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Flying Days: VE Day - 5th May

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Flying Days: VE Day - 5th May

Post by Professor_M » Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:21 pm

The first four participants have been added to the flying list for Flying Days: VE Day - 5th May, notably the first public display of the Tempest II and a post-refurbishment first public display of MV293...
Hawker Tempest Mk II
We are excited to welcome the rare Hawker Tempest Mk II. As the only version of this powerful post-war fighter flying in the world, Flying Days: VE Day will be its highly anticipated first public display! The Tempest has a history flying with the RAF and Indian Air Force service before being kept in storage. Fighter Aviation completed restoration of MW763 last year.

Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk XIV
Spitfire FR Mk XIV, MV293 was built after the Second World War for the RAF before serving with the Indian Air Force (IAF), then returning to the UK for storage. Restored with its reconnaissance camera windows in the fuselage sides, this will be the Spitfire's flying display debut in its authentic RAF markings.

Lockheed 12A
This unique Lockheed 12 Electra provided invaluable reconnaissance over German territory during the outbreak of the Second World War, gathering -in secret- photographs of what was happening on the ground in Europe.

Hawker Fury FB11
The Fury was one of the fastest piston-engine aircraft ever built, at a time when jets were being used by air forces across the world. The fighter is presented in the colours of Sea Fury prototype NX758.
(Somewhere along the line, IWM appear to have got in a muddle over the identity of the Fury - it was still marked as SR661 at the weekend).

https://www.iwm.org.uk/airshows/events/ ... ng-day-one

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Re: Flying Days: VE Day - 5th May

Post by Professor_M » Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:53 pm

Professor_M wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:21 pm
Hawker Fury FB11
The Fury was one of the fastest piston-engine aircraft ever built, at a time when jets were being used by air forces across the world. The fighter is presented in the colours of Sea Fury prototype NX758.
(Somewhere along the line, IWM appear to have got in a muddle over the identity of the Fury - it was still marked as SR661 at the weekend).
Since updated to SR661, unsurprisingly - https://www.iwm.org.uk/airshows/events/ ... RHvQFtTicQ

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Re: Flying Days: VE Day - 5th May

Post by Professor_M » Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:18 am

Currently listed to display are:
Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk XIV (MV293, Fighter Aviation)
Lockheed 12A (G-AFTL, Fighter Aviation)
Hawker Fury FB11 ("SR661", Fighter Aviation)
Grumman Wildcat FM2 ("JV579", TFC)
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina ("Miss Pick Up")
Hawker Nimrod Mk.I (S1581, TFC)
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (G-DHCZ, ARCo)
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVI ("Suffolk Spitfire")
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX (TE517)
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (V7497)

The Tempest has dropped off the list.

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Re: Flying Days: VE Day - 5th May

Post by Aviationrw » Sun Apr 28, 2024 8:49 am

Not sure if/how there’s 2 links but Tempest still down to display on this list currently
https://www.iwm.org.uk/airshows/events/ ... ng-day-one

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Re: Flying Days: VE Day - 5th May

Post by bland1 » Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:00 am

Event looks like it's sold out now

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Re: Flying Days: VE Day - 5th May

Post by Professor_M » Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:06 am

Aviationrw wrote:
Sun Apr 28, 2024 8:49 am
Not sure if/how there’s 2 links but Tempest still down to display on this list currently
https://www.iwm.org.uk/airshows/events/ ... ng-day-one
Odd, not showing a Tempest when I click on that link.

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