August – Page 13 – Airscene News

Unseen First World War Casualty Card Archive and Muster Roll Now Online

The Royal Air Force Museum has today launched a new website, rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk, which enables members of the public to interrogate previously unseen Casualty Cards of members of the Royal Flying Corps who suffered injury during the First World War. In addition to these records online visitors are now also able to search the Muster Roll for the RAF as drafted on 1 April 1918 and the Air Force List as of 1 February of the same year.

This online resource is the culmination of a three-year digitisation project involving over 10,000 hours of work by staff of the museum, who electronically preserved over 300,000 fragile records – all of which are free to examine for anyone with access to the internet.

Karen Whitting, Director of Public Programmes for the Museum stated:

“As part of the Museum’s on-going mission to open up our archives to the public, we felt it was of paramount importance that, as the world unites to commemorate the outbreak of the First World War, our online visitors were able to read these fragile documents which previously would have only been accessible through supervised visits with our curators. Each of the records contained within this digital archive reveals the story of a member of the Royal Flying Corps who suffered injury, often making the ultimate sacrifice to protect their families and their country at a time of major global conflict – heroes such as Albert Ball and Mick Mannock whose names are central to the story of the First World War in the air. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Heritage Lottery Fund for their grant of £19,000, which enabled the museum to build this site.”

Adam Shepherd, Head of Collections Management at the Museum said:

‘I would l like to thank all the members of the Museum’s Collections Management team who worked so tirelessly on digitising and indexing these important RAF personnel records. Their dedication and sheer hard work on this intricate and intensive project has helped make it such a success. I would also like to thank the project’s main sponsor, the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund, whose generous donation of £64,000 enabled the Museum to complete the rapid digitisation and indexing of so many records, as well as providing for the all-important public access. Without the Fund’s support we would not have been so successful in preserving, developing and opening up these important records, which will help future generations unlock the stories of RAF people.’

Leading the technical development of the site, was Dr Alan Whitfield, CEO of Congruis and Wididi UK:

‘The Congruis-Wididi partnership has worked closely with colleagues at the RAF Museum in one team of many talents, to create a digital environment in just a few weeks that can help everyone in the UK, and across the world, remember and reflect on the bravery and sacrifices of their ancestors and of the many thousands of members of the Royal Flying Corps. We hope that modern digital technology will help rebuild many lost, perhaps previously unknown, connections to those to whom we owe so much.’

Rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk is part of a larger 4 year project undertaken by the RAF Museum dedicated to engaging audiences with the story of the First World War in the air. The main focus of this project will be a new permanent exhibition at both of the Museum’s Cosford & London sites, the ‘First World War in the Air’, opening December 2014. This exhibition will be supported by a dedicated programme of events at both sites, plus an outreach programme that will work with local communities and schools in London and the West Midlands thanks to the generous support of the Heritage Lottery Fund and BAE Systems.

www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk

Lancaster Corner Redisplay at Newark Air Museum

Newark Air Museum Lanc Corner

Work is nearing completion on the redisplay of the Lancaster Corner display area at Newark Air Museum, which is located on part of the former RAF Winthorpe airfield in Nottinghamshire; close to the border with Lincolnshire.

The major part of this work has seen the fuselage section of IX(B) Squadron Lancaster W4964 WS-J lifted off the ground and turned into a new display position, which allows improved views of both sides of the exhibit.

This particular fuselage section was donated to Newark in 1974. Its ends had been boarded up and it had been used as a workman’s hut for a road repair team and also as a garden shed. W4964 flew 106 Ops and its 100th Op was a ‘Tallboy Op’ on the Tirpitz battleship in Alten Fjord, Norway. It carried the nose art of the ‘Johnnie Walker’ whiskey company and the exhibit still wears its original wartime paintwork and squadron codes.

Other exhibits in this area of Hangar 1 include: a 619 Squadron ME846 Lancaster display; an UPKEEP Mine (Bouncing Bomb); various 617 Squadron artefacts; Lancaster wing-tip from Lancaster R5726; and various turrets.

www.newarkairmuseum.org

RAFs First Jet Powered bomber set to display at Wings & Wheels

Dunsfold Canberra

The world’s only air-worthy Canberra PR9 will be celebrating its 65th anniversary and displaying at Wings & Wheels for the first time on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th August as part of the Midair Squadron’s display.

