Daks over Normandy: 2-5 June 2019@Duxford

[thevulcan]

N431A over duxford now.
N431HM airborne routing to duxford.
HA-LIX over Ipswich
LN-WND over the channel now
OH-LCH has landed somewhere

[colt99]

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[MRTT]

N431HM airborne from Shoreham, returning to Duxford.

[slogen51]

15:50L LN-WND with Duxford on 122.080

[jalfrezi]

F-AZOX has also landed at Duxford.

[Binks92]

Anymore due today?

[thevulcan]

Does anyone have a complete list of all the Dakota's at duxford currently?

[STN RAMP RAT]

Anymore due today?

N473DC just tracking up to Harlow on the way into Duxford

[STN RAMP RAT]

assuming that's it for today …..

Movements

7 back from Old Warden although I have assumed N47SJ and N8336C returned as I cant see them on the FR24 playback
OY-BPB Roskilde - Duxford
OH-LCH Kalmar- Groningen (1st June) Groningen- Duxford (2nd June)
HA-LIX Budaors- ??? - Duxford
LN-WND ??? - Duxford
F-AZOX ??? - Duxford
N473DC Biggin Hill - Duxford

At Duxford (22 aircraft)

US based aircraft (15 aircraft)
C-47B-50-DK 45-1108 – Clipper Tabitha May – N33611
C-47-DL Skytrain 42-32833 – Legend Airways ‘Liberty’ – N25641- D-DAY VETERAN
C-47A-60-DL 43-30665 – Miss Virginia – N47E - USAF VETERAN
C-53-DO Skytrooper 42-68830 – D-Day Doll – N45366- D-DAY VETERAN
C-47A-60-DL 43-30647 – Virginia Ann – N62CC - D-DAY VETERAN
C-47A-90-DL 43-15731 – Miss Montana – N24320 - Used to pioneer the concept of ‘smoke jumping’
DC3-201 N18121 - the highest time DC3 in the world
DC3 C-41A- 40-0070 Hap-Penstance – N341A.
C-47A-30-DL 42-23669/FD879 – Flabob Express – N103NA - WWII VETERAN with RAF in India
C-47B-1-DL 43-16340 – Pan Am – N877MG - WWII VETERAN, CBI Theater
C-47-DL 41-18401 -Rendezvous with Destiny - N150D
C-47A-40-DL Skytrain 42-24064 – Placid Lassie – N74589 – Lead Aircraft - D-DAY VETERAN
C-47A-15-DK 42-92847 – That’s All, Brother – N47TB - D-DAY VETERAN
C-47B-5-DK 43-48608 – Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber – N47SJ - BERLIN AIRLIFT VETERAN
C-53-DO Skytrooper 42-47371 – Spirit of Benovia – N8336C - WWII VETERAN, CBI Theater

European based aircraft (7 aircraft)
C-47A-45-DL N431HM
C-47A-85-DL OY-BPB -Gamie Dane-
C-53-DO OH-LCH
Li-2T HA-LIX
C-53-DO 42-68823 - LN-WND - WWII VETERAN
C-47B-35-DK F-AZOX
C-47A-75-DL N473DC - Drag em Out- D-DAY VETERAN

[STN RAMP RAT]

Missing EU aircraft, can anyone shed any light if they are cancellations or if they arrive tomorrow

N41CQ ~ Sweden
RA2944G - Russian (must be doubtful)
SE-CFP - Sweden (flying today 2nd June in Sweden)
RA05738 - Russian (must be doubtful)
ZA947 - UK - BBMF (assumed to be arriving tomorrow 3rd June)
PH-PBA - Netherlands - (last flew 31st May in Netherlands)
N147DC - UK - Aces High - (Assumed to be arriving tomorrow)

with 22 aircraft already at Duxford if all of them showed that would give a total of 29 aircraft. I suspect only 4 of them will arrive giving a total of 26.

[Mark_Aviation]

AIRCRAFT POSITIONS REPORT – 02/06

There are currently 22 Dakotas at Duxford. Those are:

N33611 Clipper Tabitha May Duxford
N25641 Liberty Duxford
N47TB That’s all Brother Duxford
N47E Miss Virginia Duxford
N74589 Placid Lassie Duxford
N45366 D-Day Doll Duxford
N62CC Virginia Ann Duxford
N103NA Flabob Express Duxford
N47SJ Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber Duxford
N8336C The Spirit of Benovia Duxford
N24320 Miss Montana Duxford
N877MG Pan American Airways Systems Duxford
N150D 101st Airborne Tribute Duxford
N18121 The Great Silver Fleet Duxford
N341A “Golden Age Air Tours” Duxford
N431HM Swissair Duxford
N147DC Aces High Duxford
OH-LCH Finnish Airlines Duxford
HA-LIX Karman Todor Duxford
OY-BPB Gamle Dame Duxford
F-AZOX Duxford
LN-WND C-53D Duxford

Tomorrow is expected to be the arrival of the Swedes:
SE-CFP Daisy
N41CQ Congo Queen

Aircraft expected to be present on the 4th June only:
ZA947 BBMF Display, no landing

Aircraft expected to be present at Caen only:
PH-PBA Princess Amalia

Aircraft not participating (not confirmed):
RA-2944G
RA-05738
N473DC Drag ‘em oot
N534BE The Duchess of Dakota
N836M Luck of the Irish
N472AF KG668
N29TN (Super DC-3S)
N28AA Candler Field Express

So that makes 25 Dakotas at Duxford and 26 Dakotas at Caen.

All information is accurate at time of posting. Please do say if I’ve made any mistakes and I’ll edit the posts.

[bizfreeq]

Drag em oot isn't going to Duxford as far as I'm aware, they are doing their own thing

[Mark_Aviation]

Drag em oot isn't going to Duxford as far as I'm aware, they are doing their own thing

The organisers have said a there will be aircraft departing on the 4th to do their own drops in France before returning. So although I agree it is unlikely, it is still possible for her to be there.

(Updated list)

[bizfreeq]

Their website and Facebook disagrees. They are having an event at North Weald on the 4th before leaving for Headcorn then departing to Cherbourg where they will be operating from for the rest of the week

[tinmachine]

Greetings

Does anyone know if N47SJ returned with the Old Warden original contingent of seven I saw the additions of F-AZOX & LN-WND land but can't recall seeing N47SJ

Regards

Karl


Best regards

[Nighthawke]

Hi Karl - yes it did. It landed between N8336C and N74589 at 16:05. I'm not long home and wading through several hundred photos to compile a log. Any questions on this afternoon's moves at Duxford and I'll try to answer when I can.

[tinmachine]

Thanks Nighthawke think I was suffering from a dose of dakotaitis!

[adderman]

Thanks Nighthawke think I was suffering from a dose of dakotaitis!

Yep, you weren't the only one.
As Sunday was the only time I could get to see them I was well impressed with how the arrivals and the Mag-7 returners were handled in the afternoon.
Credit to the tannoy guy who gave everyone a 10 minute 'head-up' for the next Dak arrival and who it was, Danish, French, Finnish and so on.
Decent weather helped as well, good luck to those attending the rest of the week.

Haven't been back to Duxford since 1985 so obviously a lot had changed but a great day was had.

Cheers
Mike

[STN RAMP RAT]

SE-CFP at 2100ft crossing from Sweden to Denmark ... so I would guess not into Duxford until 3-4PMI dont know if the other Swedish aircraft is with it or not

[KingCorsair]

Reckon the back road/naughty fields at Duxford will be closed like a normal airshow?