Kingcobra at Fighter Meet 1989 (mostly)

Post by **paddyboy** » Tue Oct 29, 2019 8:35 am

Hi Peeps

Sticking my neck out with that title, but I am fairly confident about the date and venue

Didn't think I even took a camera to that show, so the memory cells must be fading faster than I thought

IMG_0008 (1280x839) by patrick ward, on Flickr

IMG_0007 (1155x775) by patrick ward, on Flickr

IMG_0006 (1048x646) by patrick ward, on Flickr

IMG_0005 (1086x709) by patrick ward, on Flickr

IMG_0004 (1088x710) by patrick ward, on Flickr

IMG_0003 (1088x710) by patrick ward, on Flickr

IMG_0002 (1088x710) by patrick ward, on Flickr

IMG_0001 (1160x767) by patrick ward, on Flickr

I have a horrible feeling this 'frame was lost at a British airshow a few years later

Hope they are worth a peek

Best regards as always

Paddyboy

Post by F3 » Tue Oct 29, 2019 9:29 am

Morning Patrick. Worth a peek as always. Sorry to be a pedant but #3 definitely is nt N.Weald as there are HAS's in the b/ground. Looks more like Alconbury. Y're right about its loss tho'. At Biggin if memory serves. Keep up the good work!

Post by **LTFT5** » Tue Oct 29, 2019 11:55 am

Hi Paddyboy
Always worth a peek, know what you mean about the little grey cells most days I forget who I am.
All the best
Andy

Post by **paddyboy** » Tue Oct 29, 2019 12:45 pm

Oops

Title amended

Thanks, Mick (and Andy)

Post by **eLaReF** » Tue Oct 29, 2019 1:25 pm

paddyboy wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 29, 2019 8:35 am
I have a horrible feeling this 'frame was lost at a British airshow a few years later

Crashed and destroyed near La Ferte-Alais, France, 04/06/1990
One I hadn't seen!

Post by **Stan** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 7:40 am

Biggin was G-BTWR in 2001. Had a lovely set of B&W featuring this one at a foggy Duxford autumn show around 1988. Nice to see her in colour again.

Post by **raptor9** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 2:25 pm

Sadly, this Kingcobra developed a problem with smoke in the cockpit , and subsequently crashed, killing John Larcombe, whose daughter Jane was instrumental in organising Flying Legends for many years, and may still be for that matter. Nice lady.

Post by **The Phantom** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 6:41 pm

Great catches of an amazing looking aircraft

Post by **paddyboy** » Thu Oct 31, 2019 4:40 am

Thanks for peeking and replying peeps

Post by **johnwickenden** » Fri Nov 01, 2019 11:54 am

Patrick
1,2 and 8 are definitely at North Weald (the give away is the Catalina in the background if shot 1...C-FHNH). Pretty sure it was 1989 too...I have a photo of the KingCob parked up and the weather looks exactly the same as in your shots !!!

John

Post by **Dave934** » Fri Nov 01, 2019 4:52 pm

Always worth a peek...and there is evidence that you did in fact have a camera with you

Thanks for posting Mr. PB.
Dave.

Post by **johnwickenden** » Fri Nov 01, 2019 9:50 pm

I've managed to track down some prints from the same North Weald show, so here they are. Apologies - the Canso I quoted earlier as C-FHNH was, by the time it reached North Weald, re-registered as N212DM (I saw it as C- at Exeter the previous year!)

N62822-P63 King Cobra - North Weald Fighter Meet 1989 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

N6340T-P51D-nORTH wEALD fIGHTER mEET 1989 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

N7235C GrummanF7F Tigercat - North Weald Fighter Meet 1989 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

N1337A - F4U- North Weald Fighter Meet 1989 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

NX700HL Grumman F8F Bearcat - North Weald Fighter Meet 1989 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

N212DM - Canso - North Weald Fighter Meet 1989 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr