Duxford – Coming of War I

The third section in the Air Show schedule was “The coming of the Second World War” and it had several “subsections”.

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First was a brilliant formation flight showing the trainer aircraft used in the days before and during the war. ComingOfWar_02

The “G-SVIV” is a Belgian Stampe SV4-C. The “G-BSAJ” is designed in 1933 by a Swede (!) called Anders Anderson. He worked for Bücker Flugzeubau in Berlin and the aircraft was called Bücker Jungmann. It became very successful and was built under licence in Switzerland, Spain, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Japan. This example was built in Spain as a CASA 1-131-E3B.
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Here is an American Boeing PT-17 Stearman performing solo, as was…ComingOfWar_04

…the Jungmann, and…
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…the Stampe.ComingOfWar_06

Finally the De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth II. This one built in 1944.
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The next “sub-section” gave us two Hawker Nimrod. ComingOfWar_08

The Hawker Nimrod was a British carrier-based single engine, single seat biplane fighter aircraft built in the early 1930s by Hawker Aircraft.
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You can see the arrester hooks (v-shaped, under the tail) used when landing on ships.ComingOfWar_10

Finally, two aircraft from the early days of the Second World War.
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The American Curtiss H-75 first flew in 1935. This aircraft was sent to the French Air Force in 1939. It took part in the war in France and later in Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. Today it wears an authentic Armée de l’Air standard three-tone scheme and the Lafeyette Escadrille Sioux Indian head motif. This is the only airworthy example!

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This Gloster Gladiator Mk II was delivered in 1939.  ComingOfWar_13

It is a beautiful aircraft. My sons’ grandfather flew it in the Swedish Air Force!

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