- Air Force: Private - The Fighter Collection
- Aircraft: Hawker Sea Fury T20S
- Registration: VZ345 (cn ES.8503) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2364
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England May 3, 2008
TFC's VZ345 arrived on 21 April 2008 and is seen here in Hangar 2. VZ345 carries the markings of the A&AEE, Boscombe Down. The Fury was damaged there in a landing incident on 17 April 1985 and has since been used as spare source for FAAHF's VR930.
- Air Force: Private - SDPA
- Aircraft: North American B-25J Mitchell
- Registration: F-AZZU / 44-58811 / SB (cn 108-47662)
- Views: 2573
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 10, 2009
B-25J F-AZZU is operated by the Société de Developpement et de Promotion de l’Aviation (SDPA).
- Air Force: Private - The Fighter Collection
- Aircraft: Bell P-39Q Airacobra
- Registration: G-CEJU / 42-19993 (cn 26E-397)
- Views: 2523
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 12, 2008
"Brooklyn Bum 2nd" has found a new home in the USA. G-CEJU was deregistered on 14 January 2010. The P-39 is seen here taking off from Duxford's grass runway during Flying Legends 2008.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Supermarine 331 Spitfire LF.Vb
- Registration: G-LFVB / EP120 / AE-A (cn CBAF.2403) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2296
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 12, 2008
EP120 has spent many years at the gate of RAF Wattisham in Suffolk. The Spitfire is seen here at Duxford in the markings of S/L Geoff Northcott, CO of 402 Squadron.
- Air Force: Private - The Fighter Collection
- Aircraft: Curtiss Hawk 75A-1
- Registration: G-CCVH / 82 / 8 (cn 12881)
- Views: 2752
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 13, 2008
TFC's Hawk 75A-1 is wearing the 1939 markings of the 1ére Escadrille of Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette". Carrying the command stripes on its fuselage, the fighter was the personal aircraft of Commandant Murtin, CO of GC I/5 and GC II/5.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Curtiss P-40N Warhawk
- Registration: F-AZKU / 42-105915 / 12 (cn 29677)
- Views: 2386
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 12, 2009
Christian Amara's P-40 is regular visitor at Duxford. This aircraft served in the Pacific with the 7th FS, 49th FG and was assigned to Lt. Robert Warren.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Supermarine 361 Spitfire LF.IXe
- Registration: G-PMNF / TA805 / FX-M (cn CBAF.10372) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2365
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 10, 2009
TA805 was originally built as a Spitfire HF.IXe (with Merlin 70) and served with 234 Squadron at RAF Bentwaters in the summer of 1945. The Spitfire was restored by ARCo at Duxford and is now powered by a Merlin 66.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: North American TF-51D Mustang
- Registration: NX251RJ / 44-84847 / CY-D (cn 124-44703)
- Views: 1940
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 9, 2009
Beyond any doubt, the Horsmen (Jim Beasley, Dan Friedkin and Ed Shipley) were the stars at Flying Legends 2009. Here lead pilot Jim Beasley returns to Duxford's 24-grass runway after a practice sortie in TF-51D Mustang 'Miss Velma'.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Hispano HA-1112-M1L Buchon
- Registration: G-BWUE / 1 (cn 223)
- Views: 1752
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 11, 2009
'Rote Eins' taking off to join the Balbo for the grand finale of Flying Legends 2009.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
- Registration: G-PBYA / 44-33915 (cn CV-283) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2047
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 10, 2009
This Catalina was originally built for the RCAF (serial 11005) as Canso A. It now represents, and honours, an OA-10A and crew of the 5th ERS, Halesworth, lost over the North Sea off the Frisian Islands in a dramatic rescue operation on 30 March 1945.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-9UM
- Registration: D-FAFA / 17 (cn 0917918)
- Views: 2313
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 10, 2009
In 1989, the wreck of this aircraft was recovered from its crash site near Titovka. The Yak was restored by Flying Fighters in Russia. The first post restoration flight was made on 2 April 2004. The Yak however is powered by an Allison V-1710.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-3UA
- Registration: D-FJAK / 100 (cn 0470107)
- Views: 2116
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 10, 2009
