North Weald Airfield, Sunday 7th September 2014

 

 

North Weald Community Day

Wings Over Europe - Remembering D-Day

 

The annual North Weald Open Day, which, for the first time for a number of years, included a short flying display.

The highlight of which had to be an appearence by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Supermarine Spitfire Mk LFIXe, MK356 5J-K

& Hawker Hurricane Mk IIc, LF363 JX-B, a very welcome sight after its recent return to flight.

 

Also displaying were Hawker Hunter T.7, WV372/R, which is based at North Weald & De Havilland DH-100 Vampire, LN-DHY PX-K

of the Norwegian Air Force Heritage Flight, "Warbirds of Norway". As an added bonus, before each of these aircraft displayed they

did a couple of flypasts in close formation, a really unique occurrence.

 

The weather, fortunately, after a dodgy start, turned out to be excellent!

 

The whole event proved enormously popular, let's hope for a more substantial flying display next year.

 

This section contains around 100 images from the day and also includes -

BAC Jet Provost T.5A, G-BWGS & Mk.52 G-PROV, De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk, 1377, Mig-17 1211 & North American T.6 Harvard 8084 (G-KAMY) :

 

De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
Mikoyan Mig-17 (Lim-6) 1211 G-MIGG
Mikoyan Mig-17 (Lim-6) 1211 G-MIGG
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk 1377
BAC Jet Provost T.5A G-BWGS (EX-XW310)
North Weald Open Day Static Line
Met Police Eurocopter EC-145 C2 G-MPSC
BAC Jet Provost T.5A G-BWGS (EX-XW310)
De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk 1377
De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk 1377
Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV & Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI) & Pilot Chris Heames
Hunter T.7 WV372/R & Pilot Chris Heames
Hunter T.7 WV372/R & Pilot Chris Heames
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
Hunter T.7 WV372/R & Pilot Chris Heames
Hunter T.7 WV372/R & Pilot Chris Heames
De Havilland Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY PX-K
De Havilland Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY PX-K
Hunter T.7 WV372/R & Pilot Chris Heames
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
De Havilland Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY PX-K
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
De Havilland Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY PX-K
De Havilland Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY PX-K
De Havilland Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY PX-K
De Havilland Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY PX-K
De Havilland Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY PX-K
De Havilland Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY PX-K
De Havilland Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY PX-K
De Havilland Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY PX-K
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
De Havilland Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY PX-K
De Havilland Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY PX-K
De Havilland Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY PX-K
De Havilland Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY PX-K
De Havilland Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY PX-K
De Havilland Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY PX-K
Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY & Hunter T.7 WV372
Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY & Hunter T.7 WV372
DH Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY & Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R
Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY & Hunter T.7 WV372
Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY & Hunter T.7 WV372
Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY & Hunter T.7 WV372
Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY & Hunter T.7 WV372
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
De Havilland Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY PX-K
De Havilland Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY PX-K
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
De Havilland Vampire DH-100 LN-DHY PX-K
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
Hawker Hunter T.7 WV372/R (G-BXFI)
Piper J3C-65 Cub G-BPCF
Piper J3C-65 Cub G-BPCF & Pilot
Piper J3C-65 Cub G-BPCF with Pilot Brendon O'Brien
Piper J3C-65 Cub G-BPCF
North American T.6 Harvard 8084 (G-KAMY)
North American T.6 Harvard 8084 (G-KAMY)
North American T.6 Harvard 8084 (G-KAMY)
North American T.6 Harvard 8084 (G-KAMY)
North American T.6 Harvard 8084 (G-KAMY) & Pilot John Beattie
BBMF Spitfire MK356 & Hurricane LF363
BBMF Spitfire MK356 & Hurricane LF363
BBMF Spitfire Mk.LFIXe MK356 & Hurricane Mk.IIc LF363
BBMF Spitfire MK356 & Hurricane LF363
BBMF Spitfire MK356 & Hurricane LF363
BBMF Spitfire Mk.LFIXe MK356 & Hurricane Mk.IIc LF363
BBMF Spitfire MK356 & Hurricane LF363
BBMF Spitfire MK356 & Hurricane LF363
BBMF Spitfire Mk.LFIXe MK356 & Hurricane Mk.IIc LF363
BBMF Spitfire MK356 & Hurricane LF363
BBMF Spitfire Mk.LFIXe MK356 5J-K
BBMF Supermarine Spitfire Mk.LFIXe MK356 5J-K
BBMF Spitfire Mk.LFIXe MK356 5J-K
BBMF Spitfire Mk.LFIXe MK356 5J-K
BBMF Supermarine Spitfire Mk.LFIXe MK356 5J-K
BBMF Spitfire Mk.LFIXe MK356 5J-K
BBMF Spitfire Mk.LFIXe MK356 5J-K
BBMF Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc LF363 JX-B
BBMF Hurricane Mk.IIc LF363 JX-B
BBMF Hurricane Mk.IIc LF363 JX-B
BBMF Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc LF363 JX-B
BBMF Hurricane Mk.IIc LF363 JX-B

 

 

All images Copyright İRoger Whitcomb 2014 - www.milairpix.com