Breighton Airfield Summer Fly/Drive-In
& 2nd International Bucker Fest - July 18/19th

With Lyta now at school, we had to wait until the end of the school day before we would be able to set off for Breighton. We decided that a long drive in the truck after school would get us there too late for her tea and then bedtime, so opted to take a Jeep on the flatbed trailer rather than going in the truck this year. Since 'Hope' had just had the engine rebuilt, I decided it would be a good opportunity to do a little test driving around the airfield and we'd not taken this Jeep to Breighton before.

It was windy when we arrived, which made setting up the tent challenging, but as usual, there was a great sun set and a nice warm light on the Friday evening allowing some nice pictures of the Jeep around the site and next to original wartime buildings. 

 The wind didn't ease much the following day which reduced the numbers compared to past years, but there were still eleven Bucker aircraft at the event, including one Jungmann flown over from Germany. There were a good turnout of classic cars on Saturday, but ours was the only military vehicle.
The Saturday evening dance was well supported, and there was another nice sun set as a backdrop for the Auster and Broussard. Sunday was more windy and dull, and visiting aircraft numbers dropped again, as did the classic cars with only a few turning up for the second day. While the weather was disappointing, we still had an enjoyable weekend relaxing and watching the aviating.
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