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The Very Best of British

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 10:31 pm
by Professor_M
A selection from an enjoyable day at Old Warden today - the Spitfire XIV and Jet Provost T3A were my particular highlights, but there were many other excellent displays too...
ImageRAF BBMF Hurricane IIC (LF363) by Professor M, on Flickr
ImagePercival Provost T1 - XF603 by Professor M, on Flickr
ImageDHC Chipmunk T10 (WP905) by Professor M, on Flickr
Imagede Havilland DH.88 Comet - G-ACSS by Professor M, on Flickr
ImageHunting Jet Provost T3A (XM479) by Professor M, on Flickr
ImageSlingsby T13 Petrel by Professor M, on Flickr
ImageRoyal Aircraft Factory SE5a - F-904 by Professor M, on Flickr
ImageAvro 504K by Professor M, on Flickr
ImageBristol Scout by Professor M, on Flickr
ImageMiles M.2L Hawk Speed Six - G-ADGP, Miles Magister I - P6382, Miles Magister III - V1075 by Professor M, on Flickr
ImageMiles Magister I - P6382 by Professor M, on Flickr
ImageFairey Swordfish IV - W5856 by Professor M, on Flickr
ImageBristol Blenheim IF (L6739), Westland Lysander IIIA - V9552, Gloster Gladiator I - L8032 by Professor M, on Flickr
ImageBristol Blenheim IF (L6739) by Professor M, on Flickr
ImageGloster Gladiator I - L8032 by Professor M, on Flickr
ImageEoN Primary by Professor M, on Flickr
ImageSopwith Pup (9917) by Professor M, on Flickr
ImageSopwith Triplane - N6290 by Professor M, on Flickr
ImageAvro Anson XIX by Professor M, on Flickr
ImageHawker Fury I (K5674) by Professor M, on Flickr
ImageSupermarine Spitfire LFVC (AR501) by Professor M, on Flickr
ImagePercival Mew Gull E2H - G-AEXF by Professor M, on Flickr
ImageSupermarine Spitfire FRXIV (MV293) by Professor M, on Flickr
ImageAuster AOP9 (XR244) by Professor M, on Flickr

Thanks for looking.

Re: The Very Best of British

Posted: Mon May 13, 2024 3:27 am
by paddyboy
Cracking set there, Prof :thumbs:

Looks like it was an excellent show in super weather as well :)

Thanks for posting :thumb:

Paddyboy :clap:

Re: The Very Best of British

Posted: Mon May 13, 2024 6:35 am
by Mustang531
Thanks for sharing these with us, welcome publicity for the Shuttleworth Collection too. Hard to pick a favourite amongst them. Minor error, the Auster AOP.9 was not built by Taylorcraft, but there's some excellent shots here.

Re: The Very Best of British

Posted: Wed May 15, 2024 12:05 pm
by Professor_M
paddyboy wrote: ↑
Mon May 13, 2024 3:27 am
Cracking set there, Prof :thumbs:

Looks like it was an excellent show in super weather as well :)

Thanks for posting :thumb:

Paddyboy :clap:
Thankyou Paddyboy - yes even the weather was on our side for this one (mostly), attracting a good crowd for the show.
Mustang531 wrote: ↑
Mon May 13, 2024 6:35 am
Thanks for sharing these with us, welcome publicity for the Shuttleworth Collection too. Hard to pick a favourite amongst them. Minor error, the Auster AOP.9 was not built by Taylorcraft, but there's some excellent shots here.
Thankyou, and correction noted about the Auster - my bad habit of always blindly prefixing any Auster with Taylorcraft will be considered far more carefully in future!

Re: The Very Best of British

Posted: Wed May 15, 2024 5:37 pm
by F3
Another stunning set Prof. Particularly liking the JP3, an ex - 1FTS display ship.

Re: The Very Best of British

Posted: Fri May 17, 2024 6:31 pm
by Professor_M
F3 wrote: ↑
Wed May 15, 2024 5:37 pm
Another stunning set Prof. Particularly liking the JP3, an ex - 1FTS display ship.
Thankyou. Did XM479 ever actually fly as a 1FTS display aircraft, or is it just marked up as one? It regained these markings in 2011 or so, initially with Serco titles on the tip tanks, subsequently gaining the 1FTS titles instead (which doesn't quite look like the same font compared to photos of other 1FTS display aircraft in period).