Duxford Diary (2017)

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Time to do our traditional bit of first footing. Here is the new thread for 2017, which neatly follows on from this one:

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?137479-Duxford-Diary-(2016)

Happy New Year to you all

Bruce

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Another day at Duxford - another year

Britannia G-AOVT was moved into Air Space this morning for some attention to her paintwork.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/670/31235204704_8af23a5f3e_b.jpgG-AOVT by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

https://c5.staticflickr.com/1/456/31235151844_94b3118579_b.jpgG-AOVT moved into AirSpace by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

Was the last time she was parked in this area at DX when she arrived back in 1975 ?

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/381/31518913840_0f0cf2dbd7_b.jpgG-AOVT DX Oct 75 by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

Perhaps an opportunity to remind ourselves of her previous life from slides in my collection.

With British Eagle - seen at Luton in 1965

https://c4.staticflickr.com/6/5606/31775432571_0b097a4ece_b.jpgG-AOVT Luton Sept 65 by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

and originally with BOAC -- seen at Heathrow

https://c6.staticflickr.com/1/282/31775388141_e522c86eee_b.jpgG-AOVT LHR by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

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And we're off, Duxman is first out the traps quickly followed by !!!

Brilliant first update of 2017 Duxman, I take it this is the first paint job since 1975? I can smell cabin now, strange init

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Tuesday ~ 03Jan17

As the Museum likes to get aircraft movements out of the way before the Public are let loose inside, some over the fence shots in far from ideal lighting conditions of the Britannia on its Bimble from Airliner Row to AirSpace where it will be tucked up nice and warm for the next couple of weeks while it has a bit of paint applied. In the order taken.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/penpusher/15%202017/01Duxford/01.jpg~original

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/penpusher/15%202017/01Duxford/02.jpg~original

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http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/penpusher/15%202017/01Duxford/04.jpg~original

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/penpusher/15%202017/01Duxford/05.jpg~original

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/penpusher/15%202017/01Duxford/06.jpg~original

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I take it this is the first paint job since 1975?

My memory is telling me that the Britannia was restored and repainted at some point in the 90s. I'm sure someone will be along to let me know if I'm hallucinating.

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Definitely went in during the 90's and I believe there may have been pictures and possibly a small article in Flypast. Can't remember the year, sorry.

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Thanks for the pictures chaps. It's still a very elegant airliner, just a pity it took so long to develop.
Happy New Year all.

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I have a picture of her being re painted in the old airspace hangar so was pre 2005 not sure exactly when though.

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Love her in the BOAC scheme. That always looked 'elegant' somehow...... memories as a young lad stopping my bowling run at junior cricket at Taren Point just to the south of Sydney Airport to watch a Comet approaching gleaming in polished metal and blue..... ahhhh memories.....

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I guess it would be in the 1970's, one of the holiday companies operating the Britannia out of Luton on holiday flights advised in their brochure their all jet fleet...and had a nice ground shot on the ramp of a Britannia with the prop blades air brushed out and jet intakes substituted.

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DX Wednesday 4th January.

P.51 Ferocious Frankee recorded the first warbird to fly at Duxford in 2017 when it was airborne this afternoon for an air test. No pictures unfortunately.

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DX Wednesday 4th January.

P.51 Ferocious Frankee recorded the first warbird to fly at Duxford in 2017 when it was airborne this afternoon for an air test. No pictures unfortunately.

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Good to have her back in the air.

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Here it goes again:
Does anyone know what the (future) plans are for Halifax cockpit PN323?
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Why not contact the Musem and ask them.
Brian

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I will do that but the forum usually know better.

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G'Day All, Here's to 2017. An elegant airliner to start with, wonderful. Best wishes for the year to come:cool:

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Thursday-05Jan17

Beautiful wall to wall blue sky and sunshine day but woolly hats and gloves were still required. The Fighter Collection provided the entertainment with both their P-40C & F having engine runs and thanks to TFC for parking them on the Jet Pan for easy photographic access. During the engine runs I got my first proper sight, since its arrival, of the bright yellow ex Boscombe Down/QinetiQ Harvard which made a brief appearance in the sunshine as the camouflaged T-28 was extracted from Hangar 2 which went flying later in the afternoon after I had left. In the order taken.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/penpusher/15%202017/01Duxford/07.jpg~original

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/penpusher/15%202017/01Duxford/08.jpg~original

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http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/penpusher/15%202017/01Duxford/11.jpg~original

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/penpusher/15%202017/01Duxford/12.jpg~original

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I keep forgetting about the silver P-40B being in tis country!

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A few additional pictures to add to those from Brian today.

https://c6.staticflickr.com/1/277/32124189365_7cfc537fa6_b.jpgP.40F and P.40C by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/716/31975616032_eaccfbb877_b.jpgG-CGZP P.40F by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

https://c5.staticflickr.com/1/748/31748994060_c7b4ca9d55_b.jpgG-CIIO P.40C by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

.. meanwhile the paint brushes were in action on the Britannia

https://c3.staticflickr.com/1/640/31283183874_7d49660f54_b.jpgG-AOVT by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

overflying DX today en route to Old Warden were a pair of Chipmunks

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/276/32085283776_532d5785bb_b.jpgFAP1350 and WG407 over DX by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

.. and inbound probably to Luton was Challenger 850 D-AAIJ from Moscow

https://c7.staticflickr.com/1/495/31283186054_e582a7f41d_b.jpgD-AAIJ Challenger 850 over DX from Moscow by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

.. and at an even higher altitude a Lufthansa A380 presumably heading across the Atlantic.

https://c7.staticflickr.com/1/266/31283188214_90148e2338_b.jpgLufthansa A380 over DX by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

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Spent today at Duxford not much happening in the air or outside no doubt due to the weather and poor visibility, but slightly of topic i listened to a talk of Sir Douglas Bader.

I thoroughly enjoyed the information given given in no 4 Battle of Britain Hanger at 2pm, it was given by a very knowledgeable Yorkshire man who put Douglas across extremely well making his story humorous and sad at the same time.

Sir Douglas was certainly a true Gentleman, heroic and arrogant at the same time, but was total respected by all and rightly so. i came away with total respect but that word just dosnt seem big enough..

Totally recommend this talk given by the Museum and a big pat on the back must go the the volunteer who gave it..

The photo below shows Douglas"s original dress tunic.

http://forum.keypublishing.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=250554&stc=1&d=1483810861

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