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Latest update 19th November

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A dry but very windy day at Duxford to-day. (Visit delayed till today in order to meet up with an old friend.)

The Typhoon has joined the Shackleton and Victor back inside AirSpace but the Viscount is still exposed to the elements outside on the apron. I didn't notice any other movements, but the Sea Vixen nose wheel leg has partially collapsed again, leaving a small puddle of hydraulic fluid on the floor in hangar 3.

No activity on the field today, no doubt due to the high winds.

All new pics below.

AirSpace:

Typhoon back in AirSpace

Victor

Dambuster "Upkeep" bomb under the Lanc

A pair of dummy nuclear bombs under TSR-2

Canberra

Lightning and AAM display

Hangar 2:

Bearcat

Sea Fury

Harvard

Sea Fury

Sally-B

TFC P-47

Hangar 3:

Sea Vixen nose wheel leg fails again!

Short nose Blenheim

Spitfire V

Buchon receiving attention

OFMC Spitfire IX

OFMC Mustang

Hangar 4 :

Spit Mk 1

Proctor

Mig-21

Rapier

Hangar 5 :

End of naval gun barrel and mine?

Damaged steel plate and large shell

Sperry Ball turret

Fuel tanks with detachable nose cone

American Air Museum:

Phantom

B-17G

U-2

Super Sabre

C-47

Boeing Stearman Kaydet

Land Warfare:

Hetzer

Busy beach-head

Comet

T-34-85

Chieftain

Conqueror

Outside:

Blue skies and fast moving air

Hurricane trying to uproot the pole

Bloodhound

Britannia

Trident

Viscount and VC10

Viscount

Robin and near horizontal wind sock

*LINKS*	Links to websites that may be of interest follow below:
IWM Duxford	The official IWM web site
Duxford Radio Society	Historic ground & airborne radio equipment and GB2IWM
Friends of Duxford	How to make affordable multiple visits to Duxford and meet like minded people.
Classic Wings	How to take a flight at Duxford in a D.H. Rapide or Tiger Moth
Duxford Residents Checklist	Bernard's definitive record of Duxford resident aircraft identities....if it's there, he has the details!
Vulcan to the sky	Lets hope XH558 is not grounded due to lack of funds....Latest info here!
The Spitfire Society	Spitfire fan?? Share your interest with this group (with links to detailed Spitfire facts)
Aviation Museum Guide UK	A guide to aviation museums throughout the UK by Simon Rawlings
Ivor & Kevan Bundell	Contemporary folk music from two Duxford fans including "Mr Mitchell's Angel" ....Click for some "Merlin Music"
The Fighter Collection	All you wanted to know about TFC and were afraid to ask....now regularly updated!
Fighter Collection Blog	Now in hibernation til Spring 2010
RAF Museums Hendon & Cosford	Next best aviation collections in the UK...... Cosford Cold War Exhibition is Superb!!!!!
The Muckleburgh Collection	Excellent military vehicle collection on the North Norfolk Coast
Military Air Shows in the UK	Essential info for a visit to UK Air Shows
D.H.Classic Piston Engined Airliner Census	The whereabouts and condition of just about every remaining D.H. Dragon, Rapide, Dove & Heron on the Globe By Chris Wagstaff (Java required to see the nav buttons.)
Historic Aircraft Collection	Learn more about the Hangar 4 warbirds and other restoration work from the team
Classic Flying Machine Collection	A new aviation restoration group, who also operate a Fairchild PT-19 Cornell trainer
Sally-B web site	Sally-B web site .... lots of info on Duxford's resident B-17G and her team.
Aviation Anoraks	An interesting selection of (mainly) aviation photos from Mark, Samantha and Derek
The Mosquito Page	Information on the "Mossie" including details of remaining examples, by Andy Dawson
Museum-Explorer	Wide ranging coverage of warbirds and museum aircraft exhibits, by Michael Sibley
UK Flying Displays and Museums	Includes some very good Shuttleworth Photos, Duxford air display shots and available light Hendon & Yeovilton content, by Peter Noble, although not updated for a while now.
UK Warbirds	Details of UK Warbirds, including Duxford residents, by Justyn & Danni Keeble
Assault Glider Project	Shropshire based WW2 assault glider production project & Dakota restoration (site webmastered by Gary Wann)
Airfields and Aviation memorials	Photos and information covering many UK Airfields past and present by Richard Flagg
Midland Air Museum	A very interesting aircraft collection......well worth a visit!
Thunder-and-Lightnings	Some fascinating facts and anecdotes surrounding post war UK military aircraft...including the Valiant!