on.

    But if you looked a bit closer you would have seen the space where the Americans had taken the P-47 to bits (they had completed their Sunday chores by 10:00 and were off to find a good honest English fry up for breakfast).

    You would then have spied the progress on the Corsair engine rebuild:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Elsewhere the Hellcat was receiving some much deserved spit and polish:

    and finally of note the P40-F has propellor removed to investigate an oil leak

     

    If you have a look on Flying Machines  TV  you tube  pages you will see they have  done a great trailer  for the  upcoming  Legends 2013   DVD.

  • July update

    Being nearly the end of July it is time for a few housekeeping notices and news updates.

    First a plea from Friends of TFC admin section: Handwriting! The team are struggling with many of the new applications and renewals to Friends of TFC as they try to decipher email addresses and names This really does delay sending out membership cards and updating online access. So please do write clearly on any paper based forms you send in. It really will be appreciated.

    Next: News on the Friends of TFC pages. As mentioned before these are well underway with new sections on archive material, Fighter Logs and photo details of current and past TFC operated aircraft. We will also have a unique special offer to launch these pages so stay tuned.

    Next: Comments facility on TFC diary pages- We are switching these off, not because we don’t to hear from you but because the system is clogged up with spam and offers to buy shoes and handbags. If you need to contact us about feedback on air displays or Friends enquiries etc. please use the contact buttons or Facebook page.

    Hangar update: With Flying legends a distant memory the majority of the fleet are undergoing routine maintenance. The exception being the P-47 which while being disassembled near the hangar door provides a unique opportunity to see the inner workings of this magnificent aeroplane.

    Fighter Log – we are basically rewriting the version we had before Flying Legends and hope you won’t be disappointed with the result.

    Finally the FofTFC merchandise team ask me to tell you that we are all out of XL Polo shirts.