The Late Evening News From Duxford ~ July 9th 2011

[bomberflight]

OK ~ We want a good show ~ no messing around ~ just lot's of pictures !





Buchons



Red Bull really does give you wings .....







The Korean War Corsair night scheme on the Corsair is tricky to get right with the lighting conditions



Skyraider loaded for bear ?



Something you don't see every day ~ the Curtiss formation



Steve Hinton brings the new P-40F around the corner for us



And finally ~ a salute from the Royal Navy Historic Flight's Swordfish



I've got to dah now ~ just 1 Hour 20 mins before the gates open for the Sunday show !

[JDK]

Thanks very much for sharing.

Nice to see the RN doing what only they can do!

And I wonder when was the last time a P-40F and P-36 flew together - if ever?

Looks like a vintage year for Leg Ends.

[Dan K]

Simply concurring with James' comments, Peter. Thanks for keeping us visually updated so faithfully.


A question: How are most attendees responding to the P-38? Grumbles over a non-combat paint scheme, or do they seem to be appreciating it as a YP-38 look-alike?

[bomberflight]

How are most attendees responding to the P-38

It seem to be divided between ~ it's drop dead gorgeous and that looks "wrong".

Given how much it must have cost the owner to have it restored to this standard ~
I take my hat off to anyone prepared to commit that level of investment into a warbird.

[SPANNERmkV]

Peter- You left out the BEST thing on Saturday
The Manhattan Dolls!

[Invader26]

Mine's a bit of all'right! Don't know about yours.....

[SPANNERmkV]

Hokey-Dokey,
This is brave new technology for me.
Here's the re-enactors with the clearest view I could get of them.


Below are two AVi VIDEO CLIPS of some of my favourite moments at Duxford.
Sorry for the fence and shoe tops at the end of the fly-by... And I am disappointed at the audio on the start-up. I think the howling wind had something to do with it.

SPANNER getting with the digital age

CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW and it should take you to the video on Photobucket.



And finally- You Southern Boys won't die in the UK! If you look hard enough you can still find DPs. Although one SHOULD avail oneself of the opportunity to try out the Guinness on tap!

[LadyO2Pilot]

Spanner.....the fence and shoe tops were just great......but the shadows at that point really made it excellent

[SPANNERmkV]

Spanner.....the fence and shoe tops were just great......but the shadows at that point really made it excellent

Yeah- That is what we in da bidness call that Cinema' Verite' stuff.
It's all tres chic doncha know?

SPANNER TRUEFAUX

But it was way cool audio on the fly-by until I turned the camera into the wind.
The only other time I saw Lefty Gardner's WHITE LIGHTNIN' fly was by accident.
I walked out of work in about '78 or 79, heard something interesting, looked up- and in the ONLY hole in an overcast sky what should fly by but a P-38 painted White with red trim.

There is ALSO a deep Duxford-CAF connexion. I have seen the picture of Loyd and Lefty dressed up in Luftwaffe uniforms for their flying appearances in Battle of Britain!

Fair tailwinds Lefty and Loyd.