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Blog
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Catching Up
A few pictures to help tell our story for the last week.
While our Mk XIV was displaying over Duxford at last weeks airshow (photo credit Pete Collins) …..
….Our hardworking sales team in the tent were taking a few minutes of shut eye…
……And finally, our MK Vb and P-40F safely in the hangar after displaying at Church Fenton yesterday.
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Misty Mountain Hop
Well, to be fair the mist had lifted and there aren’t any mountains at Duxford but we liked the title.
Just after eight o’clock on a beautiful sunny September morning the Fighter Collections Spitfire MkVb and P-40F were prepared and ready to take off for a display at Church Fenton(Yorkshire) in the afternoon. Alan Wade and Dave Southwood the pilots, this is what it looked and sounded like.
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Something Different
We are always amazed by the kind offers and ways our Friends of TFC support us. At Flying Legends this year we were presented with this amazing artwork gift from German artist Peter Steininger which Pete Rushen accepted on behalf of TFC.
The Indian head logo has been ‘painted’ using crushed stonework and presented as a fantastic full colour representation of TFC’s famous Indian head. This will be on show in our sales marquee just opposite from the Control Tower on both days of the September Airshow.
For more information on this technique and other works by Peter, please visit his web site www.peter-steininger.de
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Friends of TFC at the September Duxford Airshow.
With just a couple of days to the Duxford 2015 September Airshow arrangements for Friends of TFC are being finalised. We will have a stand in the same place as the Spring airshow, that is just opposite the control tower. It should be easy to find as we plan to have one of our aeroplanes parked adjacent (weather permitting). As well as our usual Poloshirts/Caps and Badges we will have a special edition Spitfire T-shirt available. We also enjoy having a chat about old aeroplanes with our Friends so do pop in if you have time.
Notes: For Friends who wish to renew or New Friends of TFC: If you have received a email reminder that your subscription is due and you don’t want to renew online please bring the reminder with you. We cannot deal with renewals that are not yet due, it confuses our membership system on the computer.
If you joined at Flying Legends but haven’t had an email to confirm your membership please call in at the stand. We had a number of applications where email addresses /phone numbers or post codes were missing or difficult to read. Without these bits of information we cannot complete your enrolement.
If you haven’t joined yet but are thinking of joining Friends of TFC, now is the time to join as the annual subscription is going up to £15 from Monday 21st September! – Grab that £10 bargain now! We also have a family subscription which is for families who wish to support us. Click here for details: …more info
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Friends of the Fighter Collection membership provides access to a Viewing area and Flightline Walk only at Flying Legends. We DO NOT have a Viewing area nor access to the Flightline Walk at the other airshows at Duxford including the September Airshow.
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TFC at Goodwood
TFC aeroplanes all arrived safely at Goodwood:
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Goodwood!
Three Spitfires positioning to Goodwood today for Revival weekend. Spitfire Mk I, MkIA and XIV. Brian Smith, Pete Kynsey and Carl Schofild.
Pete Ford providing the taxi service to get everybody back to Duxford ready for a 10:20 departure tomorrow with the Spitfire V, Hawk 75 and P-40F.
Clocks ticking….
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September Desktop
A quick rummage in the archives for September turned out autumnal this shot of Steve Hinton running up Miss Velma at Duxford. Maybe we need to add sound!
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