Built as a UC-43B for the US Navy as BuNo 23689 and then allocated serial 44-67724. It passed to the Royal Navy under Lend-Lease agreement becoming FT475 and operating from Scotland. Now seen at Flying Legends 2008
Built as a UC-43B for the US Navy as BuNo 23689 and then allocated serial 44-67724. It passed to the Royal Navy under Lend-Lease agreement becoming FT475 and operating from Scotland. Now seen at Flying Legends 2008
85 Fighter Squadron badge on the portside of chin. The original “Lee’s Hope” had the artwork on both sides as well as a Vargas style pin-up on the starboard side of the rudder.
TFC staff applied a Vargas-style lady to the starboard side of White 17’s rudder, similar to the work of art seen on a number of war-time 79th FG Warhawks. The P-40F is piloted here by Stephen Grey.
The TFC Hawk was shipped to the France in April 1939 and issued to GC II/5 at Reims, thereafter based at Toul during the Battle of France. She survived the war came to Duxford in the 80's. The Hawk is in the markings of the 1ére Escadrille GC II/5.
Stephen Grey in his new P-40F prior to Duxford Air Show 2011. She has the emblem of 85th FS on the chin. The wartime Lee’s Hope carried the badge on both sides. The P-40 was assigned to 1st Lt Robert J. Duffield. He renamed it later as ‘Speedy Edie'.
The TFC Sea Fury T.20 was flown by Nick Grey during Flying Legends 2011, seen here during a display practice a few days before the airshow. The other T.20, VX281 of the Royal Navy Historical Flight, was piloted by Lt. Cdr. Chris Götke.
'284' was part of the 73rd Pursuit Squadron, 18 PG, at Wheeler Field, Oahu at the time of the Japanese air attacks on Pearl Harbor. Restored to her former glory, the aircraft is now part of The Fighter Collection at Duxford.
LF.Vb EP120 is in the colours of her old unit, 402 Squadron. EP120 'City of Winnipeg' was flown by S/L Northcott, CO of the Canadian unit. EP120 is based at Duxford.
Steve Hinton in the recently arrived and Merlin-powered P-40F, joined by TFC's P-40B G-CDWH, Hawk 75 G-CCVH and the French P-40N, F-AZKU 'Little Jeanne'.
Stephen Grey landing his Spitfire LF.Vb EP120. This former Wattisham gateguard was restored at Audley End and first flew on 12 September 1995 in the hands of Charlie Brown. EP120 is in the colours of S/L Geoff Northcott, CO of 402 Squadron.