The Midair Squadron’s Canberra XH134 has been restored with an authentic paint scheme which represents the markings worn when the type entered service. Visitors will get to view its all-over silver paint scheme, complete with tri-colour roundels, fin-flash and large black ‘XH134′ markings under each wing, as it displays both days at the Aerodrome in Surrey.

Jamie McAllister, Event Director comments: “We are thrilled to confirm the Canberra XH134’s participation at Wings & Wheels. It is the first time we have welcomed the jet to Dunsfold and look forward to the team demonstrating its phenomenal jet power to our visiting crowds.”

The Canberra entered service with the RAF in 1951 as its first jet powered bomber. It was unarmed and relied on highspeed to escape enemy fighters. During its first ten years of service, the Canberra broke nineteen flight records and three altitude records including winning the London to New Zealand Air Race in 1953 with a world speed record and the first jet flight over the North Pole in 1954.

The Canberra is believed to be the world’s longest serving bomber and most recently provided support during conflicts in the Balkans and Middle East. And, because of its ability to fly at nearly 60,000 ft., it was also used for clandestine photo reconnaissance work during the Cold War. The ‘English Electric’ Canberra was sold to air forces all over the world and a total 1,347 were built. The aircraft retired from active duty in 2006.

Visitors to Wings & Wheels can also enjoy the world famous Red Arrows, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (Lancaster, Spitfire & Hurricane), Vulcan, Chinook, the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s (CWHM) prized Avro Lancaster and a host of other modern and historic aircraft during the five hour flying displays. For four and two wheeled fans, supercars and classic and vintage icons put on an awe inspiring display of power and speed on the Top Gear track in a two hour auto spectacular from Brooklands Museum.

The show also includes over 25 fixed-price catering outlets, 2 bars, hospitality facilities, free on-site parking, public camping, lost children point, disabled access, informative show commentary, opportunities to meet the pilots, official show merchandise and grandstand seating.

Tickets start from £20 for adults, £45 for a family (2 adults and 3 children aged 5 – 15yrs), £6 for children aged between 5 and 15yrs and under 5s are free. Hospitality packages start from £150 per person, weekend passes, grandstand tickets and camping are also available. For more information visit www.wingsandwheels.net or to book standard tickets call 08712 305 572.

Wings & Wheels is promoted by Dunsfold Park Limited and in 2014 will be assisting the fundraising efforts of Brooklands Museum Trust and Help for Heroes.

Come with us Back to the Forties at IWM Duxford

Duxford Back to the Forties

Enjoy two-for-one admission if you come dressed to impress in your Forties finery

Join us for our brand new event, Back to the Forties, on Sunday 29 September, as we time-travel back to Britain on the Second World War Home Front.

Come dressed in your 1940s finery, clutching your Back to the Forties voucher, which you can download from the IWM website at http://www.iwm.org.uk/events/iwm-duxford/back-to-the-forties and enjoy two-for-one entry to Back to the Forties and the whole of IWM Duxford (Sunday 29 September only).

We’re also holding a Best Dressed competition; our sartorial experts will be scrutinising entrants to find that perfectly authentic Forties look.

You’ll meet a range of wartime characters, including Land Army girls, a char lady, a wartime bobbie, a member of the Home Guard, an ARP Warden and civilians going about their daily life. Watch out for the wartime spivs who will try to charm you into buying their black market wares!

There’ll be the opportunity to sing along with your favourite 1940s songs as we hear from vocal entertainers Marina Mae, Nina Rae and Pete Wayre. Learn some nifty dance moves from our lindy hop dancers and find out how to look your best despite the clothing coupons with Harry and Edna’s Fashion on the Ration display and our Make-do-and-Mend activities.

Learn how to cook up a storm despite the ration book, discover how to put out an incendiary bomb with the National Fire Service, have a go at wartime games and visit the Women’s Voluntary Service with their indispensable tea wagon.

Listen to the authentic snap and crackle of the wartime 78s played by our gramophone DJ and be inspired to do your bit for the war effort with rousing speeches by the great wartime leader, Winston Churchill.

