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Flying Legends is a two-day airshow in England, originally held in July every year. The airshow features only warbird and vintage aircraft, such as the Supermarine Spitfire, North American P-51 Mustang and Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Sally B. It is run by The Fighter Collection, based at Duxford Aerodrome, Cambridgeshire, formerly RAF Duxford.
Flying Legends is an annual two-day airshow organized by The Fighter Collection, originally held every year at the beginning of July. The 2013 airshow saw the celebration of the event's 20th anniversary. [ 2 ]
44-84847 – Miss Velma, of The Fighter Collection, in Duxford. [57] The aircraft experienced engine problems concluding an exhibit and force-landed short of the Duxford runway in a wheat field. The crew was unharmed; the aircraft received moderate damage. [58] Thr aircraft is currently undergoing repairs to airworthy condition. [citation needed]
The most authentic Mk Ia Spitfire airworthy today, restored to flight by Historic Flying Limited in 2012. The Aircraft Restoration Company (formally Historic Flying Limited ) [ 1 ] is a British company that specialises in the restoration and new-build of Supermarine Spitfires and other historic aircraft.
86690 - Restored to flight in 2022 by the Aircraft Restoration Company at Imperial War Museum Duxford. Crashed 6/7/2023 at Heveningham Hall. [4] [5] 86711 - The Fighter Collection in Imperial War Museum Duxford. [6] On display Martlet I (F4F-3) AL246 – Fleet Air Arm Museum in RNAS Yeovilton. [7] [8] Under restoration FM-1
The Consolidated PBY Catalina was a twin-engined American flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s, designed by Consolidated Aircraft Co. Several variants were built at five US and Canadian manufacturing plants. Surviving Canso A G-PBYA at Duxford Flying Legends 2007
The pilot's foot was amputated as a result of the accident. [50] July 7 – A MiG-21 Lancer crashed at the Borcea Air Base in Southern Romania. Rather than ejecting, witnesses said the pilot "stayed on board to fly the plane away from the crowd", of which 3,000 were attending the airshow. The pilot, Florin Rotaru, was killed in the crash. [51]
Flugtag 2021 at Vienna, Austria Flying Puch Maxi, Die Flügelmütter. Red Bull Flugtag (German pronunciation: [ˈfluːkˌtaːk], 'airshow' lit. ' flight day ') is an event organized by Red Bull in which competitors attempt to fly home-made, human-powered flying machines, size-limited to around 10 metres (33 ft) and weight-limited to approximately 150 kilograms (330 lb).