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RNAS Henstridge 70th Anniversary Weekend

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Cessna954
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RNAS Henstridge 70th Anniversary Weekend

Post by Cessna954 » Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:17 pm

Henstridge are holding a weekend of events to celebrate 70 years since its founding as RNAS Henstridge (HMS Dipper). A great family and community event today, all free of charge with a modest LAA fly-in and a display of some past and present resident aircraft types.

Apparently one of only two airbases constructed during WW2 with 5 runways and the only surviving airfield with its dummy deck still intact (including the arrestor gear still n chambers below ground).

AT-6D Harvard masquerading as an SNJ-5 Texan (G-TXAN) - Harvards were based at Henstridge
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Resident Jungmann (G-JWJW)
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Supermarine Spitfire 26 (I know it's not really military, but what the heck) - G-PIXY
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One of the resident Yak 52s of the Yakovlev team (pseudo Russian AF marking - G-YAKN)
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New Tiger Moth experience flight company based out of Henstridge - lovely restored Tigers G-ADWJ and G-ANEW
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Finally, the RNHF Sea Fury T20 performed a couple of fly throughs on its way back to RNAS Yeovilton
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A really enjoyable day and for those interested in civvie types i'll be posting those to the CA sister site.

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Re: RNAS Henstridge 70th Anniversary Weekend

Post by lmgaylard » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:01 pm

Nice photos mate, I forgot about that event!!

Is it on tomorrow?
'its a lot less bover in the hover'

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Re: RNAS Henstridge 70th Anniversary Weekend

Post by Cessna954 » Sun Jun 30, 2013 7:23 am

They have the dummy deck precision landing competition running this morning.


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Re: RNAS Henstridge 70th Anniversary Weekend

Post by Cessna954 » Sun Jun 30, 2013 8:42 pm

a few extra edits from yesterday:

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and the Civvie aircraft are over on the CA site at:
http://www.civilianaviation.co.uk/forum ... 73&t=15743

thanks

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