Living history groups bring to life the British and American forces on the Home Front. See a recreated RAF Operations Room as it would have been in the midst of the Battle of Britain in 1940, with live demonstrations showing who was in charge and how the operations room functioned as aircraft were called to ‘scramble!’

There will also be a display of RAF navigational equipment; an RAF airfield observation post, with period equipment and an RAF vehicle with Bomber Command markings; and an RAF aircrew poised to be called into action at any moment.

See a British Red Cross tent with medical equipment and tools, Home Front items and Fred, the resident casualty, who has certainly been in the wars!

There’s a display of a 1940s jeep and equipment used by British airborne troops and also of American airborne troops during D-Day.

GI 41-45 represent the 41st American Armoured Infantry on check point duty, complete with jeeps, tents and sandbags. USAAF B-17 Crews present a static dispersal point as they await their next bombing mission.

See members of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force manning a Chain Home Radar Receiver Station and enjoy the gallic delights of a period 1940s French café.

We’ll also have a glorious array of period vehicles, both military and civilian. Proving that it wasn’t all war work and no play, we’ve also got a 1940s picnic scene complete with period vehicle.

Wing Co Joe’s Café will be getting into the wartime mood with some vintage decorations and a specially created Dig for Victory menu, including leek and potato soup, corn beef hash and stout gravy, chicken broth and dumplings and Dig for Victory vegetable crumble.

Ladies can indulge in some fabulously forties hair and make-up demonstrations and make some vintage purchases at our pop-up shops.

Join us for a trip back in time to the Second World War Home Front and remember, it’s unpatriotic not to look your 1940s best!

www.iwm.org.uk

Wings & Wheels triumphs with spectacular show

Dunsfold Wings & Wheels 2013 Red Arrows by Rob Sambles

The ninth consecutive Wings & Wheels started in the wet and finished in glorious sunshine as over 28,000 visitors turned up on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th August to enjoy the displays.

Low cloud and rain made for a challenging Saturday with the team working tirelessly to get the air display underway. Some unavoidable cancellations due to safety gave way to outstanding demonstrations of flying skill from the Chinook, Apache Attack Helicopter and RN Lynx Black Cat Solo Helicopter Display teams. The B-25 Mitchell, celebrating 70 years since it was first stationed at the airfield, along with the Hurricane, Kittyhawk and the RN Historic Flight’s Swordfish, all battled the elements to get airborne and wow the crowds.

A new visitor favourite has been crowned with current Model Aircraft European Champions, father and son duo Steve and Matt Bishop, flying their 1/4 scale Red Arrows Hawk models in a formation display.

Brooklands Museum took to the Top Gear track with over 180 cars each day including the Porsche 911, Dodge Monaco, TVR Tasmin 280i, Ducati Mutistrada 1200s, Ferrari F355 Berlinetta, Ford GT40, Lotus Elise 49 and the stunning Benetton F1 B190.

Our first ever Wheels Club parade followed the Military Vehicle parade whilst in the Arena our living history and re-enactment demonstrations got off to an explosive start with a battle from the Screaming Eagles.

Saturday’s evening entertainment was the latest addition to Wings & Wheels with a live DJ set from the 1940s Radio Station in the Military Zone, Rock n Roll, Doowop and Rockabilly from Lights Out in the Wheels Zone and local band Geneva played something for everyone in the Central Arena.

Sunday saw a return to form with the weather improving and the Show kicking off with a display from the Jet Provost MK5. The diverse 5 hour Airshow also included the Avro Vulcan, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (Spitfire, Lancaster, Hurricane), RN Sea Fury, Team Breitling Wingwalkers, Glider FX and the Blades all capped off with a stunning performance by the Typhoon and Apache. The displays were accompanied by witty and knowledgeable commentary from aviation experts and display pilots.

For the very first time, the Fairey Swordfish of the Royal Navy Historic Flight flew with two Stearmans from the Breitling Team, to form a unique formation of biplanes. To top it off, the Sea Fury of the Royal Navy Historic Flight also joined the formation. During the weekend, the Royal Navy Swordfish also flew in formation with a Royal Navy Lynx helicopter, in tribute to the history of Naval Aviation.

The Red Arrows put on an extra special display during Sunday’s Show to make-up for the previous day’s cancellation with a further 10 minutes added to their normal flying routine.

