The news broke last week that long-time Duxford resident and airshow favourite P-51D 'Ferocious Frankie' would be moving on to a new life and new owner in Turkey. The Mustang had been announced as being sold for a few months so it did not come as a surprise that the airframe would be leaving the … Continue reading Pastures New – Farewell to ‘Frankie’
This particular airshow moment applies to anytime this wonderful display is seen, I only managed to catch the full routine at Dunsfold this year. Long-time stalwarts on the UK airshow scene, Mustang “Ferocious Frankie” and arguabley the Spitfire, MH434 still make up one of the best 2 ship displays around. Harking back to OFMCs glory days … Continue reading Airshow Moments: Old Flying Machine Company Pair – Dunsfold 2014 (and pretty much anywhere else!)
11 years ago on the 1st of December, the airshow scene lost one of its biggest names and one of its early founders; Ray Hanna: Having learned to fly in his home country of New Zealand, Ray joined 79 Squadron of the RAF flying Meteors. Building from his RAF career, flying many of the early … Continue reading Ray Hanna – The “Master”
Warbird Tails 