RAF Duxford Airshow

We traveled to RAF Duxford for the Flying Legends Airshow. Duxford was a RAF base that was used by the Americans during the war. Now it is part of the Imperial War Museum. It has a large collection of American planes as well as other types of aircraft and museum stuff.

This is a B-17G which would have operated from nearby airfields like RAF Molesworth and RAF Kimbolton.

F-86 Sabre of Korean War fame.




This would have been a familiar site at RAF Duxford during the later part of World War 2. A P-51 taking off from Duxford.

A Supermarine Spitfire landing at RAF Duxford.

The Spitfire doing a flyby.

A Hawker Hurricane. This was the most numerous fighter involved in the Battle of Britain. It shot down more German aircraft then all other means combined. It is a interesting plane in the fact that the rear of the fuselage is frame covered in fabric. This made the explosive shells used by the German fighters somewhat useless since they would pass through with out exploding.

The Battle of Britain Memorial flight. A Lancaster bomber and a Hurricane fighter.

This is Stuarts favorite plane. The new Eurofighter Typhoon. This is just going into service with the RAF and is due to rotate to Persian gulf in a few months.

Enjoying a ice lolly (Popsicle).