The Fighter Collection's annual warbird spectacular will, if all goes to plan, bean especially outstanding affair in 2015. As reported in recent issues, it will seethe UK debut of TFC's P-36C - joiningthe operator's three other Curtiss Hawk variants, the Hawk 75, P-40C and P-40F, plus the P-40N of France's Flying Warbirds - and the first public flying display of Air Leasing-operated Seafire Ⅲ PP972. Hawker aircraft are due to be well-represented, a gathering of biplanes comprising the Historic Aircraft Collection's Fury, TFC's Nimrod Ⅰ and HAC's Nimrod Ⅱ, while the latest'product' of Hawker Restorations, Hurricane I P3717, should also be on hand. The assembly of Spitfires includes SL633 from the Seattle-based Heritage Flight Foundation, starting its UK tour. As ever, mainland European operators are providing aircraft in strength. The Flugmuseum Messerschmitt's Bf 109G-4 'Red 7'from Manching makes its long-awaited Legends debut, while Corsairs from the Flying Bulls and MeierMotors join TFC's example. The above details only a small selection of the participants; for details of the full listing, visit the show website.
展开▼
