A trip, on Friday 23rd April 2021, to North Weald Airfield in Essex to see the departure of the Navy Wings Hawker Sea Fury T.20 VX281 back to its home base at RNAS Yeovilton.
A very sad occasion, as this would be the last time I would see this aircraft fly, due its crash at Yeovilton a few days later.
Other activity during my visit was the flight & return of the Navy Wings Westland Wasp XT435 & also the very first time I've seen their gorgeous Stinson Reliant 42-46703 which brought the Sea Fury aircrew in from Yeovilton.IF ANY OF THE IMAGES FAIL TO LOAD JUST PRESS THE F5 KEY. ALSO, TO VIEW AN IMAGE FULL SCREEN SIMPLY CLICK ON IT. CLICK ON THE X IN THE RIGHT CORNER OF THE IMAGE TO CLOSEA few images...
1. VX281 | Navy Wings | Hawker Sea Fury T.20
2. G-MASH | Bell 47G-4A
3. G-MASH | Bell 47G-4A
4. G-WIZR | Robinson R22 Beta II
5. G-WIZR | Robinson R22 Beta II
6. G-WIZR | Robinson R22 Beta II
7. XT435 (G-RIMM) | Navy Wings | Westland Wasp HAS.1
8. XT435 (G-RIMM) | Navy Wings | Westland Wasp HAS.1
9. XT435 (G-RIMM) | Navy Wings | Westland Wasp HAS.1
10. XT435 (G-RIMM) | Navy Wings | Westland Wasp HAS.1
11. XT435 (G-RIMM) | Navy Wings | Westland Wasp HAS.1
12. XT435 (G-RIMM) | Navy Wings | Westland Wasp HAS.1
13. XT435 (G-RIMM) | Navy Wings | Westland Wasp HAS.1
14. XT435 (G-RIMM) | Navy Wings | Westland Wasp HAS.1
15. XT435 (G-RIMM) | Navy Wings | Westland Wasp HAS.1
16. XT435 (G-RIMM) | Navy Wings | Westland Wasp HAS.1
17. 42-46703 N69745 (FX877) | Navy Wings | Stinson Reliant 1
18. 42-46703 N69745 (FX877) | Navy Wings | Stinson Reliant 1
19. 42-46703 N69745 (FX877) | Navy Wings | Stinson Reliant 1
20. 42-46703 N69745 (FX877) | Navy Wings | Stinson Reliant 1
21. 42-46703 N69745 (FX877) | Navy Wings | Stinson Reliant 1
22. PT879 | Hangar 11 | 'Russian Spitfire' Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXe
23. PT879 | Hangar 11 | 'Russian Spitfire' Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXe
24. PT879 | Hangar 11 | 'Russian Spitfire' Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXe
25. PT879 | Hangar 11 | 'Russian Spitfire' Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXe & VX281 | Navy Wings | Hawker Sea Fury T.20
26. PT879 | Hangar 11 | 'Russian Spitfire' Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXe & VX281 | Navy Wings | Hawker Sea Fury T.20
27. PT879 | Hangar 11 | 'Russian Spitfire' Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXe
28. PT879 | Hangar 11 | 'Russian Spitfire' Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXe
29. 2 x BAC Jet Provost T.3's & Aero Delfin L-29
30. G-WIZR | Robinson R22 Beta II
31. LX-ICL | CargoLux Airlines International | Boeing 747-467(F)
32. LX-ICL | CargoLux Airlines International | Boeing 747-467(F)
33. LX-ICL | CargoLux Airlines International | Boeing 747-467(F)
34. VX281 | Navy Wings | Hawker Sea Fury T.20
35. VX281 | Navy Wings | Hawker Sea Fury T.20
36. VX281 | Navy Wings | Hawker Sea Fury T.20
37. VX281 | Navy Wings | Hawker Sea Fury T.20
38. VX281 | Navy Wings | Hawker Sea Fury T.20
39. VX281 | Navy Wings | Hawker Sea Fury T.20
40. VX281 | Navy Wings | Hawker Sea Fury T.20
41. VX281 | Navy Wings | Hawker Sea Fury T.20
42. VX281 | Navy Wings | Hawker Sea Fury T.20
43. VX281 | Navy Wings | Hawker Sea Fury T.20
44. 42-46703 N69745 (FX877) | Navy Wings | Stinson Reliant 1
45. 42-46703 N69745 (FX877) | Navy Wings | Stinson Reliant 1
46. 42-46703 N69745 (FX877) | Navy Wings | Stinson Reliant 1
47. XT435 (G-RIMM) | Navy Wings | Westland Wasp HAS.1
48. XT435 (G-RIMM) | Navy Wings | Westland Wasp HAS.1
49. XT435 (G-RIMM) | Navy Wings | Westland Wasp HAS.1
50. XT435 (G-RIMM) | Navy Wings | Westland Wasp HAS.1
51. XT435 (G-RIMM) | Navy Wings | Westland Wasp HAS.1
52. XT435 (G-RIMM) | Navy Wings | Westland Wasp HAS.1
53. XT435 (G-RIMM) | Navy Wings | Westland Wasp HAS.1
54. XT435 (G-RIMM) | Navy Wings | Westland Wasp HAS.1
55. XT435 (G-RIMM) | Navy Wings | Westland Wasp HAS.1
56. XT435 (G-RIMM) | Navy Wings | Westland Wasp HAS.1
57. PT879 | Hangar 11 | 'Russian Spitfire' Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXe
58. PT879 | Hangar 11 | 'Russian Spitfire' Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXe
59. PT879 | Hangar 11 | 'Russian Spitfire' Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXe
60. PT879 | Hangar 11 | 'Russian Spitfire' Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXe
Cheers, Rog