We would therefore be grateful if you would consider rebooking or donating the cost of your ticket. Friends of tfc can currently gain entrance to iwm duxford, on nonairshow days, at a reduced rate, and children free up to 16 years on production of a current foftfc membership details. Iwm duxford duxford hangars 2 and 5 flying aircraft and conservation and restoration page 2. We rely on the income we receive from ticket purchases for our branches and major events to continue our work. Have a look through the photos in this group to see the highlights of our 20 air shows. The flying legends air show is famous the world over for its unique presentation of historic pistonengined aircraft in rare combinations and remarkable flying displays. Happy flying and if you are going to duxford, have fun and feel free to share your experience. Duxford flying legends th july 2014 full sunday highlights in hd. Already booked a duxford air festival or flying legends ticket. The site also provides storage space for the museums other collections of material such. This being said, duxford is not a perfect place for photography with runway 0624.
The f111e strike bomber variant entered usaf service from. Please note that 20142018 will mark the centennial of the first world war, and that the imperial war museum iwm prepares a program of 4 years, with numerous manifestations. Guests arriving by air recieve complimentary landing fee and vip shuttle to enclosure. Iwm duxford this blog may have been quiet of late, but our house has been very noisy day and night welcome museum baby. In these tough financial times, many wondered whether stephen grey and his team at the fighter collection tfc and in association with the imperial war museum, could pull together another classic show. Welcome to flying legends, a world class airshow with an unrivalled line up of the great classic piston engine fighters and bombers of both world wars. For the fourth consecutive year i made the trip to london, my home base for two awesome days at the flying legends show 2010. The flying legends air show is organised and produced by the fighter collection, based at duxford in cambridgeshire.
For years now, flying legends at duxford has had a reputation of being arguably the finest piston engine only show in europe. Safe, comfortable and fast transatlantic air travel, the super constellation. Ferocious frankie is a 1944 mustang with a 1760 horsepower merlin engine and a maximum speed of 505mph and is used at flying displays. Enjoy world class, unrivaled, choreographed displays featuring unique aircraft types rarely seen together in the uk skies or.
The flying legends air show is organised and produced by the fighter collection. Bristol blenheim gbp1v the edited information below is reproduced with acknowledgement to the blenheim society and blenheim duxford limited. Featuring bearcat, 11 x spitfires, 2 x 109 buchons, b17, jungman, corsair, sea fury. With museum dad on paternity leave, the tweenager away at camp, and not wanting the toddler to feel like life as he knew it was over thanks to the new arrival, a family museum trip was in order. See historic duxford and the flying legends airshow lineup from the air. The cancellations did little to deter the crowds from settling to which proved to be, not a classic legends, but a very enjoyable one. Tickets will go on sale very soon and a link to the ticket office will be announced so please keep following for updates. A cold war legend usaf general dynamics f111e aardvark the chief says it all really at the american air museum, iwm duxford during my visit in the summer of 2012. The 27th edition of this world famous aerial spectacular will be held at the iconic duxford airfield on the th and 14th july. Filmed and edited by yannick barthe, yannickbarthe. Grumman tbm3e avenger flying legends 20 was held at the iwm duxford over the hot and sunny weekend of th14th july.
Note the list does not include aircraft owned by the fighter collection and the historic aircraft collection, two private operators of airworthy aircraft which are also based at duxford. The biggest and best classic aviation event in the world. To compare abbotsford to duxford flying legends is not a fair guide re prices or content. The worlds must go classic aircraft and warbird event. Flying legends 2010 broke the trend with an action packed display, pure blue skies and sweltering temperatures. Airfield construction group has today released freeware scenery of iwm duxford, uk. Welcome to the iwm duxford air shows 20 flickr group a space to post photos. Flying festival june military airshow july family show august. Duxford flying legends photos taken at iwm duxford. The connie was designed and built by the lockheed aircraft corporation to the specification of the legendary howard hughes. The friends of tfc tent and viewing area at flying legends together with free access to the flight line walk at flying legends.
General admission to iwm duxford and all available exibition areas. Take a nostalgic sightseeing tour in a vintage dragon rapide, fly. Enjoy world class, unrivaled, choreographed displays featuring unique aircraft types rarely seen. Lockheed super constellation a duxford flying legends 2014en hd duration. Take your seats, sit back and prepare to be enthralled by the flying legends airshow 2019. I hear from my friends that the content is nowhere near what it used to be. For the first time in a while, jet sound was heard above duxford during flying legends. For more info on what is currently at duxford iwm, visit this wikipedia page and for more info on opening times, tickets and special activities, visit the duxford iwm site. Flying legends is to the enthusiast, an airshow that immediately conjures the vision of classic aircraft, with the sound of growling piston and rotary engines. Flying legends airshow duxford the listing magazine. This list of aircraft at the imperial war museum duxford summarises the collection of aircraft that is housed at the imperial war museum duxford. One of the most famous of these is the fighter collections flying legends airshow held at duxford and is regarded by many as the premier warbird show in the world. Flying legends 2014, duxford 2014 world war ii social place. The duxford fighter collection is hosting at least four big oldtimerwarbird events every year.