'White 100' taxiing in for Flying Legends 2009.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Supermarine 394 Spitfire FR.XVIIIe
- Registration: SE-BIN / SM845 / GZ-J (cn 6S/672224) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2574
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 11, 2009
SM845 left Duxford in May 2009 and found a new home at Ångelholm, Sweden. The Spitfire is seen here at Legends in the hands of Rod Dean.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Focke-Wulf FW-190A-8/N (Replica)
- Registration: F-AZZJ / 1 (cn 990013)
- Views: 3761
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 9, 2009
One of the stars of Flying Legends 2009 was Christophe Jacquard's new FW 190 built by Flugwerk at Gammelsdorf in Germany. The aircraft is powered by a Shvetsov Ash-82 radial. 'Schwarze Eins' is flown here by Marc Mathis.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Focke-Wulf FW-190A-8/N (Replica)
- Registration: F-AZZJ / 1 (cn 990013)
- Views: 3059
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 9, 2009
'Schwarze Eins' was an A-4 (Werknummer 7134) of Oberleutnant Horst Hannig, Staffelkapitän of 2./JG 2 when based at Triqueville, France, in May 1943. The aircraft is piloted here by Marc Mathis.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (299P)
- Registration: F-AZDX / 44-8846 / DS-M (cn 8246)
- Views: 3089
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 12, 2009
"Pink Lady" once again graced the skies over Duxford.The Lady represents a Fort from the 351st Bomb Group from Polebrook.
- Air Force: Private - The Fighter Collection
- Aircraft: Hawker Sea Fury T20S
- Registration: VZ345 (cn ES.8503) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2173
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 9, 2009
TFC's VZ345 arrived on 21 April 2008 and is currently sleeping in H2. VZ345 carries the markings of the A&AEE, Boscombe Down. The Fury was damaged there in a landing incident on 17 April 1985 and has since been used as spare source for FAAHF's VR930.
- Air Force: Private - The Fighter Collection
- Aircraft: Hawker Sea Fury T20
- Registration: NX20MD / WG655 / GN910 (cn 41H/636070) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2307
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 10, 2009
WG655 made several test flights prior to Flying Legends 2009. The beast was restored in the US by Sanders Aeronautics and returned to the air on 24 May 2005.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: North American P-51D Mustang
- Registration: F-AZSB / 44-11622 / G4-C (cn 122-40967)
- Views: 1925
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 12, 2009
"Nooky Booky IV" returning after the grand finale of Flying Legends 2009.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Douglas A-1D Skyraider (AD-4N)
- Registration: F-AZDP / 124143 / RM-205 (cn 7449)
- Views: 2850
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 12, 2009
The other Raider at this year's Flying Legends also sported the colourful marks of VA-176. The Skyraider is operated by Jean-Baptiste Salis at La Ferté Alais in France.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Douglas A-1D Skyraider (AD-4NA)
- Registration: G-RADR / 126922 / AK-402 (cn 7722)
- Views: 2227
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 12, 2009
An always welcome sight are the big pistons. Tim Manna's Raider represents a machine operated by VA-176, US Navy.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Supermarine 300 Spitfire Ia
- Registration: G-AIST / AR213 / JZ-E (cn WASP/20/2) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3036
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 13, 2008
Superbly restored by Personal Plane Services, AR213 returned to the air on November 11th, 2007 by Jonathon Whaley. 57 OTU operated the Spitfire from RAF Hawarden. AR213 is seen here at Flying Legends 2008, the world's premier warbird airshow.
- Air Force: Private - The Fighter Collection
- Aircraft: Curtiss Hawk 75A-1
- Registration: G-CCVH / 82 / 8 (cn 12881)
- Views: 2700
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 12, 2008
TFC's Hawk wearing the 1939 markings of the 1ére Escadrille of Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette". Carrying the command stripes on its fuselage, the fighter was the personal aircraft of Commandant Murtin, CO of GC I/5 and GC II/5.
- Air Force: Private
- Aircraft: Hispano HA-1112-M1L Buchon
- Registration: G-BWUE / 1 (cn 223)
- Views: 2580
- Location: Duxford (EGSU) , UK - England July 11, 2008
'Rote 1' flown here by Cliff Spink. The Buchon is operated by Spitfire Ltd. and is based at Duxford.