IWM Duxford's "American Show", Saturday 23rd July 2022.

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IWM DUXFORD - AMERICAN FLYING DAY - SATURDAY 23rd JULY 2022

These initial posts will focus on just the air display and all other aircraft outside at Duxford. Once sorted, further posts will cover some of the aircraft inside in the on-site museums and those airworthy or under restoration to fly exhibited indoors.

The flying day was a sell-out, and the weather on the day clear with some high cloud, warm and with a gentle breeze creating slightly cross-wind conditions. Used to pre-covid massive crowds at the popular 'Warbirds' event, found this flying day to be a much more comfortable experience. The limit on the number of tickets created a crowd line that had plenty of spaces to move into with a camera for 'opportunity' shots, many of the family groups sitting further back on rugs on the very dry flat grass. The actual display lasted for just a little over 2 hours, incorporating solos, duos and mixed aircraft formations, most illustrated further down this thread. Some interesting cameos, the only disappointment being the F-15E Eagle that arrived unexpectedly and performed a single curving, climbing pass before heading home - a rather disappointing, indeed pointless display appearance!

The log covers all the aircraft on the 'flight-line' and then the civil aircraft present - some resident, a few day-visitors. Apart from the civil aircraft collection,
there were few aircraft outside but within the crowd area.

FLYING ONLY

						
92-0364		        McDD F-15E Strike Eagle         USAF, 48th FW, Lakenheath.  The special scheme a/c seen at IAT '22.

FLIGHT LINE

				
Serial	Code	Regn	Type	                        Notes		
G-AKIF			DH.89 Dragon Rapide     	pleasure flights, blue fuselge, silver wings		
P2902	R-DX	G-ROBT	H. Hurricane I              	did not participate, departed 18:00		
R4922		G-APAO	DH.82A Tiger Moth        	pleasure flts, RAF silver & yellow t-bands		
DE-745		G-BTOG	DH.82A Tiger Moth        	USAAC scheme (newly applied) "Dorothy"		
DE974		G-ANZZ	DH.82A Tiger Moth       	pleasure flts, RAF silver & yellow t-bands, "Breitling"		
EE602	DV-V	G-IBSY	Spitfire LF.Vc              	did not participate, departed 18:00		
PG657		G-AGPK	DH.82A Tiger Moth           	pleasure flts, camouflage uppers, yellow undersides		
PL983	L	G-PRXI	Spitfire PR.XI              	PR blue. "Thank U NHS" underwing		
SR661	P	G-CBEL	Hawker Fury ISS               	did not participate, RN, 2 tone green with yellow undersides		
TX310		G-AIDL	DH.89A Dragon Rapide         	pleasure flights, silver with yellow t-bands		
WA123	R-A	LN-DHY	DH.100 Vampire FB.52 (FB.6)	RAF, silver, did not participate		
7616	TC-616	LN-MIG	Mig-15UTI                	USAF, silver		
111836	JZ-6	G-TSIX	NA AT-6C Texan                	US Navy, blue & yellow		
124485	A-DF	G-BEDF	B-17G Flying Fortress      	"Memphis Belle" (stbd) "Sally B" (port)		
413305	Z-WR	NL351NX	NA P-51D Mustang            	"The Hun Hunter\Texas"		
414251	WZ-I	G-TFSI	NA TF-51D Mustang       	"Contrary Mary"		
479766	63-D	G-BKHG	Piper L-4H Grasshopper       	USAAF		
479897	JD	G-BOXJ	Piper L-4H Grasshopper         	USAAF		
480480	44-E	G-BECN	Piper L-4H Grasshopper        	USAAF		
549192	J-F4	G-THUN	P-47D Tunderbolt           	"Nellie B"		
   - -	WZ-RR	G-PBIX	Spitfire LF.XVIc         	"Porky II", US markings, camouflage colours		
   - -	Xl-7	G-CGZP	P.40F Warhawk                 	"Lee's Hope", US desert scheme		
PA50		G-CIXJ	Curtiss P.36C Hawk          	US Army, brightly polished finish		
No.82	-X81	G-GCVH	Curtiss 75C-1 Hawk      	French Air Force markings

CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT AROUND ON AIRFIELD, NOT PART OF THE FLYING DISPLAY

										
N141WF	  Maule MX-7-235	     c/n 4036C, 'tundra' wheels	 G-BXJB    Yak-52	
PH-PWW	  Diamond DA.62 Twin Star    visitor			 G-BXVK    Robin HR.200/120B	
VP-FBL	  DHC-6 Twin Otter c/no.839  British Antarctic Survey    G-CBCL    Stoddard-Hamilton Glastar  day visitor	
G-BABD	  Cessna FRA.150L			                 G-CWFT    Cessna 172N                pleasure flights?	
G-BCDY	  Cessna FRA.150L			                 G-GFZG    PA-28 Cherokee 140E	
G-BIMZ	  Beech 76 Duchess			                 G-GGBD    PA-32R-301T Sarotoga	
G-BKIJ	  Cessna F.172M			                         G-GUAR    PA-28 -161 Warrior II	
G-BOBA	  PA-28R.201 Arrow III			                 G-HARY    Alon A-2 Aircoupe	
G-BONR	  Cessna 172N		    day visitor	                 G-KOLI    WSK PZL-110 Koliber 150    (MS Rallye)	
G-BRBX	  PA-28-181 Archer II	    day visitor                  G-OVPM    Europa NG	
G-BRPK	  PA-28 Cherokee 140			                 G-RRRZ/74 Van's RV-8	               Tiger scheme
G-BSTM	  Cessna 172L			                         G-YAKF/19 Yak-52	               Russian star partly obscured

OTHER AIRCRAFT, OUTSIDE, BUT WITHIN THE PUBLIC AREA

						
477/17	G-FOKK	Fokker Dr.1 Triplane      'Red Baron' scheme				
A8936		SE.5A replica             recently painted as such.  Currie Wot based replica				
X4474	I-QV    Spitfire I                FSM (BAPC.394), displayed out in a wide space between hangars			
10AB	G-CIIO	Curtiss P.40C Hawk        US Army, highly polished silver, by hangar doors				
		

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THE IWM DUXFORD's "AMERICAN AIR DISPLAY" PARTICIPANTS, Saturday 23rd July.

A few more follow on the next post of other aircraft around Duxford airfield at the time of the Air Display. This post is rather long as it is.

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IWM DUXFORD 'AMERICAN AIR DISPLAY, Saturday 23rd July 2022.

AIRCRAFT OUTSIDE IN THE PUBLIC AREA, ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT



Spitfire 1 FSM 'gate guardian' X4474/I-QV parked in the wide space between hangars.





These two were parked in the crowd area, along with WWI re-enactors in period costume. While the Fokker DR.1 replica 477/17 is known to be G-FOKK, it would appear that the Currie Wot based SE.5A replica is a very recent repaint - but of which aircraft?



Parked outside one of the hangars all afternoon is this Curtiss P.36C Hawk, US Army '160 10AB' (G-CIIO) in a brightly polished US Army finish

AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN OFFERING PLEASURE FLIGHTS BEFORE & AFTER THE FLYING DISPLAY:

Hidden away here as a photo caption, I'm going to add that I had a must have an "adventure before dementia" moment, hit my wallet hard, and took a flight in the Harvard. twenty minutes of noise, vibration and sheer joy, with a few minutes of gentle hands-on turns, then demonstration of a loop, roll, derry turn and a beat-up 'fly-though' and break along 24. Wow!!



AIRCRAFT ON THE FLIGHTLINE, BUT NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THE DISPLAY:









BASED & VISITING GENERAL AVIATION:














As types and details are in the log on the initial post, I have not captioned these images. Cutting corners as I have many more to prepare and post yet!

[ian531]

Great report and well done on the Harvard flight, very jealous

Ian