When IWM Duxford set out to commemorate the end of World War Two in Europe, it did so in style. Rather than simply featuring wartime types, we witnessed a series of displays illustrating the run-up to hostilities and key aspects of the aerial campaign leading to victory, with contemporary items such as the superb RAF Typhoon and the Army Air Corps' new Apache duo being used as celebratory interludes. The approach worked wonders. The 'Road to the Second World War' section opened with a First World War trio featuring Rob Gauld-Galliers' Nieuport 17 replica, the Shuttleworth Bristol F2B, and a BE2e from the WW1 Aviation Heritage Trust. As far as possible, the intention was to connect the machines displaying to Duxford's own history, so the pairing of BE and 'Brisfit' was highly apposite, reflecting the airfield's early RAF days as a post-WW1 training base.
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