The american air show and flying legends at iwm duxford. Flying legends airshow duxford iwm 2014 iwm duxford. As in the past, iwm duxford has got the cleanest toilets in the whole uk, lovely atmosphere created by war theme, music, clothes etc and the most amazing lancaster playground on the. Britains largest aviation museum, duxford houses the museums large exhibits, including nearly 200 aircraft, military vehicles, artillery and minor naval vessels in seven main exhibition buildings. The 28th edition of this world famous aerial spectacular will be held at the iconic duxford airfield on the 11th and 12th july. The most prominent of it, called flying legends, is probably the biggest event of this kind in europe, at least in terms of numbers. Take your seats, sit back and prepare to be enthralled by the flying legends airshow 2020. Tickets now on sale for the american air show and flying legends at iwm duxford. Each show has its own stars and for the duxford flying legends 2014, we could watch for the first time the freshly restored curtiss p40c.
I enjoyed so much radial power and hope you will be pleased with my account. Flying legends two words which instantly evoke the very best of classic aircraft displaying at duxford in one of the worlds most celebrated air shows. Over three hours of legendary display flying featuring over 50 historic aircraft. Legends always offers something new to see and 2007 was no exception. Now gracing the sky in a striking, all silver paint scheme of the 1950s hong kong based 28 squadron. Legends 2014 trailer from chris g on vimeo the flying legends air show is famous the world over for its unique presentation of historic pistonengined aircraft in rare combinations and remarkable flying displays. A magnificent machine, in a shiny, bare metal finish reflecting the sun, luckily generously present at the start of the flying displays on saturday. Iwm duxford has announced that tickets for the american air show bank holiday weekend saturday 28 and sunday 29 may and for the flying legends air show saturday 9 and sunday 10 july are now on sale. The fighter collection tfc produces the show and this year saw its 25 th incarnation of what has grown to be one of the most respected and undoubtedly the biggest. Joe wilson recommends flying legends airshow iwm duxford. This event took place on saturday 8th and sunday 9th july 2017 and combined the flying displays of historic warbirds, along with engaging nostalgic activities, to create an authentic 1940s atmosphere at iwm duxfords wartime airfield. Featuring bearcat, 11 x spitfires, 2 x 109 buchons, b17, jungman, corsair, sea fury, gladiator, 3 x p51 mustangs, constellation, hurricane, bbmf spitfire and hurricane, 3 x piper l4s, hellcat, bearcat, wilcat, dakotasadly no balbo, card and cam issue maybe next year ey. Riat royal international air tattoo 2014 saturday 12th july highlights.
A new extract with some sequences filmed in duxford. Its only here that you can see formations of 78 spitfires in the sky. Duxford is almost unique in that its only competitor in scale is the commemorative air force show in midland, texas. It could be considered that this would have reduced numbers at the event but looking at the amount of people on the airfield, this was not the case. Photos taken at recent flying legends airshows, iwm duxford. Flying legends 2014 gold pass the fighter collection. Having had the time to explore iwms hangars the previous monday at duxford cambridgeshire, i attended the flying legends 2017 air show on saterday july 8th. Fighter collection 2015 categories corsair fiat cr42 fighter log flyinglegends friends of tfc gladiator grumman bearcat grumman hellcat harvard hawk hawker sea fury hellcat kittty hawk p40f kittyhawk p40f mustang mustang tf51 news nimrod p36 p47 p40b p40c people spitfire spitfiremkv spitfiremkxiv spitfire mk1 staggerwing tfc tfc. Milavia air shows flying legends 2010 duxford, united. Flying legends airshow iwm duxford, duxford traveller. Flying legends 2014 flying legends 2014 iwm duxford, uk the imperial war museum duxford hosted its annual flying legends air show again on july 12 and.
Flying legends 1112 july 2020, the first dates on the air show calendar for the aviation enthusiast. Photos taken at flying legends airshows, iwm duxford between 2014 and 2017, including the blenheim battle of britain formation. Available for fs2004 and fsx, it is just about the definitive representation of the. Ben montgomery and phill loughlin report for aero resource. I went to see iwm duxford and the flying legends in 2010 but my husband and older son visited just today 12072014 and we spent good 3 hours talking about it. Priority vip car parking close to the flying legends flight lounge. The flying display starts about 2pm which gives you plenty of time to visit the large museum, stalls, flightline, or visit the vintage village and be entertained with 1940s music by the andrews sistersstyle, the manhattan dolls who are based in new york, and the. Imperial war museum duxford is a branch of the imperial war museum near duxford in cambridgeshire, england. List of aircraft at the imperial war museum duxford. Flying legends the flying legends airshow, iwm duxford. Whereas the event is usually the domain of pistonengined warbirds, the usaf heritage flight made an appearance featuring a p51d mustang in formation with an f22 raptor, a first for flying legends. This years flying legends took place over the same weekend as riat fairford. This worldfamous air show combines flying displays of remarkable historic aircraft with engaging nostalgic activities to create an authentic 1940s.
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