Dunsfold’s resident Boeing 747 in the ‘Wings Park’ opened for tours as visitors also flocked to view the rarely seen Alouette Helicopter from the Belgium Air Force.

The Stunt Zone returned with fast action rally driving drift displays from Team Morley whilst Flyin Ryan and his band of merry bikers showed off gravity defying demonstrations of balance, back flips and somersaults in some hair raising pyrotechnic stunt performances proving two wheels are just as dramatic as four!

Jamie McAllister, Event Director Wings & Wheels comments: “After a challenging start to the weekend Wings & Wheels ended triumphantly. Our visitors are incredible and we can’t thank them enough for their support and enthusiasm, nothing dampened their sprits as they enjoyed everything the Show had to offer in the air and on the ground. Unique formations from the bi-planes, a debut display from the model flying Reds Duo, explosive battles in the Military Zone as well as classic and exotic racing cars in the Wheels Zone meant there was something to see and do throughout the weekend for all members of the family. A lot of people work tirelessly to put the Show on and volunteer their time over the weekend and to them we owe enormous thanks.”

Wings & Wheels is promoted by Dunsfold Park Limited and in 2013 assisted the fundraising efforts for Brooklands Museum Trust and Help for Heroes.

http://www.wingsandwheels.net/

Handley Page Hastings repaint at Newark Air Museum

Handley Page Hastings Newark Air Museum

The recent spell of reasonably settled weather has enabled the Newark Air Museum Restoration Manager and a small team of museum volunteers to make good progress with the restoration work on Handley Page Hastings TG517.

Most of the difficult to reach sections of the fuselage have now been cleaned, de-corroded and repainted. Work has also been completed on the undersides of the wings and is now underway on the engine nacelles, propeller sand upper wing surfaces.

The Handley Page Hastings TG517 was flown in to join the collection, landing on the runway at the former RAF Winthorpe airfield on 22nd June 1977 and is greatly valued part of the themed display of training aircraft at Newark Air Museum.

TG517 saw service during both the Berlin Airlift (Operation Plainfare) and the Icelandic Cod War (Operation Heliotrope). The aircraft is regularly opened to the public, where they can see the T5 equipment fit that it operated with at the RAF Bombing School at RAF Lindholme and then at RAF Scampton, where it trained Vulcan crew members to operate radar bomb-sight equipment mounted in the distinctive ventral radome.

Everyone at the museum is hoping for continued spells of good weather so the repaint can be completed before the winter months.

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/

Wings & Wheels set to soar through the airwaves

Wings & Wheels is excited to announce that we are teaming up with Eagle Extra over the Show weekend, Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th August, to bring you all the latest traffic and travel news, Show stories and live commentary through the *New* Wings & Wheels Radio Station.

From 6am to 9pm we’ll be broadcasting on 87.9FM with Eagle Extra. Kim Robson will bring special reports from the aerodrome between 7am and 9am and then again at 5pm to 7pm chatting to drivers, pilots, participants in the arena and the Wings & Wheels Crew as she brings you exclusive behind the scenes interviews. Latest traffic and travel news will feature throughout the day as we help you to and from the Aerodrome.

From further afield you can listen to Eagle Extra available on 1566MW or http://www.eagleextra.co.uk where you’ll get all of the Airshow radio news, along with the best songs of all time.

Kim Robson, Eagle Extra comments: “I love Wings & Wheels and have been to the Show every year. To get to go behind the scenes and chat to everyone from pilots to drivers, the team who organize it and the visitors in an official capacity is really exciting. At Eagle Extra we’re also going to bring the most up to date traffic and travel news with focus on the immediate roads around the Aerodrome.”

Jamie McAllister, Event Director, comments: “Communicating with our visitors is really important so we’re delighted to be working in partnership with Eagle Extra to bring Wings & Wheels Radio to the Show this year. As well as exclusive behind the scenes interviews, the radio show will bring travel updates, Show information and commentary as it happens so we’d recommend all our visitors, on and off site, tune in.”

The 9th annual Wings & Wheels will be held over the August Bank holiday weekend; Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th August 2013, at Dunsfold Park near Guildford, Surrey, and is open to spectators from 09:00 until 20:00.

Wings & Wheels is promoted by Dunsfold Park Limited and in 2013 will be assisting fundraising efforts for Brooklands Museum Trust and Help for Heroes.

