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  • Nimrod engine runns

    The Nimrod recently had the engine re-installed after a few tweaks. Today it was successfully run up in preparation for the coming air show season.Elsewhere in the hangar work continues on the P-40F and Sea Fury T-20 as well as the Mustang TF-51.

    A fuller report will feature in the upcoming issue of Fighter Log

  • Sunday is pilot training day

    TFC Harvard is busy today as a number of the pilots are in for a training session. Note: it is not planned to fly any of the other aircraft today!

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    Edit second pic from the flight line this morning.

    Facebook users may need to click back to TFC diary to view pictures. Ed

  • Legends information – Keep Calm and Picnic

    Flying Legends 2012  information bulletin:

    We  start our  Flying Legends 2012  news  bulletins  with  some information to help you enjoy  your  visit:  Previously mentioned on our  Flying Legends information page, the Keep Calm and Picnic boxes are  now  fully launched, see poster  below.

    They are pre-order only so please contact   here:  Email – duxfordevents@elior.com / T 01223 497501

    Collect on the day at Wing Co Joe’s Café from 11.00am.
    Located between Air & Sea and Battle of Britain, opposite the control
    tower.

     

  • P-47 and Corsair formation

    Just the one photo for today, taken by Heath Cron who was lucky enough to be visiting TFC today:

  • Test flights this evening

    News tonight, P-47 and Corsair test flights just taken place together, photo to follow

    Next Harvard and Hawk been up.

  • Fighter Log Spring 2012

    A bit of a wet Sunday has allowed us to start finalising the latest Fighter Log ready for the printers.

    Those of you who view the diary through the main www.fighter-collection.com website will be pleased to know we have sorted out the gremlins and the page is fully viewable within the website. We will be adding more features to the website over the coming weeks.

  • Was it really a week ago ?

    Lots of tweaking in the hangar this week – just a week ago the Corsair was a fire breathing dragon:
     

  • TFC Diary posts now update on TFC Facebook site

    We would obviously like to see you on the TFC diary pages but we know there are a lot of Friends of TFC followers on Facebook so; with a bit of fettling we are again able to link our diary posts to Facebook.

    More later.

  • Hawk and Harvard Test Flights today

    Following on from Saturday and with improving weather the Hawk and Harvard have been test flown today.

    For information about these aircraft Click HERE for Hawk and HERE for Harvard.

  • P-47 First Flight

    First photograph and video of P-47 “Snafu” test flight in preparation for Flying Legends 2012.