Dakota’s over Duxford – 5th June 2019.

What a day, 23 Dakotas parked at Duxford over the course of the day , Five aircraft had left Duxford at 6:00 am to France but returned at about 12:20 pm. The sound of 21 C-47 aircraft all running at the same time was a sound that will stay in my mind forever. The RAF Mildenhall flypast with 6 – CV-22B’s and 6 – C130’s was a nice surprise .

The food at Duxford was very over priced with one outlet trying to charge me £10 for three teas and a coffee and £7 for a Burger.

The whole day was all I expected to be with the Dragon Rapide’s , Tiger Moth’s & Havard’s  on pleasure flight duty movements all day,Displays by a pair of Austers , p-47D, Spitfires and a pair of Mustangs.

I have posted a pictorial record of what I took of aircraft pictures  on the very good day at Duxford.

The Dakota’s first.

1/N47E : C-47A  “Miss Virgina”-  c/n 13816 – 43-30665 – Built Sept 1943.

 

2/N25641 : DC-3C “Liberty” c/n 9059 – 42-32833 –  Built Feb 1943 . – Legend Airways

3/N877MG : DC-3C c/n 4193/20806 – 43-16340 Built 1944 –   Pan American Airways System.

4/N150D : C-47B c/n 4463 – 43-15087 coded  9X-P – “101st Airbourn Tribute” .

5/N33611 : “Clipper Tabitha May” Pan American World Airways.

6/N18121 : “The Great Silver Fleet”

7/N47TB : DC-3C c/n 12693 s/n 42-92847 Built 1942 “That’s all Brother”

 

8/N8336C : C-53D c/n  7313  “The Spirit of Benovia”

9/N45366 : C-53D c/n 11757  s/n 43-48608-  Built 1943 coded CU-R “D-Day Doll”

 

10/N62CC : c/n 13793 s/n 43-30647  coded  X5-J  USAAF  “Virginia Ann”

 

11/N103NA : C-47B c/n 9531 s/n 42-33669  “Flabob Express”

12/N47SJ : C-47 c/n 25869 s/n 43-48608 -Built 1943  “43-48608  coded CU-R “Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber”.

13/N24320 : C-47A c/n 20107  Built 1944 Johnson Flying Service –  “Miss Montana”

14/N74589 : C-47A c/n 9926  s/n  42-24064 Built 1942 coded ID- N “Placid Lassie”

15/N341A : C-41 c/n 02145 s/n 40-0070 Built 1939.

16/OH-LCH : DC-3A c/n 6346 s/n 43-2033 Built 1943 “Karman Todor” – Finnish Airlines.

17/LN-WND : C-53D  – c/n 11750 – Built 1942 -s/n  42-68823

 18/OY-BPB : C47A c/n 20019 43-15553  K-682 Foreningen For Flyvende Museum “Gamle Dame “.

19/SE-CFP : DC-3C – c/n 13882 s/n 43-30732 – Built 1943 – SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM – “Fridtjof Viking”

20/HA-LIX – Lisunov Li-2T  – c/n 18433209 Built 1949 – Malev “Karman Tobor”.

21/F-AZOX – DC-3A – 16604/33352  Built 1945 –  CHALAIR .

 

22/N147DC : C-47A : c/n 19347  – 42-100884 coded S6-A  – Built 1943- Aces High.

 

23/N431HM : DC-3C c/n 9995 – s/n 42-24133 – Built 1043 – Swissair.

 

 

24/G-BHUB – C-47A c/n 19975 wears s/n 43-15509 coded W7-S . American Air Museum.

25/G-BEDF – Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress – wears USAAF 124485 – DF-A Memphis Bell – drab green.

26/G-BGOR  : NA  AT-6D Havard III wears USAAF 14863 .

 

27/G-CIBO : Cessna 180K Skywagon – Visitor – Parked on the south side.

28/G-DHDV :  DH104 Devon C2 wears VP981 RAF grey& blue.: Parked down near Arco Hangar.

 

29/G-BNGE : Auster AOP6 – wears TW536 RAF camo.

G-ASAJ : Auster T7 – wears WE569 Army Silver markings.

G-AIYR : DH89A Dragon Rapide – wears HG691 RAF silver & yellow.

 

G-THUN : P-47D Thunderbolt wears 549192 USAAF F4-J “Nelie B” silver- Invasion stripes.

G-ASJV : Spitfire IXb – Wears MH434 coded ZD-B RAF camo- Invasion stripes.

G-LFIX : Spitfire TR IX – Duxford 5th Jun 2019 – wears OU-V RAF camo – Invasion stripes.

A nice tight display

G-RUMW – Grumman FM-2 Wildcat – wears JV579 : F Royal Navy camo – Invasion stripes.

G-RUMM – Grumman F8F-2P Bearcat – wears 121714 coded 201-B US Navy Dark Blue.

G-SHWN – NA P-51D Mustang – wears KH774 coded GA-S RAF camo – Invasion stripes.

G-BIXL – NA P-51D Mustang – wears 472216 HO-M “Miss Helen USAAF – Invasion stripes.

G-BKGL – Beech 3M – wears USAAC 1164 coded 64 – Invasion stripes.

G-BKGM – Beech 3NM – wears Bristol Airways markings.

 

G-APAO- DH82A Tiger Moth – wears R4922 – RAF silver with yellow bands.

G-AGPK – DH82A Tiger Moth – wears PG657 – RAF camo with yellow undersides.

G-ANZZ – DH82A Tiger Moth – wears DE974- RAF silver with yellow bands.

G-AKIF – DH89A Dragon Rapide

G-CORS – Noorduyn AT-16 Havard IID – wears RAF KF183 Yellow .

G-TSIX – NA AT-6C Havard IIa – wears US navy 111836 JZ- 6 Dark blue and yellow.

G-BJST – CCF  Havard IV – Wears RAF AJ841 “Wacky Rabbet” Deert camo.

 

G-AIDL – DH89A Dragon Rapide 8 – wears  TX310 RAF Transport Command.

Hawker Typhoon- Forward section.

G-CDLI – DH9 – wears E8894 RFC grey markings.

G-SPIT – Spitfire  FR XIV – wears MV268 JE-J RAF camo.

G-MKVB – Spitfire LF Vb — wears BM597 JH-C RAF camo.

G-AWHM -Hispano HA-1112 M1L Bouchon – wears Luftwaffe yellow 7.

USAF flypast – 6-MC-130J & 6 CV-22B .

G-BGPB –  CCF Havard IV – wears FAP 1747 silver. 

G- BDAM  Noorduyn AT-16 Havard IIB – wears  RCAF 992 – ER  Yellow.

G-ZZLE – Gazelle HT2 wears Roya Navy XX436 coded 39 Red & white.

G-INTV – AS355F-2 Ecureuil II – BBC News .

G-ARAZ – DH82A Tiger Moth – wears  RAF Camo &  yellow coded 59.

G-LFVB – Spitfire LF Vb – wears EP120 RAF camo coded AE-A.

 

G-CBLS – Fiat CR42 – Duxford 5th Jun 2019 – wears Italian Air Force MM6976 85-16.

G-BXCV – DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 – wears WP929 RAF red &  white.

G-FOKK : Fokker DR1 Replica – wears German Air Force 477/17.

G- ATBG : Nord 1002 : wears Lufwaffe NJ+ C11

 

 

Airspeed Horsa  fuselage section from Dumfries and Galloway Aircraft Museum.

N208AX : Cessna Caravan II – Red Devils.

 

N899AG : Beech 99 – Red Devils

 

This was a great day that I will always remember.