Unique flypast by Boeing 747-8F at The Duxford Air Show on Saturday 7 September

Duxford 747 flypast

We are delighted to announce that a Boeing 747-8F, operated by Stansted Airport-based Global Supply Systems Limited and leased to British Airways World Cargo will be appearing at The Duxford Air Show on Saturday 7 September. This will be the debut air show appearance by a Boeing 747-8F in the UK.

The largest freighter aircraft on the British register, the Boeing 747-8F will make two flypasts at The Duxford Air Show. It will be a magnificent sight as it fills the skies over IWM Duxford.

David Curgenven, Head of Quality and Safety at Global Supply Systems Limited said: “We are delighted to be flying over The Duxford Air Show on Saturday 7 September and hope that visitors will be thrilled by the spectacle of the Boeing 747-8F as it overflies IWM Duxford’s historic airfield.”

The Boeing 747 carries around half of the world’s air freight. In November 2011, Global Supply Systems Limited became the first operator in the UK of the 747-8F, receiving the second and third aircraft in December 2011. All three aircraft went into service immediately after arrival at Stansted Airport.

Compared to passenger models of the aircraft, the upper deck is shorter, while the fuselage is stretched by 5.575 metres. It has a maximum take-off weight of 442,000 kg, with a maximum payload of 140,000 kgs. The aircraft can fly non-stop for 4,390miles.

David Curgenven says: “We carry everything from Formula One cars to live animals to outsize cargo such as wind turbine blades.”

Don’tmiss this rare opportunity to see the majestic Boeing 747-8F dominate the skies over IWM Duxford on Saturday 7 September at The Duxford Air Show.

Purchase your tickets for The Duxford Air Show by Bank Holiday Monday 26 August at our advance booking rate and enjoy 10% off our ‘on the day’ ticket prices. Also, one free child ticket is available with every adult or senior ticket purchased in advance.

For further information on The Duxford Air Show, including ticket prices, go to www.iwm.org.uk

Excitement builds with only 10 days to Wings & Wheels

Dunsfold Wings & Wheels Hurricane

The Wings & Wheels press launch kicked off with a preview taste of the air and motoring Show today (Tuesday 13th August 2013). GliderFX, the Hangar 11 Hurricane, model jet championship winning Reds Duo team and a host of motoring participants from Brooklands Museum, including the Benetton Formula One car, descended on the Aerodrome to showcase their displays ahead of the Show on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th August.

First in was Guy Westgate from GliderFX in his MDM-1 ‘Fox’ glider which is capable of ‘unlimited’ aerobatics. Next to display was a new addition to the Wings & Wheels line-up the Reds Duo team. Current Model Aircraft World Champions, father and son duo Steve and Matt Bishop, flew their 1/4 scale Red Arrows Hawk models in a formation display. They both hold private pilots licenses’ and describe the models as ‘harder to fly than the real thing’.

Concluding the flying demonstrations was the rare version of a famous and much loved classic British fighter, the 1942 Hurricane flown by Peter Teichman. The historic former Royal Canadian Air Force Hurri-bomber did a captivating flypast before landing and allowing guests a firsthand look.

Hitting the Top Gear track was a collection of modern and historic cars and motorbikes from Brooklands Museum which included John Reaks’ Benetton B190 which was used in the 1990 Formula One season. Nelson Piquet drove the car and won the final two races of that year, in Japan and Australia, to come overall third in the drivers’ championship. Also along for the ride were a selection of AC Cobra’s, GT40’s, E-Type Jaguar’s and a Yamaha Formula 1 Racing Sidecar from Des Lindsey.

The UK’s most famous Boeing 747 threw open its doors for a very special tour of behind the scenes trivia and a guided journey through the plane from our team of 747 aficionados.

Jamie McAllister, Event Director, comments: “Wings & Wheels is a great value, affordable family day out and this year we have lined up incredible aviation, motoring and military entertainment for the weekend. We are delighted to welcome back the Red Arrows and the Vulcan Bomber but also the Chinook, Typhoon and the Reds Duo – our first model flyers to perform at the Show. The Wheels has taken another step forward this year with a new crowd line parade from the Wheels Club Zone, the returning motoring demonstration and some incredibly interesting and rare military vehicles in the Military Zone where re-enactors will also be re-creating a battle for visitors. It’s going to be our best Show yet!”

