Diverse Debut

摘要

The Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden, Bedfordshire, welcomed the 2019 airshow season on May 5 with many of its own aeroplanes being joined by visiting exhibits. Centred on a Vietnam theme, the small static collection included a Bell 47G and Cessna Bird Dog, with flying displays provided by Aces High's C-47, the OV-10B operated by the Bronco Demo Team and Plane Sailing's PBY Catalina - all of which were firsts in terms of landing at the venue. Among other items were the US Army-marked Bell UH-1H Huey from North Weald in Essex, an L-4J Grasshopper sporting US Marine Corps colours and a trio of flypasts from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Spitfire Mk.XVI TE311. Resident favourites, such as the Westland Lysander, Gloster Gladiator, de Havilland DH.51, Hunting Piston Provost, Southern Martlet, Percival Mew Gull and de Havilland Comet Grosvenor House all took to the skies.