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First few participants announced, fantastic start!

Royal Air Force
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight- Supermarine Spitfire (F)
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight- Hawker Hurricane (F)
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight- Avro Lancaster (F)
The RAF 'Falcons' Parachute Display Team (F)

Warbirds
The Great War Display Team- 3x R.A.F Se5A (F)
The Great War Display Team- 1x R.A.F Be2C (F)
The Great War Display Team- 1x Avro 504K (F)
The Great War Display Team- 1x Sopwith Triplane (F)
The Great War Display Team- 2x Fokker DR.1 Triplane (F)
The Great War Display Team- 2x Junkers CL.1 (F)
Hawker Hurricane I 'P3717' (F)- Hurricane Heritage
Hawker Hurricane I 'R4118' (F)- Hurricane Heritage
Yakovlev Yak-3UA (F)- Will Greenwood
Hawker Hurricane XIIa 'P3700' (F)- Historic Aircraft Collection
Supermarine Spitfire VB 'BM597' (F)- Historic Aircraft Collection
Hawker Fury Mk.I 'K5674' (F)- Historic Aircraft Collection
Hawker Nimrod II 'K3661' (F)- Historic Aircraft Collection
Supermarine Spitfire TR.9 'PV202' (F)- Aircraft Restoration Company
Supermarine Spitfire IXe 'TD314' (F)- Aircraft Restoration Company
Hispano Aviacion HA-1112-C.4K-102 Buchon (F)- Aircraft Restoration Company
Bristol Blenheim IF 'L6379' (F)- Aircraft Restoration Company
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 'Sally B' (F)- B-17 Preservation Group
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina (F)- Plane Sailing Operations
Supermarine Spitfire IXb 'MH434' (F)- Old Flying Machine Company
Supermarine Spitfire VB 'EP120' (F)- The Fighter Collection
Curtiss P-40C Warhawk (F)- The Fighter Collection
Curtiss Hawk 75A (F)- The Fighter Collection
Curtiss P-36C (F)- The Fighter Collection
Grumman FM-2 Wildcat (F)- The Fighter Collection
Grumman F-8F-P2 Bearcat (F)- The Fighter Collection
Goodyear FG-1D Corsair (F)- The Fighter Collection
Gloster Gladiator II 'N5903' (F)- The Fighter Collection
Hawker Nimrod I 'S1581' (F)- The Fighter Collection
Supermarine Spitfire Ia 'N3200' (F)- Imperial War Museums
Supermarine Spitfire TR.9 'ML407' (F)- Air Leasing
Supermarine Spitfire XVIe 'MV293' (F)- Air Leasing
Supermarine Seafire III 'PP972' (F)- Air Leasing
Hawker Fury FB.II 'SR661' (F)- Air Leasing
Hawker Hurricane I 'P2902' (F)- Air Leasing
Yakovlev Yak-3M 'White 100' (F)- Air Leasing
Hispano Aviacion HA-1112-M4L 40/2 Buchon (F)- Air Leasing
Supermarine Spitfire TR.9 'SM520' (F)- Boultbee Flight Academy
Supermarine Spitfire IX 'RR232' (F)- Boultbee Flight Academy
North American P-51D Mustang 'Miss Helen' (F)- Boultbee Flight Academy
Supermarine Spitfire XVIIIe 'SM845' (F)- Spitfire Limited
Supermarine Spitfire XVIe 'TD248' (F)- Spitfire Limited
Douglas C-47A/C Skytrain 'L4' (F)- Percival Aircraft/Aces High
Douglas C-47A/C Skytrain 'Drag Em Oot' (F)- Patrick Green/Dakota Heritage
Hawker Sea Hurricane IB 'Z7015' (F)- The Shuttleworth Collection
Westland Lysander III 'V9552' (F)- The Shuttleworth Collection
Gloster Gladiator I 'L8032' (F)- The Shuttleworth Collection
North American P-51D Mustang 'Sharkmouth' (F)- Norwegian Spitfire Foundation
Hawker Hurricane IIB 'BE505' (F)- Hangar 11 Collection

Classic Jets & Cold War Era Types
De Haviland Vampire FB.52 (F)- Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron
De Haviland Vampire FB.6 (F)- Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron
Mikoyan Mig-15UTI (F)- Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron

Civilian
The Tiger 9- 9x De Haviland DH.82/82 Tiger Moth (F)

Frankly, having been to Legends today (see my comments in the relevant thread), that lot looks very "same again" and thus potentially "boring" - probably changed my mind about going to it.

Well...they will be the same, it'a a Battle of Britain themed show, full of Spitfires, Hurricaines and Bucheons / Me109s...what else would there be?

Same can be said of Legends, it is always likley to be mostly the same...the aircraft are Flying Legends, which means you will always see Sally B...Spitfires...Hurricaines...P51s etc, these are the Legends.

If you love these aircraft and what they represent...then it doesn't matter how many times you see them... I will be at the Batlte of Britain September show with a tear in my eye and my heart full of pride when these iconic aircraft and the pilots they represent once more take to the skies.

Lest We Forget.

T1

Well Said Sir.

Opinions differ - and obviously mine differ from those of many others - enough said, and I will not comment further.

jeallen01 wrote:Opinions differ - and obviously mine differ from those of many others - enough said, and I will not comment further.

Nothing wrong with your opinion, its precisely that. I have been shot down so many times on this forum but its nice to have freedom of speech. Please keep airing your views, that's what its all about.

Well said...that is what it's all about...your Opinion. My reply to the post was and is my opinion...no offence intened.

As peasus911 as said, keep airing your views, that's what its all about.

T1

Gold Pass and Hotel booked my first visit to Duxford from Scotland. Is there a list of frequencies anywhere i can pre-programme my scanner?

Line up has been released this evening, wow!

Oh dear. Same old Duxford. Same types we have been looking at for years and years. Boring or what???. I suppose some of us will have to drag ourselves along to hear the same old Merlins at full throttle, the same old brilliant flying, etc.etc. or we could stay at home and watch a Premiership football match....................Now THAT would be boring. I'll go for the aeroplanes, always!!!!. { i do appreciate that we don't all like the same things tho']

Large update this evening, now 7 Hurricanes confirmed.

Looking good so far, I wonder what else can be added to the mix?

We've lost the TFC Glad and P-36C & R4118, gained NH341 & BHHH Hurricane.

TFC Nimrod and Air Leasing Buchon removed.

Nimrod is broken and Buchon hasn't flown yet.

Brian

RNHF Sea Fury confirmed for static display.

Have to say I havent visited Duxford before, but thoroughly enjoyed my day, except for the Pie, mash and mushy peas at £27..........

A movie I made, superb day but yes the catering prices were a bit on the expensive side! Next time, picnic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G99a7TIoFpg

andykitson wrote:A movie I made, superb day but yes the catering prices were a bit on the expensive side! Next time, picnic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G99a7TIoFpg

If airshow food were any good and the prices were "reasonable" then we might buy it, but, whenever we go to one nowadays, we take some sanies &/or wraps (from Sainsburys, very good!) plus coke, because the (generally) rotten greasy food (lukewarm bacon in a cold bap with no butter, anyone? [Duxford about a year ago] ) and high prices are what we have come to expect - and GET -at Duxford and mostly elsewhere.