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Lightjug
 Post subject: Flying Legends 2015
PostPosted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:25 pm 
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Thought the WIX faithful would like to see some Flying Legends pictures.

Duxford is renovating the American Air Museum so their B-29 was pushed out front and centre.
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The rest of the aircraft are scattered about the museum. I found the P-47 sandwiched in between the F-15 and the A-10 in Conservation Hanger 5.
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Out on the flightline, they had the newly arrived P-36 front and centre with the P-40 that arrived last year.
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Four Mustangs this year including the newest (to me) P-51-D.
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The star attraction – in my humble opinion – Red 7.
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Another main attraction – Aircraft Restoration Company's Blenheim.
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There were 14... count em... 14 Spitfires on the flight line. OK don’t count em but trust me there were 14 Spitfires... how cool is that?
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Including this beautiful Seafire.
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And this Mk. XIX
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A couple of Corsairs...
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... a Wildcat and Avenger...
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... and two Sea Furys (Furies?) rounded out the naval contingent.
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Red Bull returned with their very shiny warbirds.
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Another newcomer, least for me.
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Jesse C.
 Post subject: Re: Flying Legends 2015
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What an awesome assembly of aircraft! Thanks for sharing!!
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Jesse C. wrote:
What an awesome assembly of aircraft! Thanks for sharing!!



Heck, he's probably just getting warmed up! From what I've seen elsewhere that's probably only half of what was in attendance. Keep 'em coming Lightjug, and thanks.
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 Post subject: Re: Flying Legends 2015
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Thanks for posting.

Quite an impressive lineup.

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That's a great selection of photos, thank you for sharing! I definitely have to get the Blu-ray or DVD!

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Thanks for sharing those...
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Super pics! Thanks for sharing!

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Excellent photos, thanks for posting.
Love the P-36.
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The "Sharkmouth" P-51 D is former "OLD Crow" N167F, Scandinavian Historic Flight, sold to Nordic Warbirds Sweden. Now on UK register as G-SHWN.

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absolutely kooool! thanks

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Thank you Jesse, Andy, KiwiZac, Lynn, Bob, Champ, Michael and Pat. I really appreciate your kind comments
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Heck, he's probably just getting warmed up! From what I've seen elsewhere that's probably only half of what was in attendance. Keep 'em coming Lightjug, and thanks.

Chad, thank you as well. I have a few more and some video... the latter will take some time to edit and post.

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The "Sharkmouth" P-51 D is former "OLD Crow" N167F, Scandinavian Historic Flight, sold to Nordic Warbirds Sweden. Now on UK register as G-SHWN.

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And yet still flown by Norwegian pilots.

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Lightjug wrote:
Another main attraction – TFC’s Blenheim.
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It's ARC's, not TFC's.
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GARY HILTON
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Great pictures! Good to see old "Rough House 69" still doin' her thang...Any body in WIX-Land tell me which of the aircraft in the pictures used to carry that name?
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Firebird wrote:
Lightjug wrote:
Another main attraction – TFC’s Blenheim.
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It's ARC's, not TFC's.


My mistake, thank you for bringing that to my attention - edited to read Aircraft Restoration Company, not TFC.
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