Spitfire and Tornado formation
HAA Chairman Rick Peacock-Edwards is often best remembered for his part in this unique 1980s airshow formation.
Andy Tomlinson (inverted in second Tornado!)
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Vulcan XH558
558 returned to the air for a short shake down flight on 18th October 2007. The aircraft arrived at Bruntingthorpe in 1993.
Crew for the test flight were Dave Thomas, Al McDicken and Barry Masefield
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P51D Mustang G-SIJJ
Peter Teichman brings his Mustang into land at Old Warden
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Mosquito T3 RR299
Sadly lost at Barton
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BBMF Lancaster PA474
PA474 seen airborne from Coventry on 25th April 2007 following a major overhaul and repaint.

The work was undertaken by a small team from Air Atlantique.
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Spitfire Mk XVI Code CR-S
This Mk XVI is the type flown by 74 Sqn RAF after D- Day and is painted in the colour scheme of the day. The Code CR-S is that of it’s current pilot Cliff Spink, and would have been 4D-V for 74 but the owner (Cliff’s boss) insisted it should be CR-S – honest says Cliff!!
Richard Paver
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Spitfire Mk Vc
This aircraft came out of the factory at Castle Bromwich with a Tropical Vokes filter. After service in the Mediterranean it went to Australia, was given a 'smooth' chin and then finished its operational career after an accident in the Solomon Islands. It is painted in the colours of 249 Sqn Malta which flew this type. Flown by HAA President Air Marshal Cliff Spink
Richard Paver
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P51
'Old Crow' of the Scandinavian Historic Flight landing at Kemble.
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Tomalisa
Photographed at Old warden
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H. Demon cockpit
An immaculate restoration.
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Hawker Demon
Hawker Demon _BTVE is in the latter stage of a rebuild to flying condition by Skysport Engineering.
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Sopwith Dove
Sopwith Dove reproduction G-EAGA.
built by Skysport Engineering, the aircraft is powered by an original rotary engine
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Buccaneer and balloon
All photographers need a touch of luck and on this occasion it happened as the Buccaneer was landing.
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Lancaster 'Just Jane'
Owned by the Panton brothers, who bought the a/c in 1983, and kept at the former WWII Lancaster base of East Kirkby, Lancaster NX611 does a fast taxi.
East Kirkby was home to Lancasters of 57 and 63 Squadron
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Communication
Engineer and pilot converse - note the P51
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Tiger Moth G-ANLD
Tiger Moth G-ANLD taken from G-ABDA a Gipsy Moth last July between Netheravon and Popham on The DH Moth Vintage Air Tour.
Ken Peters
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Miles Gemini G-AKKH
Built at Woodley, the prototype Gemini, G-AGUS powered by two 100hp Blackburn Cirrus engines, made its first flight on 26 Oct 45. 170 Gemini’s were built.
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Skyraider
Originally operated in the UK by the Fighter Collection at Duxford, the aircraft is now owned by Kennet Aviation and is based at North Weald
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Hunting Jet provost T1 XD693 G-AOBU
The prototype JP made it’s first flight on June 26th 1954. This aircraft is owned by Kennet Aviation and is based at North Weald
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NA F86 Sabre
Owned by Golden Apple, G-SABR is operated by the Aircraft restoration Company at Duxford.
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Westland Lysander G-AZWT
The prototype first flew in 1936. Designed for Army co operation, it gained fame during WW11 landing in French fields at night time when ferrying agents. The Shuttleworth Collections example was built in Canada and spent it’s service life as a target tug.

See Andy Sephton's account of flying the WW II LYSANDER in Pilots' Notes.
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Wally Epton
Wally inspects his Tiger Moth!

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Gnatverdt

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Barry Tempest
Barry with his pride & joy...

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Harvard
N.A. Harvard PAF1747 / G-BGPB 'Taz'
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Auster

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Auster
Martin Slater airborne from Wellesbourne. Based there during the summer months, G-AJRE spends the winter at Coventry. This was the aircraft in which Martin made his first flight when a teenager!
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