Wings & Wheels is promoted by Dunsfold Park Limited and in 2013 will be assisting fundraising efforts for Brooklands Museum Trust and Help for Heroes.

IWM Duxford-based Catalina takes on a round-Britain trip

Commemorating a 100 year old flight in the aircraft’s own 70th birthday month.On Wednesday 21 August, Catalina G-PBYA, operated by Plane Sailing Air Displays Limited and based at IWM Duxford, undertakes a remarkable aviation challenge.

Honouring the daring flying expeditions of the pioneer aviators, the Catalina will undertake, in its centenary year, the 1913 Circuit of Britain flight, which was flown by pilot Harry Hawker and mechanic Harry Kauper, both Australians, in a Sopwith Waterplane.

The Catalina celebrates its 70th birthday this month, making it the oldest UK-based airworthy amphibian.

In 1913, the Circuit of Britain Race was the firstmajor British competition for seaplanes. It was supported by Lord Northcliffe, the proprietor of the Daily Mail, who was a great fan of aviation races. Shell Aviation provided the lubricants for the original race and will be doing the same 100 years on.

The route in 1913, as reported by Flight magazine, started and finished at Southampton Water, with eight control points en route. These were the Royal Temple Yacht Club in Ramsgate, the Naval Air Station in Yarmouth, the Grand Hotel in Scarborough, the Palace Hotel in Aberdeen, the Naval Air Station in Cromarty, the Great Western Hotel in Oban, the Royal St George Yacht Club in Kingstown, Dublin and the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club in Falmouth.

While the airspace in 2013 is somewhatmore restricted then 100 years ago, the crew of the Catalina intends to follow the 1913 route as closely as possible. The full route is outlined below. The crew will take off from IWM Duxford onWednesday 21 August to complete the 1600mile route over approximately five days. They will be flying over some key historic sites, including Kingston, where the Sopwith Factory was based; Hook in Chessington, where Harry Hawker is buried and Brooklands Aerodrome (now Brooklands Museum), where Harry Hawker learnt to fly and tested aircraft for use in the First World War. The Catalina will also orbit the Classic Boat Museumat Cowes, which has on display a 1/8 scale replica of the Bat Boat tested by Harry Hawker in 1913.

The Catalina crew aspires to succeed where Harry Hawker and Harry Kauper did not.

Harry Hawker was the Chief Test Pilot for the Sopwith Aviation Company, while Harry Kauper was an experienced mechanic and Foreman of Works at Sopwith.

Although four aeroplanes were originally entered for this aerial challenge in 1913, of their competitors, Samuel Cody was killed in a flying accident on 7 August, while F K McLean withdrew his Short S.68 aircraft due to engine trouble. The Radley-England Waterplane was withdrawn for the same reason. Only the two Harrys took off on the day of the race.

Their first attempt ended at Yarmouth with a cracked cylinder head and pilot exhaustion. They started again on 25 August andmanaged to fly to just north of Dublin, but crashed in the sea when Harry Hawker’s foot slipped off the rudder while landing. The aircraft was destroyed and Harry Kauper broke his arm. Harry Hawker got a soaking, but was otherwise unharmed. While the Daily Mail prize money of £5,000 could not be given, a consolation award of £1,000 was donated. Shell commissioned Mappin & Webb to make amodel of the Sopwith Waterplane, which was presented to Harry Hawker.

The 2013 Catalina commemoration is led by pilot Jeff Boyling, who, like Harry Hawker, was born in Australia and shares a passion for aeronautical adventure. Bymarking this occasion, Jeff hopes to inspire younger generations with the wonder of flying and to keep the golden era of aviation alive today. Jeff said: “Flying the Catalina G-PBYA is a huge privilege and honour. It is wonderful that this historic aircraft can pay tribute to a great aviator who was a real pioneer. May the memory of Hawker live on.”

Why not come down to IWM Duxford and see Jeff and the Catalina team depart in grand style as they take off for this challenging aerial expedition on Wednesday 21 August?

We’ll be tracking the Catalina’s progress on the Imperial War Museum Duxford facebook page and also via our twitter feed at https://twitter.com/I_W_M