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Nightshoot: An evening with Navy Wings

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Nightshoot: An evening with Navy Wings

Post by Threshold.aero » Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:13 pm

We’re working with Navy Wings at Yeovilton to offer an evening of all things Fleet Air Arm (FAA) and help Sea Vixen XP924 on its way back to full health following its forced landing earlier this year.

Under the Navy Wings banner sits the Royal Navy Heritage Flight (RNHF), which boasts one of the world’s most extensive collections of airworthy naval aircraft, charting the history of the FAA from the introduction of the Fairey Swordfish in 1936, right through to 2006 and the retirement of the Sea Harrier FA.2.

It’s the RNHF stable that will form the basis of the nightshoot, with their pair of Hawker Sea Furies, FB.11 VR930 and the recently restored T.20 VX281, both being made available for the event.

Alongside the Hawker pair will sit Fairey Swordfish with Mk.I W5856, the oldest surviving example of the type, and Mk.II LS326 taking centre stage.

Finally, the RNHF have confirmed their Chipmunk T.10 will also be present. The aircraft is one of the flight’s lesser seen aircraft, being used in a training role for tailwheel conversion.

Book your tickets now on our website!

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Re: Nightshoot: An evening with Navy Wings

Post by peasus911 » Thu Sep 21, 2017 6:36 pm

Think my ticket is number 5, booked my ticket at approx. 5.01pm on Monday :thumbs:

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Re: Nightshoot: An evening with Navy Wings

Post by Threshold.aero » Mon Sep 25, 2017 6:31 pm

Sea Vixen to join An evening with Navy Wings​ lineup on 26 October

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Despite having suffered serious structural damage when it made an emergency landing at RNAS Yeovilton on 27th May, Sea Vixen XP924 will be present at the 26th October nightshoot.

Navy Wings​ have confirmed that, subject to weather, their Sea Vixen will be outside parked alongside the collection’s Sea Furies and Swordfish for the Navy Wings night photoshoot.

This provides a unique, and we believe first, opportunity to photograph XP924 at night and it's one we don't want you to miss! It also allows you a chance to see where your attendance fee is going and to see what progress has been made on the aircraft since its forced landing earlier in the year.

Remember, tickets are priced at just £30 per person and are available through our website!

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Re: Nightshoot: An evening with Navy Wings

Post by Threshold.aero » Wed Oct 11, 2017 11:37 am

Midweek midday(ish) update for you!

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It's just been confirmed that AT-6D Texan G-KAMY, painted in USAAF colours will be present on the night. From the Navy Wings website:
Tim Manna owns this aircraft and is a generous benefactor of the RN Historic Flight, allowing the use of G-KAMY for pilot training of helicopter or Jet pilots destined for the Flight’s heavier engined warbird types, and continuation training once there. Neither Jet nor Helicopter disciplines lend themselves to piston engined tailwheel aircraft such as the Swordfish, Seafire or Sea Fury. The Texan provides the prospective warbird pilot a little heavier piston handling experience and is invaluable as a training and assessment aircraft. It is quite twitchy on the runway with a reputation for ground looping and teaches pilots to notice the slightest movement in heading and correct it immediately before it becomes a problem. Supercharged, with constant speed prop, retractable undercarriage, quirky taxiing, swinging under power and reasonable gyroscopic effect all help broaden the pilot’s experience beyond the Historic Flight’s normal trainer, the DH Chipmunk. Carrying out practice displays at realistic heights also prepares the trainee warbird pilot for the experience, dangers and safe completion of low level aerobatics, but under controlled and supervised conditions. Taking off and landing the T6 from the back seat is not easy and the view not dissimilar to that from the bigger piston warbirds.
Book at https://www.threshold.aero/event/evening-navy-wings

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Re: Nightshoot: An evening with Navy Wings

Post by peasus911 » Tue Oct 17, 2017 4:58 pm

Threshold just released another airframe confirmed. Yeovilton's Phantom XV586 will be outside for the evening. Nice touch guys. Can't wait. :clap:

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Re: Nightshoot: An evening with Navy Wings

Post by Threshold.aero » Mon Oct 23, 2017 8:26 am

Last few tickets remaining, sales end at midday tomorrow.

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Re: Nightshoot: An evening with Navy Wings

Post by POL » Mon Oct 23, 2017 11:26 am

Well...I will be :whistle: :lol:

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Re: Nightshoot: An evening with Navy Wings

Post by Supra » Mon Oct 23, 2017 2:22 pm

I'm driving a Bus-load of 'freeloaders' down for the arrivals only...Doh! :Oops:

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Re: Nightshoot: An evening with Navy Wings

Post by POL » Mon Oct 23, 2017 5:14 pm

Supra wrote:I'm driving a Bus-load of 'freeloaders' down for the arrivals only...Doh! :Oops:
They're arriving up to 6pm!







Oh, you don't mean the photographers?

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Re: Nightshoot: An evening with Navy Wings

Post by Scudpilot » Tue Feb 20, 2018 10:19 am

My first ever Night Shoot!
Nikon D7000, Nikon 200-500
http://www.flickr.com/jimpritchard67

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