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Didn't know there was even one airworthy Beaufighter - the only one I've ever seen was under restoration at Duxford 3-4 years ago.
Didn't know there was even one airworthy Beaufighter - the only one I've ever seen was under restoration at Duxford 3-4 years ago.
Looking at the list of participating aircraft, it *may* have been the Beech Shadow R1.
I only saw them very briefly and from an angle where I could not see the T tail. And probably having seen the Spitfires first I was prompted to expect to see a WW2 aircraft....
Incidentally, the Spitfires' engine roar is intoxicating.
Incidentally, the Spitfires' engine roar is intoxicating.
Another good one is the farm in ?Linclonshire where thay have a Lancaster, they wheel it out of the hanger then fire up all 4 and taxy up to the top - you can get very close, I was outboard of the outer engine/prop but inboard of the wingtip as it taxi'd past! Once up the top they turn and park, then run the engines up. You can even pay loads of money and be inside the plane for this!!
It was a twin-engine aircraft looking very similar to a Beaufighter, only thing is I would have expected the engines to look bigger in proportion to the fuselage.
Didn't know there was even one airworthy Beaufighter...
That's a shame.... it had unparalleled performance at the time, and it was also the first aircraft to be fitted with a radar.
The roar of a Lancaster's four engines is even more so (or eight Merlins when the Canadian Lancaster visited in 2014).
The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre:
The only place in the UK where you can ride in a Lancaster Bomber - Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
Well worth a visit.
Duxford wings and wheels day, last time we were there they had 3 "bench mounted" Merlins and fired them up.Oh My!!! Another good one is the farm in ?Linclonshire where thay have a Lancaster, they wheel it out of the hanger then fire up all 4 and taxy up to the top - you can get very close, I was outboard of the outer engine/prop but inboard of the wingtip as it taxi'd past! Once up the top they turn and park, then run the engines up. You can even pay loads of money and be inside the plane for this!!
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