After a beautiful evening during which I unexpectedly but wonderfully was introduced to the joys of hot air ballon flight I awoke to the news that a gale was on the way in, and by the time I had driven to Duxford it had arrived with a vengence!
A joy of Duxford is that it has acres of under cover aircraft to see, but the rain was so tremendous that despite being mostly in hangars all day, I still ended up drenched to the skin. Though that may have partly been due to a) standing in the rain for some time watching a Harvard doing an engine run - worth getting wet for - and b) walking the entire length of the crowd line from 'Airspace' to beyond the 'tank bank' and back, as part of my training for the Spitfire 10k in September. :)
If, like me, you are interested in aviation photography, Duxford is a gem. After taking lots of action shots at Flying Legends earlier in the month, the rain meant that this day would be a day for details.
Here they are, and I hope you enjoy them.
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| Spitfire Repairs |
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| P40C Curtis Tomahawk |
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| Sea Fury Wheel |
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| Harvard Undercarriage With Tow Text |
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| Spitfire MH424 |
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| Prop Tip - Fairey Firefly |
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| Dragon Rapide Prop Detail |
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Look at the Size of That Prop!
Sea Fury. |
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| 'Scramble!' Detail from Battle of Britain Monument |
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| Crash Damaged Prop from Messerschmitt BF109E |
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| Heinkel Tail Fin |
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| Wheel. Spitfire N3200 |
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| Spitfire N3200 with Patterned Hangar Doors Behind |
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| Mustang Shadow |
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| Spitfire Shapes, Airspace |
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| Mosquito and Lancaster |
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| Spitfire under Lancaster Wing |
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| Lancaster Cockpit |
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'Three Wings'
Lancaster, Spitfire, and Vulcan |
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| Still Raining! There's a Hurricane and a Tank in this Shot! |
Despite the rain I had a very enjoyable day at Duxford, and can highly recommend it as a wet weather venue.
