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25th September 2014 - Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB BE505 of the Hangar 11 Collection performs a flighpast in the capable hands of Tony Ditheridge at the annual Southport Airshow.
This is the only flying example of the 'Hurri-bomber' and is one of only 12 Hurricanes in flyable condition throughout the world.
The history of this aircraft is one which begins at the Canadian Car & Foundry Company factory in 1942 as construction number: CCF/R20023. CCF produced some 1,451 Hurricanes under license in the early years of World War II. On completion this Hurricane joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and served as a home based fighter for the duration of the war. At the end of her military service she was refurbished to 'as new' condition and then sold off to the private sector, as were most surviving RCAF Hurricanes at that time. Many became much needed 'hardware stores' donating their parts to keep the tractors and machinery running on the many enormous farms of the Canadian prairie. Our aircraft was lucky and remained substantially whole, re-discovered by Tony Ditheridge in Canada in the 1990's with most major components intact. Returning to the UK, restoration work began in earnest in 2005 at Hawker Restorations facility in Suffolk. The comprehensive restoration was completed in January 2009 and saw this rare Hurricane rolled out in her fighter-bomber configuration resplendent in the markings of BE505, a Manston based Mk IIB operated by 174 (Mauritius) Squadron in spring, 1942. Her first post-restoration flight took place from North Weald on January 27, 2009.
21st September 2014 - Jet Provost T5 XW324 G-BWSG performs a topside pass at the 2014 Southport Airshow.
Experimental Aircraft usually means a home built one of a kind, this was a very sharp airplane, note the sun shade in the cockpit area it gets hot in there.
Aircraft Propeller this is attached to a Beech twin engine WW2 bomber trainer found in North Carolina.
Airline: United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)
Aircraft: Panavia Tornado GR.4
Registration: ZG779 CN: 911/BS189/3452
This aircraft has changes guises now, it is now called "Thumper" with a huge rabbit graphic which I dont like much.
The Lancaster is famous for bombing the German dams under immense fire. They were called "The Dambusters". The Rhur dam was breached to which its name and decal on the front refers to.
Airline: United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)
Aircraft: Beechcraft B200GT Super King Air
Registration: ZK459 CN: BY-36
The old and the new front line fighter aircraft look good together in the sky which is were they belong.
coming into land on a cold foggy January day.
Compton Abbas Airfield (IATA: n/a, ICAO: EGHA) is located 2.7 NM (5.0 km; 3.1 mi) south of Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.
Compton Abbas Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P851) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Compton Abbas Airfield Limited). The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.[2]
Thank you for your good wishes when I was poorly back in the summer and for all your kind comments