Blackbushe Airport Air Day, Fly In, residents 3rd June 2023

[Airbus A346]

The event was ticket only (£15, and limited to 3000 issues) I managed to secure a room at the Camberley Travelodge for £45 so it was worth doing in my opinion.

The highlights for me were G-PTIX the Russian Spitfire Mk.9 and the first appearance by G-AFTL the newly restored Lockheed 12A.

The Vickers Viking G-AGRX has also recently arrived from Austria and resides in a tent near the excellent Pathfinder Cafe 😋 ..........

WD413 (G-VROE) 2 by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-AFTL Lockheed 12A by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

PT879 (G-PTIX) VS Spitfire Mk.9 by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

-U- + 9 (G-AWHH) by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

R4118 UP-W (G-HURI) by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

WP925 / C (G-BXHA) Army by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

N3788 (G-AKPF) Miles Mk.14A by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

N6847 (G-APAL) by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-ACMA "46" by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-AKVZ by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-AWEI by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-AMEN by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-BEAH by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-HIND by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-ARNP by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-BVNU (2) by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-CDRU by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

0-14781 (G-VTAN) by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

XX515 / 4 (G-CBBC) by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-YAKI "100" by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

N907MM by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-ESSL by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-RECW (3) by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-AHAG (1) by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-OBAL by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

N1032X by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-BFIV by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-ZZIJ by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-ZDEE by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-BRRP by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-CHHI by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-CIBH by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-ARKK by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-DBDM by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-CBLB by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

G-CMFG by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

If you got this far thank you for persevering I could have posted many more.

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[Samba]

Lovely pictures, I hope they make a good job of the Viking.

[Airbus A346]

Jun 21, 2023 16:44:11 GMT 1 Samba said:

Lovely pictures, I hope they make a good job of the Viking.

Thank you, the Viking is a mess - it's tail was blown off in a storm and much repair work is needed to its rear end. The fuselage also needs a good panel beater. Talking to them they hope to have it reassembled within a year, there are still some parts (wing spar) that needs roading in from Austria. They plan to paint one side in BEA c/s and the other side in Eagle Airways c/s. They said it will be a marathon, not a sprint to finish it.