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2019 marked the 30th Anniversary of the Real Aeroplane
Company at Breighton Aerodrome. This year's Summer Fly-In was to celebrate
this anniversary along with the 4th International Buckerfest Fly-In ( covered
in a separate report ). Leading up to the event, the weather forecast wasn't
great, but it slowly improved closer to the weekend. Saturday was gusty and
had some heavy showers, so flying was a bit slow paced, especially in the
morning. The Yorkshire Air Ambulance was one movement, there to collect a
cheque for over £8600 raised by a Breighton pilot in a sponsored sky dive. |
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There were a number of twin engined aircraft there for the weekend, including an orange and white Beechcraft which was a new addition to the Real Aero collection. A de Havilland Rapide and another Beechcraft C-45 were there, both of which have visited before. The C-45 gave an impressive display upon arrival. |
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There was a great variety of aircraft there, both home based and visiting aircraft. Due to the weather around the country, the arrival of visiting aircraft was slow until later on Saturday when the rain showers reduced in number. |
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Several military vehicles also attended the event. There were several Jeeps, a few Land Rovers and a Volkswagen 181, the military version of the VW Trekker. The vehicles were displayed at various locations along the airfield. |
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By Saturday evening, the weather had improved giving us blue sky, though still quite a stiff breeze. My Jeep was joined outside the hangar by "Hocus Pocus", the Jeep belonging to Patrick Smart who also had his Bristol Hercules aircraft engine on display. There was a DJ, a band, food and a bar set up, plus one of the pilots doing a stand up routine. The party continued until 2am. |
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On Sunday, the wind was steady and more gentle and allowed much more flying. Both Beechcraft flew again and the Miles Messenger flew a practice display for an airshow next weekend. Three Taylor Monoplanes were passing through on their way to Malta, but one was damaged in a forced landing three days later on the French/Italian border. |
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