Duxford September Airshow 8/9 September

[Gary]

Duxford September Airshow 8/9 September

Royal Air Force Red Arrows, RAF Scampton (on Sunday 9 September only)
Hawk, 208 Squadron RAF Valley (on Saturday 8 September only)
Tornado GR4 Pairs Demo, 15R Squadron RAF Lossiemouth
Tucano, CFS Flight RAF Linton-on-Ouse
Dakota, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight RAF Coningsby
Spitfire IX, Royal Netherlands Air Force
Spitfire V, Historic Aircraft Collection
Hurricane, Historic Aircraft Collection
B-17 Flying Fortress Sally B, B-17 Preservation
Curtiss Hawk 75, The Fighter Collection
Grumman Bearcat, The Fighter Collection
P-47 Thunderbolt, The Fighter Collection

Info from Duxford website

Great lineup so far, heard another fast jet from a foreign country is also meant to be coming

[Hurn]

With the exception of the Thunderbolt (which I've never seen fly) it doesn't particularly look that good to me.

Certainly not much I wont have already seen elsewhere this year anyway.

[Pen Pusher]

From IWM Duxford Facebook

Exciting news! We now have Vulcan XH558 confirmed for The Duxford Air Show on Saturday 8 September.

Brian

[Pen Pusher]

From their WEB site:

Confirmed flying participation to date includes Vulcan XH588 on Saturday only, the Aerostars on Saturday only, the Red Arrows on Sunday only, a pair of Tornado GR4s, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Dakota and a host of thrilling historic and contemporary aircraft.

IWM Web Site

It's not on the pdf list yet and it wasn't on the Vulcan web site this afternoon but I've no reason to doubt it as I don't remember seeing it there last week.

Brian

[Hurn]

Appearance has been confirmed in the Vulcan newsletter this evening, and is now listed on the VttS website.

[Gary]

Looking a great line up so far 09/08/2012

Red Arrows (flying Sun only)
Vulcan XH558 (flying Sat only) F-15E fighter x2 flypast
F-16 fighter x2 flypast (Royal Norwegian Air Force )
Vampire x2 (Norwegian Historical Squadron )
Hawk
Tornado GR4 x2
Tucano (flying Sat only)
Dakota
Spitfire IX
Spitfire V
Spitfire 1A
Spitfire IXT
Spitfire XVI
Hawker Fury
Hispano Bouchon 109 x2
Bücker Jungmann
RE8
Albatross DVA
Hurricane B-17 Flying Fortress Sally B Curtiss Hawk 75 F8F Grumman Bearcat P-47 Thunderbolt
Catalina (flying Sat only; static display on Sun only)
Douglas Dakota C-3
North American T28
Aerostars YAK 50 x 6
Gnat x2
AN-2
Nieuport 17
Fokker DR1
Swordfish
de Havilland Dragon Rapide (static display Sat, flying Sun)
Lockheed T-33 (flying Sat only)
F-86 Sabre (static display)
Junkers JU 52 (static display)
Hawk (static display)

Info from http://www.iwm.org.uk/sites/default/fil ... onList.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[grimly aviation pics]

HI guys im planning a trip next month for the airshow but thinking of going thursday or friday before the show aswell as the airshow itself, do they practice for the airshow on those days as i see there is plenty of pics from thew f16 in the last display rehearsing on the thursday and friday. If so is there anyway of finding out the times of rehearsals. Many thanks Paul

[lynothehammer]

The line up is a cracking one, should be a good show...

[Dan214sqn]

brilliant line up

but no sea king

seems im just not meant to photgraph one...i just keep missing them

[Gary]

The Tornado Role Demo team have stated on there facebook page they should be opening the show at 13.58l both days

[Gary]

Reports on Twitter says one of the Dragon Rapide's has caught fire Hope everything is ok

[PeteHemsley]

i would say its nackered judging by the pics!!

[Grahame W]

Modern military seen at Duxford on Saturday:

Tucano T1 ZF145 ZF269 (special markings) 1 FTS (departed as "Twister")
Hawk T1 XX307 208 [Reserve] Sqd
Hawk T1A XX278 (special markings) 208 [Reserve] Sqd
Sea King HAR3A ZH544 B Flt 22 Sqd ("SRG 125")
Four F-15Cs did a flypast (unidentified) 493 FS 48 FW ("Reaper")
Tornado GR4 [ZA547]/"1,000,000 hours" [ZG754]/130 15 [Reserve] Sqd - role demo ("Poker")

I believe the aircraft damaged by fire was Dragon Rapide HG691 (G-AIYR) of Classic Wings. I only saw the incident from a distance, but it appeared that most of the fabric on the lower right wing was gone.

[garyscott]

Quote - "According to an eye witness, on start-up for a pleasure flight a flame was seen to shoot out of the starboard engine exhaust and set fire to the wing. The pilot and passengers evacuated the aircraft safely and the fire was extinguished. The damage was confined to a 3m section of the lower wing."

http://www.airplane-pictures.net/image31866.html

[The Meat]

That looks like an old photo according to dates and replies

[garyscott]

True . . . (that will teach me to read it before posting!)
However, if its the same machine, then its the second time its happened to it in exactly the same place on the airframe!

[nick197]

Here's 2 photos i managed to get of the fire.


327 by nick270r26, on Flickr


329 by nick270r26, on Flickr

Other than the fire it was a top show