Saab B17

One of the highlights of last weekends Duxford show was the B17. Normally this would mean Flying Fortress Sally B but this time it was the Saab B17 of the Swedish Air Force Museum, making its first appearance at Duxford for 19 years. It put on a very spirited display for a WWII dive bomber so this is a post dedictaed to the aircraft.

Heavies

Duxford's Battle of Britain show at the weekend started with two iconic 4 engined bombers flying together in the form of B17 Flying Fortress Sally B and the BBMF Lancaster. This was a reprat of the pairing last year which was the first time the two had flown together for many years. It's a great sight to see.

Duxford B0B show Flight Line

Yesterday and Saturday was the annual IWM Battle of Britain air show, this year actually falling on Battle of Britain Day for day two. I went Sunday mainly as I left it too late to book parking for Saturday! A partial closure of the M2 meant it took longer than usual to get there and I ended up in the Meadow Car Park down the road which takes longer to get ot of but I arrived in sunshine and secured a spot close to the fence and had time for a wander along the flight line which has no additional cost so that is where I will start.

St George's Church, Ramsgate

Popped along to this local church today as they had an open day and I had not previously seen the stained glass window dedicated to Dunkirk. It was put in place in 1961 and is in a little nemorial corner.

Morayvia

I last visited this small museum in Scotland back in 2017 and there are a few pictures here. It has grown since and a proper re-visit is probably in order but this time I only had time for a passing visit on a day that the museum is not open although I was able to get a couple of pictures of the Phantom that arrived last year, the Vampire and a new project parked out front.

Nimrod Memorial

Outside of the Morayvia museum is a memorial to RAF Nimrod crashes and the lives sadly taken. As noted below the tailfin that forms the centrepiece of the memorial was recovered from an aircraft that crashed at an airshow in Canada.