2009 - FLYING LEGENDS AIR SHOW DUXFORD

29th September 2009

AEROSTARS DISPLAY TEAM	ANTONOV-2 DM-SKL [D-FONL] DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA	B-17G 48846 [F-AZDX] 'PINK LADY'	B-25J MITCHELL 458811 [F-AZZU]
B-25J MITCHELL 232511 [N320SQ] 'SARINAH'	B-25D MITCHELL KL161 N88972	B-25 MITCHELLS IN FORMATION	BBMF SPITFIRE PR XIX PM631
BBMF HURRICANE PZ865	BEECH D-17S N295BS	BF-108 TAIFUN D-EBEI	BLERIOT XI SE-AMZ [MIKAEL CARLSON BEING INTERVIEWED]

FLYING LEGENDS AIR SHOW
DUXFORD IWM
11.JULY 2009

We set off from home very early Saturday morning and arrived at Duxford around 8.30am. It was rather cloudy and cool but there was an announcement that skies should clear and the sun appear around midday. A walk round the flightline was done, with a large number of aircraft on display. Sure enough about 12noon blue patches of skies appeared and out came the sun!

The flying programme looked excellent and we were not disappointed.

One highlight was The Horsemen, 3 very experienced pilots from the USA who give breathtaking displays with 3 Mustangs. They were unable to use their own machines, but looked very comfortable in their borrowed UK versions.

There was a good representation of Mustangs, including a new one to me, Cavalier F-51D 44-10753a [NL405HC].

Also there was a good number of Spitfires including PS890 with contra-props reverted back to normal. It was good to see the Sea Fire SX336 making a rare appearance.

Hurricanes too included the Sea Hurricane Z7105 another rare flyer.

Yak Fighters made a good showing including the Aerostars Team.

2 Skyraiders flying gave a good display, and the appearance of 2 Hawker Sea Furys at the show, something we rarely see these days.

WW1 was represented with some Fokker Dr1 replicas giving a lively performance. Mikael Carlson was present with his Bleriot which he expertly flew as usual.

Two other special aircraft flying that need a mention were the P-40 Warhawk and Lysander V9552.

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