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Apologies for not posting much recently - been a lot going on in life !

To celebrate the 21st anniversary of the first flight of Hawk XX154 we were invited to take XX154 to the 2005 WnW event,since I lived just down the road and was an ex Dunsfold fitter my boss kindly let me look after the old girl for the weekend

Trundling over towards the runway early morning,behind the super modern tractor



My next door neighbour with his lovely Harvard which he displayed very nicely - thanks Phil



Phil taxying out


Some nice a/c with 154 parked in corner



Hurri taxying out

Trundling back to the Flight Shed (which became the Top Gear Studio) after the show.



154 back in her old Hangar (east end of Flight Shed)





Inside the eastern T2 Hangar ('The Black Hangar' as was)



Monday morning ready to go - in front of original Tower





Dak parked on the eastern compass base with the 'Black Hangar' behind

Just remembered - in spite of the tractor drivers assurance that he would be around on the monday morning to tow the a/c out of the hangar,I made sure I knew where the tractor was parked and also how to start it (there was something a little odd about starting it but cannot remember what) - it was a real heap of cr@p - only 1 working brake and only had towing eye on the front end (ooh me neck ) - anyway nobody turned up so......
It was the first time I had towed an a/c for 22 years

Thanks for sharing these with us, I never made it to a show at Dunsfold sadly.

Nice set from another sadly discontinued show at a doomed venue! This event invariably had some unique formation or display item not seen elsewhere. Well worth attending every year it was held for a great Day-out.

The first image, classic pose of the tractor driver looking back down the taxiway, keep expecting to see a Lightning nose diving towards the beer tent in the background?

Mustang531 wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 09, 2024 10:38 pm

Thanks for sharing these with us, I never made it to a show at Dunsfold sadly.

Many thanks for kind comment M531 - it was also a lovely airfield,I was lucky enough to work there for 16 years

Supra wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 10, 2024 1:33 am

Nice set from another sadly discontinued show at a doomed venue! This event invariably had some unique formation or display item not seen elsewhere. Well worth attending every year it was held for a great Day-out.

Many thanks Supra,it was always a great day out - although I actually only ever made it once - there is absolutely no truth in the rumour that I only went in 2005 because I didnae have to pay for entry
Although of course I did attend a few families days there when an employee

roughcutter wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 10, 2024 2:59 pm

The first image, classic pose of the tractor driver looking back down the taxiway, keep expecting to see a Lightning nose diving towards the beer tent in the background?

I like it rc

Just a few more shots - please bear in mind I only had a 3.1 megapixie Fuji pocket camera at the time

Round the 'Hammerhead' - almost as fast as the Stig



And on to the old Flight Line...



Crossing the main Runway

Dak parked on the disused secondary runway,note the remains of the Tar and Wood Chippings in the foreground which were used to 'tone down' the concrete very light/bright colour when new.

Just noticed from your 4th shot /second batch how this event grew in popularity between your visits & the final Event? So few people watching the Sea Fury on what was (for the UK.) a fine summer Day?

Supra wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 10, 2024 4:20 pm

Just noticed from your 4th shot /second batch how this event grew in popularity between your visits & the final Event? So few people watching the Sea Fury on what was (for the UK.) a fine summer Day?

Hi Supra
Sorry cannot comment on crowds as I never made it back for another WnW,from memory it was a fairly long crowd line.
I really must sort out a few photos of previous Dunsfold 'Family Day' aircraft - of course that takes me into pre digital territory

regards baz

Great set of photos, really enjoyed browsing through your Dunsfold posts.

lynothehammer wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:56 am

Great set of photos, really enjoyed browsing through your Dunsfold posts.

Many thanks Lyn - glad you enjoyed them
It was great to be back for a visit - I even wore my old Dunsfold cap for the day (still got it)

regards baz

Thanks bvs, always nice to see things from the inside, and some nice types as well.
Cheers.

Punkrunner62 wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 26, 2024 6:06 pm

Thanks bvs, always nice to see things from the inside, and some nice types as well.
Cheers.

Thanks 62 and glad you enjoyed the pics