Hawarden, Friday 31st May 2024
Jun 8, 2024 11:46:34 GMT 1
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Post by viscount on Jun 8, 2024 11:46:34 GMT 1
My first trip to Hawarden since one of the last BAe mid-June 'family day' open mornings - so likely around 25+ years or so ago!! So indulge me if I include images of most of the aircraft seen, most usually ignored by the regulars. There for little over an hour in early afternoon, with not a great deal happening as there was a brisk cross-wind blowing. A Beluga had recently departed and the only visitor of interest a Cirrus SF.50 Vision. However older aircraft scattered around parking areas of the industrial estate kept the camera shutter working and the pen defrosted.
PANAVIA Tornado F.3(T) ZE966/VT in the markings of its final RAF unit, 25 Sqdn.
8407M/24 a Jet Provost T.4, formerly XP585
Spitfire 26, marked as 'AB196' although registered G-CCGH, displayed inside a 'pop-up' office.
The pair of Sukhoi Su-17 Fitters in their own fenced compound with outer wings removed. Clean on the starboard side, graffitied on the port.
In another fenced-off compound a Mig-27 Flogger. Pity it is not next to the Tornado to compare the two 'swingers'.
Beside the 'Chocks away' cafe is this Antonov An-2 fuselage, showing just what a beast this radial-engined biplane airliner was.
On the airfield side of the fence, a line of 3 Hawkers - the nearest one clearly having been there for some time!
In a smart scheme is Cherokee 140 G-LFSI, once upon a time long, long ago, was part of the Liverpool Flying School fleet - a detail reflected in the registration.
G-BOLE PA-38 Tomahawk 112, operating with Merseyflight
G-IKBP PA-28-161 Warrior II
Residents G-BYMD a Merseyflight Tomahawk and Cherokee Arrow G-AVWR
N502WS a visiting Cirrus SF.50 Vision G2+
N7··· a silver and grey Cirrus SR.22 Platinum, too head-on to defy identification, but quite possibly N70DE noted at Hawarden a week later.
Beagle Pup G-AXMX defied the conditions to go out for a flight.
Tucked away in the nearest hangar, G-LUAS a SIAI-Marchetti SF.260D.
HAWARDEN, Friday 31st May 2024
on airfield:
G-AVWR PA-28R Cherokee Arrow 180
G-AXMX Beagle 121 Pup 150 departed
G-BOLE PA-38-112 Tomahawk 'Aeros.co.uk' on fuselage, Merseyflight
G-BYMD PA-38-112 Tomahawk Merseyflight
G-CIKS Slingsby T.67 Firefly in hangar
G-IKBP PA-28-161 Warrior II Merseyflight
(G-JDOG) Cessna 305C Bird Dog in hangar, 24541/BMG French Army scheme
G-LFSI PA-28 Cherokee 140
G-LUAS SIAI Marchetti SF.260D in hangar
G-ODIP Aviat A-1C-180 Husky in hangar, on floats
G-OPMJ Cessna F172M Jefferson Air Photography, in hangar
G-RVRO PA-38-112 Tomahawk Ravenair, overshoot
N502WS Cirrus SF.50 Vision G2+
N7··· Cirrus SR.22 Platinum grey/silver (see images comment)
N47494 PA-28R-201 Cherokee Arrow III
plus 3 Hawkers all in a row, the nearest lacking many components including engines and rudder.
in and around car parking/buildings:
(G-CCGH) Spitfire 26 marked "AB196", in an office sized 'tent'
(XP585) H. Jet Provost T.4 red/white, marked 8407M/24
ZE966/VT PANAVIA Tornado F.3(T) RAF, 56 Sqdn markings
CCCP-19733 Antonov An-2R fuselage, beside 'Chocks away"
(23 red) Mig-27M Flogger in its own fenced-off compound
(35 red) Sukhoi Su-17M3 Fitter in fenced-off compound
(54 red) Sukhoi Su-17M3 Fitter in fenced-off compound
PANAVIA Tornado F.3(T) ZE966/VT in the markings of its final RAF unit, 25 Sqdn.
8407M/24 a Jet Provost T.4, formerly XP585
Spitfire 26, marked as 'AB196' although registered G-CCGH, displayed inside a 'pop-up' office.
The pair of Sukhoi Su-17 Fitters in their own fenced compound with outer wings removed. Clean on the starboard side, graffitied on the port.
In another fenced-off compound a Mig-27 Flogger. Pity it is not next to the Tornado to compare the two 'swingers'.
Beside the 'Chocks away' cafe is this Antonov An-2 fuselage, showing just what a beast this radial-engined biplane airliner was.
On the airfield side of the fence, a line of 3 Hawkers - the nearest one clearly having been there for some time!
In a smart scheme is Cherokee 140 G-LFSI, once upon a time long, long ago, was part of the Liverpool Flying School fleet - a detail reflected in the registration.
G-BOLE PA-38 Tomahawk 112, operating with Merseyflight
G-IKBP PA-28-161 Warrior II
Residents G-BYMD a Merseyflight Tomahawk and Cherokee Arrow G-AVWR
N502WS a visiting Cirrus SF.50 Vision G2+
N7··· a silver and grey Cirrus SR.22 Platinum, too head-on to defy identification, but quite possibly N70DE noted at Hawarden a week later.
Beagle Pup G-AXMX defied the conditions to go out for a flight.
Tucked away in the nearest hangar, G-LUAS a SIAI-Marchetti SF.260D.
