Duxford 'Women in Aviation' day this afternoon
Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:35 pm
A special 'Women in Aviation' event for Mother's Day.
The weather wasn't the best, unfortunately, so the crowd seemed very small.
All credit to the IWM for organising something a little different, though. There were talks by woman pilots, including serving USAFE pilots from RAF Lakenheath, and a flying display by Angie Soper (Yak C.11), Anna Walker (Harvard 'Taz') and Carolyn Grace (Spitfire Tr.9).
Great to see new sponsorship on the side of Carolyn's Spitfire for 2006, well done to HSBC! A nice engine in that aeroplane too, in spite of the cold weather it started on the second or third blade.
A 4-ship of Chipmunks were also flying earlier in the afternoon, they all looked to be working hard due to the weather.
Very well done to all the pilots who displayed this afternoon under the low cloudbase and gusty conditions.
Some more photos from this afternoon can be seen here.
The weather wasn't the best, unfortunately, so the crowd seemed very small.
All credit to the IWM for organising something a little different, though. There were talks by woman pilots, including serving USAFE pilots from RAF Lakenheath, and a flying display by Angie Soper (Yak C.11), Anna Walker (Harvard 'Taz') and Carolyn Grace (Spitfire Tr.9).
Great to see new sponsorship on the side of Carolyn's Spitfire for 2006, well done to HSBC! A nice engine in that aeroplane too, in spite of the cold weather it started on the second or third blade.
A 4-ship of Chipmunks were also flying earlier in the afternoon, they all looked to be working hard due to the weather.
Very well done to all the pilots who displayed this afternoon under the low cloudbase and gusty conditions.
Some more photos from this afternoon can be seen here.
Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:29 pm
Lovely photos there. Where the Chipmunks all flown by females?
Mon Mar 27, 2006 3:41 am
Ollie,
The Chipmunks are the Red Sparrows and not flown by women!
More information can be found on their website that I will launching in the next few days.
Glenn
The Chipmunks are the Red Sparrows and not flown by women!
More information can be found on their website that I will launching in the next few days.
Glenn