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Since our normal tow car was rear ended recently, and
still away for repairs, we couldn't tow the Jeep down to Breighton after
school finished. Instead, I drove the Jeep and Jeep trailer in the afternoon,
with Lynne following in a normal car after the school run. This allowed me the
get the tent set up before she arrived. It was a nice afternoon and evening,
allowing a photoshoot with some friends followed by a barbecue.
Overnight, it rained, and Saturday morning was dull and showery, but slowly brightening up. By around 11:30, people were aviating, and there was a constant stream of aircraft flying for the rest of the day, until everyone began to get ready for the hangar party. Jessie was parked up near the East end of the airfield, along with a number of other military vehicles. The first three aircraft pictures below show the three Bucker designs that attended the Buckerfest - The Jungmann, Bestmann and Jungmeister. |
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| Over the weekend, there were two Bucker Bestmann aircraft present, one with the inline engine which is based there and one with flat four which was visiting. It was a rare treat to catch photos of them briefly together. | |||
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| Here's some of the other military vehicles in attendance. Several Jeeps, Land Rovers, motor bikes, a Dodge WC51, three GMC 6x6's and an M35 6x6 were on display. There were also a number of classic cars on show further down the airfield. | |||
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| Some of the Real Aeroplane Company fleet, the Fokker Triplane, Arrow Active 2, Aeronca 100 and Yak-18a. | |||
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| Time for the hangar party. Lynne and Lyta were amongst the few who dressed up for the German themed party. | |||
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| On Friday evening, before Lynne arrived, I used my powers of persuasion to get some friends to do a bit of dressing up for a 4077th M*A*S*H photoshoot beside the Bell 47 helicopter. The flying shots were taken on Saturday evening during a short flight around the airfield. | |||
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| At the end of Sunday, I got the chance of a flight in the collection's Broussard. See the separate report on that HERE. | |||