Well Flying Legends is over again for another year. I think I've lost count but I believe that this year's event marked by 17th or 18th consecutive Flying Legends. Year in, year out this show has had some kind of magic that just never seems to fade. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/48301499487/in/dateposted/ Line ups shrink and grow and star … Continue reading Flying Legends 2019 – Photo Post
With 2019 soon upon us, I felt now was the best chance to put together a list of my personal airshow top 5 from the 2018 season. We were certainly spoiled for choice both in quality of flying and the generally perfect weather that endured for much of the summer. My list for the 2018 … Continue reading Warbird Tails Airshow Top 5 2018
Always a centrepiece for the historic aviation scene, Flying Legends manages to gather a collection of the finest warbirds and pilots from around the world for an unparalleled airshow experience year on year. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/44984674905/in/dateposted-public/ 2018 was one of the strongest years in recent memory, with plenty of debut displays, or welcome returns across the weekend. … Continue reading Flying Legends 2018
The 2017 instalment of Flying Legends has already featured in this Advent series already, taking a look at the mammoth journey P-51B Berlin Express took to fly as part of the Horsemen team for the weekend. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/36122305186/in/album-72157686765883725/ I wanted to shine the light on another standout moment from that weekend, the traditional "Joker" routine. The … Continue reading Airshow Moment 2017 – Flying Legends “Jokers”
At a recent Shuttleworth Collection airshow, the commentator passed comment of an airshow being like a rock concert. Plenty of people go to see the big hits or tracks from the favourite album, but the band are always keen to work in some rarer gems and newer material in-between the big hitters. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/35356182813/in/dateposted-public/ That analogy … Continue reading Flying Legends 2017 – Back to Basics
The second weekend in July can only mean one thing - Flying Legends. 'Legends is world renown as one of the best warbird airshows on the planet, with the recent change in CAA regulations and some subdued flying at the May show at Duxford there were concerns this year may not live up to the … Continue reading Flying Legends 2016
This years Flying Legends display saw the UK debut of the Fighter Collection's latest Curtiss Hawk. Joining the P-40F, P-40C and Hawk 75 was the newly restored P-36C, the american production variant of the Hawk 75. The sight of two P-36 variants performing low passes together across the grass at Duxford was something I never … Continue reading Airshow Moments 2015 #10 – A Legendary Curtiss
The second weekend in July has cemented itself over the years as an incredibly special time of year for historic aviation enthusiasts. It is around this time each year that Duxford in Cambridgeshire begins welcoming all manner of aeroplanes and pilots from all over the world. Together they form what has to be the greatest … Continue reading Flying Legends 2015
I'm still reeling from a fantastic weekend of historic aviation. Rather than waiting until I've put together my full report on flying legends I thought I would share a few pictures with you all from the Sunday of the show. Plenty more to follow!
It has long been a tradition that every July Duxford plays host to the wonderful Flying Legends airshow. Historic aircraft from around Europe and the world fill the airfield and put on spectacular displays. Flying Legends is of course the brainchild of Stephen Grey, owner of The Fighter Collection. Over the years Stephen and his … Continue reading Airshow Moments – Flying Legends “Joker”
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