Duxford Diary 2019

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It's really obvious with a kiwi!
More subtly (although the Union Flag was more so), the fin flashes on the fighters shown in this thread have the red portion on the leading edge.
You occasionally see idiots ranting about US Army troops having the flags on their right shoulders backwards, and therefore they are anti-christs or something.

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Duxford Friday 25th January:

A Hangar 3 shuffle took place this morning to enable engine runs by P-47 and Fury:

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That last photo of the DH9 is beautifully composed- one of the best I’ve ever seen- superb! TT

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Re flags the wrong way round......

You often see WWII US re-enacters - say in a jeep with a modern 50-star US flag in place of a more correct 48-star wartime one.

They go to great lengths to get things as accurate as possible - and then forget about the flag!

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Trident going into AirSpace on Feb 10th for a repaint too...airliners this year will be possibly looking better than they ever have done. Only the 10 really needs some paintwork but resources are finite.

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If you read the accounts, you get an idea of how hard DAS work. They raise hundreds of thousands for the museum. They bring in valuable revenue in all kinds of ways, including five figure sums for film companies, using the airliners. I was amazed at just how much they raise.

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Duxford Monday 28th January:

Mustang 'Sharkmouth' and Sea Fury 'Invincible' both flew twice today:

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I was talking to my Dad tonight about the B-24 Lady be Good and he said they have some bits from it at Duxford. Is that correct?

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Is Monday generally a 'good' day to pop to Duxford if you hope to catch some flying? :)

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Duxford Sunday 3rd February:

Trident G-AVFB was being checked out this morning, in preparation for a move into Airspace next weekend, where she'll have a brief facelift:

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Blimey the DAS guys aren’t hanging about are they!

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They do an incredible job.

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Some nice February warbird activity at Duxford this morning.

Nellie B returned from her week away at Lakenheath.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7860/46281720684_7956d4f42f_k.jpgG-THUN Nellie B by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4808/46281718624_da83e389cd_h.jpgG-THUN Nellie B by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4873/46281718964_f5e06f9de4_k.jpgG-THUN Nellie B by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4811/46281718284_77dcd952dd_k.jpgG-THUN Nellie B by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

Buchon White 9 and Hurricane G-ROBT returned from Sywell after winter maintenance.

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Fury G-CBEL also joined them on the ramp.

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Who was driving the Tbolt Duxman - SG in Nellie and RG in the Fury?

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looks like TE311 just about to make a daylight landing at DX now 16.57

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Is Berlin Express still around? Never noticed her on my last visit in November. Only saw Hun Hunter in TFC hangar.

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Last time I saw Berlin Express she was in the Stephenson Hanger with ARC but that was a while ago.