Fury biplane among stars lined up for Best of British show
The first Shuttleworth Collection show of the season, the Best of British Air Show on Sunday 12 May, will certainly be living up to its billing.
The highlight will be the long-awaited Old Warden debut of the Historic Aircraft Collection’s Duxford-based Hawker Fury I, K5674/G-CBZP, the only surviving example of the type — flying or otherwise — which took to the air following restoration back on 30 July 2012, but has never previously visited the Bedfordshire aerodrome. With this unique aeroplane now up for sale, and the recent sale of Old Warden-resident, but privately owned Hawker Demon K8203/G-BTVE to Florida-based Kermit Weeks, who knows, this may be the one and only chance to see the Fury fly at Old Warden.
Also visiting from Duxford will be the Aircraft Restoration Company’s Bristol Blenheim IF, ‘L6739’/G-BPIV, and Fighter Aviation Engineering’s Supermarine Spitfire XIV MV293 in its recently applied Indian colours, while the Vampire Preservation Group’s de Havilland Vampire T11, WZ507/G-VTII — the only twin-boom de Havilland jet now flying in the UK — will fly down from its Coventry home, and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Avro Lancaster PA474 will make its presence felt. An absolutely unmissable — and we use that word advisedly — start to what is shaping up to be a great year at Old Warden.
For further details and to book tickets, see www.shuttleworth.org/product/best-of-british-2024/
