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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Phil on November 20, 2008, 03:35:19 AM
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Anyone from London, Duxford ?
Been looking at video clips taken at the Duxford UK airshow July 2008.
Flying legends WWII Spitfires/109's/B17's....
The videos are on UTUBE.COM
Anyone ever been to these shows ?
I'm from Ottawa, Canada and it would cost me approx $1300(Can) to fly down for several days + accommodation and food...
Any of you near Duxford that could give me some input ???
Saw a spitfire fly here in Ottawa and I almost pissed my pants !!! :rofl
I'm gonna drool and go into a convulsion when I get to see 15 of them scramble !!!
Phil /OPP7755
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Not sure what your question is but I went a few years ago and its a cracking event, not just looking and watching but the sounds are amazing. Theres also the museum (http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/) to look round with planes and GVs.
You wont get many people from Duxford replying as its a little village!, Cambridge is the nearest major town.
My parents live about a mile away from Duxford and they get free entertainment most sunday afternoons with old stuff flying over.
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Saw "Wings of Legend" at Duxford this year, met up with Dantoo, Frankwho, Trikky, Tilt and Bruv - had a fantastic day out (despite the weather being somewhat iffy).
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,240998.0.html (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,240998.0.html)
Link to pics for you Phil,
HTH,
Wurzel
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Was at Duxford for a show first weekend of September just gone, was great. The Museum will probably take at least a day to go around as well.
Managed to have a sit in a Spit whilst I was there :D
I stayed in Duxford itself in a hotel that Douglas Bader used to stay at, nice little place and the local pub around the corner has some great personalities in it.
http://www.duxfordlodgehotel.co.uk/
Should book as early as possible for accomadation as they fill up fast around the airshow dates.