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Duxford UK Unfortunately I just have to be there. Roll on RR

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 4:11 pm
by MILO
I'm on a trip to UK to see family & discovered Duxford has an airshow on Sat & Sun 8_9 Sept. I just have to be there! Gonna be tough but i'll get through it and back to family. Here's what I hope to see (special interest in the merlins and hunter avons - I love that sound:

Display Times SAT 1200-1225L (Red Arrows) & 1400-1700L
SUN 1400-1730L
Display Participation current at 21 AUG
All landing Duxford except Red Arrrows and Hunter Pair.
BBMF Lancaster will not land Sat pm if headwind less than 10kts.
Participation subject to weather, serviceability and operational commitments.
Aircraft not listed in order of appearance.
Aircraft
Military
Hawk x 9 Lancaster/Spitfire/Hurricane 8) Hawk Chinook (Sat only)
Civilian
Swift Glider & Extra tug aircraft Nieuport 17
Fokker DR1 Sopwith Triplane
Fokker Triplane Extra 300
Sukhoi 29 & Yak 52 Hunter Pair 8) 8)
Duxford-based
F86 Sabre B17 Catalina
Hawk 75 Spitfire MkV
Spitfire MkIXT Spitfire MkXIV
Hurricane P39
P51 Harvard
L4 Cub Auster

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 7:52 pm
by Nkwazi
I hope you have a good time, the only problem is the weather. it's not called "Mud Island" for nothing. Enjoy, take some photos and post them here.