Desert for Dessert, Old Warden in the Sunshine

[Professor_M]

A few photos from an excellent day at Old Warden for the Season Premiere. Whilst the winds may mean we have to wait a little longer for the DH.71 Tiger Moth's debut and a few other based aircraft weren't able to display, the visitors were superb - the Desert Spitfire at the end of the display being a particular highlight.

TE311 from the BBMF started proceedings...
RAF BBMF Spitfire LFXVIe | TE311 by Professor M, on Flickr

With the Hawk Speed Six due to display with the DH.71 and the Mew Gull still undergoing a fabric re-cover, the DH88 Comet displayed alone...de Havilland DH.88 Comet | G-ACSS | Shuttleworth Collection by Professor M, on Flickr

Danny Williams made his Shuttleworth debut in one of the old TRIG Team Pitts Specials...
Pitts S-1D | Danny Williams | G-PIII by Professor M, on Flickr

It wouldn't be Shuttleworth without Graham Saw demonstrating a glider of one form or another. The tail-less Fauvel was the mount of choice on this occasion...
Fauvel AV-36 | Shuttleworth Collection by Professor M, on Flickr

Provost...
Percival Provost T1 | XF603 | Shuttleworth Collection by Professor M, on Flickr

A tribute to the Cirrus engine...
Desoutter MKI | G-AAPZ | de Havilland DH.60X Moth | G-EBWD | Parnall Elf II | G-AAIN |Shuttleworth Collection by Professor M, on Flickr


With the other WWI aircraft staying firmly on the ground, it was down to the Bristol Fighter and visiting DH9 to represent that conflict...
DH.9 | E8894 | Bristol F.2b | D8096 by Professor M, on Flickr

Engine troubles for the Sea Hurricane meant the Shuttleworth WWII fighter contingent consisted of the Spitfire Vc and Gladiator I...
Gloster Gladiator I | L8032 | Supermarine Spitfire LFVC | AR501 | Shuttleworth Collection by Professor M, on Flickr

"Marinell" made a first Shuttleworth appearance...
NA P-51D Mustang | 'Marinell' | G-MRLL | Northwind by Professor M, on Flickr

Hawk Speed Six, without DH.71 Tiger Moth...
Miles M.2L Hawk Speed Six | G-ADGP | Shuttleworth Collection by Professor M, on Flickr

Polikarpov Po-2...
Polikarpov Po-2 | 0094 | Shuttleworth Collection by Professor M, on Flickr

Then came the segment "Spies" with the Lockheed 12A Electra Junior G-AFTL joining the collection's Lysander III for a pair of formation passes before splitting into their own routines...
Lockheed 12A Junior Electra | G-AFTL | Westland Lysander IIIA | V9552 by Professor M, on Flickr

Lockheed 12A Junior Electra | G-AFTL | Fighter Aviation by Professor M, on Flickr

A first flying appearance by the world's oldest airworthy Moth since its transfer from BAe ownership...
de Havilland DH.51 | G-EBIR | DH.60 | G-EBLV | Shuttleworth Collection by Professor M, on Flickr

To close proceedings, a UK Flying display debut by Spitfire IX LZ842 - a superb-looking Spitfire and although (like Marinell) the display started off looking rather high, it would close with a number of much lower topside passes...
Supermarine Spitfire IX | LZ842 by Professor M, on Flickr

The were also a few interesting fly-in visitors including this American-marked Tiger Moth...
DH Tiger Moth | "DE-745" by Professor M, on Flickr

The R4D was visiting from Duxford to spend the day on static display...
Douglas R4D-60 | N151ZE | Ready 4 Duty by Professor M, on Flickr

After a rather long wait, DH.83 Fox Moth "ZK-AGM"/G-CIPJ eventually departed for home. Having not seen this aircraft for a couple of years, it was a pleasant surprise to see parked up with the other visitors...
De Havilland DH83 Fox Moth | ZK-AGM | G-CIPJ | Mark Miller by Professor M, on Flickr

Thanks for looking.

[andygolfer]

lovely set Professor, I was there as well and about to go through mine now (or start to). The light was superb especially late in the afternoon.

We gave up waiting for the Fox Moth, what time did that leave?
Andy

[Professor_M]

lovely set Professor, I was there as well and about to go through mine now (or start to). The light was superb especially late in the afternoon.

We gave up waiting for the Fox Moth, what time did that leave?
Andy

Thankyou. The Fox Moth eventually departed just after 7.30.

[andygolfer]

lovely set Professor, I was there as well and about to go through mine now (or start to). The light was superb especially late in the afternoon.

We gave up waiting for the Fox Moth, what time did that leave?
Andy

Thankyou. The Fox Moth eventually departed just after 7.30.

Thanks - We left at about 7.10pm, maybe we should have waited,