The celebrations to coincide with the 75th Anniversary of the Normandy landings in June produced some remarkable moments both in the air and on the ground. Amongst the festivities was a remarkable gathering of C-47s/DC-3s, a type forever associated with the landings, both for their role in dropping troops and towing gliders. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/48014969032/in/album-72157708958168456/ While much … Continue reading Airshow Moments 2019 7 – Old Warden Daks
After the excitement of the D-Day squadron's Old Warden visit, the next event on the diary was a mid-week show (that could catch on!) at Duxford. There appears to be plenty of controversy around the events that followed in France online at the moment. This post is simply to account for what was, all of … Continue reading Daks Over Duxford – 5th June 2019
A new event in the Shuttleworth calendar for 2019, taking the regular Fly Navy slot of the past few years, the Flying Festival was set to bring a family airshow with a real mix of rare historic machines together with a wide variety of other acts. The headline act for the majority was the Red … Continue reading Daks Over Shuttleworth? Flying Festival 2019
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