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HAC fly with the Few... |
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On Saturday 28th August, HAC's Spitfire and Hurricane joined
up with British Airways flight BA9222C over the South Coast of England.
On board the A320 were RAF veterans commemorating the 70th anniversary of
the Battle of Britain.
ITV news were onboard flight BA9222C and their news report
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Congratulations Mike |
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After training with the Cambridge Flying Group and HAC pilot
Howard Cook, volunteer Mike Webster was examined by Display Authorisation
Examiner Charlie Brown and achiieved his Display Authorisation (DA) for
formation flying.
Just a few days later on Saturday 14th August, Mike flew at
the Rougham Air Show led on his first ever display by Howard.
Well done Mike! |
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Spitfire BM597 spotted on Google Maps! |
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HAC's Spitfire has been spotted on Google Maps during a visit
to the Cambridge Flying Group based at Marshalls in Cambridge -
Link to Google Maps |
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The Polish tour is over |
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The HAC tour of Poland is now over and the aircraft are
safely back in the UK. Some videos and photos have been posted on the
HAC Poland Tour micro site |
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HAC visit Poland! |
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HAC's Spitfire and Hurricane have gone on a tour of Poland.
Click here for the HAC Poland Tour micro site
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The Nimrod II is back where she belongs! |
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After suffering a serious engine failure
whilst displaying at Yeovilton last summer, the aircraft was dismantled and
brought back to Retrotec, where
the engine was dismantled. It was found to have suffered a cylinder
seal failure, similar to that suffered by the Shuttleworth Hind. A
non-standard cylinder liner top had failed, damaging the cylinder head.
Extensive engineering work to bring the engine back to standard
specification was rewarded with a display by HAC pilot Charlie Brown at the
Duxford Spring Air Show, where it performed faultlessly. |
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The Nimrod II is back at Duxford |
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After having some engine work carried out at Retrotec, the
Nimrod II has arrived back at Duxford on the back of a lorry and is now
being re-assembled in Hangar 3.
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HAC Hurricane for Sale |
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We have decided to put up for sale our Hurricane (G-HURI), as
a precursor to the arrival of our original Hawker Fury which is due to fly
this Summer. It will be sad to see the Hurricane go, but it will go on a
high note after the extensive exposure it has had with Anna Walker and the
ATA celebrations last year; it is expected however that we will continue
operating it for the whole of this season and we are continuing to take
bookings for this summer as usual. Much work has been done on the Hurricane,
including the fitting of a new Merlin 29 (the correct engine for the type),
together with a thorough overhaul of the whole airframe so the new owner
will have one of the most original and well-sorted Hurricanes. |
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Nimrod II Update |
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The Nimrod, as will be known, had an
engine problem at the Yeovill (check spelling) display last year. The
problems proved more extensive than we first thought, and so the aircraft
was brought back to our facility in Sussex, the engine removed and stripped
down. The necessary engineering work has now been completed in our own
engine rebuild facility at Retrotec and it should be back in the aircraft in
February after bench testing. The opportunity was also taken to do a major
service on the aircraft down here. |
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Fly with Spitfire BM597 |
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Have you ever wanted to fly over the Kent country side with
Spitfire BM597 along side you? Now you can! Visit the
Go Action Stations website
for more information on this fantastic opportunity.
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Heinkel He 126 For Sale |
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Aero Vintage Ltd have put their rare Heinkel He126 up for
sale.
For further information, please visit
Platinum Fighter Sales
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