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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 ]
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
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.
June 29 – Flying Circus Aerodrome, Bealeton, Virginia – While performing a routine act in the Flying Circus Airshow, a Waco UPF-7 biplane experienced a total loss of power and was forced to make an emergency landing in an adjacent field. However, the landing roll was too fast for the pilot to safely stop the aircraft before it impacted a ...
Duxford is the home of several private aviation companies, such as Classic Wings, [33] The Fighter Collection, [34] the Old Flying Machine Company [35] and The Aircraft Restoration Company. [36] Between them these companies provide pleasure flights, historic aircraft for film or television work, and aircraft restoration services.
The deadliest aviation accident of 2025 so far is the mid-air collision between a Bombardier CRJ700 operating as American Eagle Flight 5342 and a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter above the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., just south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. All 64 people on board the Bombardier CRJ700 and 3 on board ...