This year being the Platinum anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth 2’s reign, it would seem a good time for a look at the British civil aviation industry that shared those 70 years with her. In 1952 having left London for a tour of Kenya as Princess Elizabeth, the young heir to the throne would quickly return home following the death of her father, but now as HM Queen Elizabeth 2. If she had been able to take the time to look around from the top of the passenger...
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Welcome to this month’s roundup of the engineering work going on here at the Duxford Aviation Society caring for of the planes of the British Airliner Collection. CONCORDE When Concorde was last repainted over 20 years ago before going into the AirSpace hangar, she was left without any of the smaller decals/stencils that had adorned her fuselage and wings. This was because at the time these would have been painted on over a pre- cut stencil and these I believe were...
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We can now confirm the rumours that Handley Page Herald G-APWJ will be moving from Duxford...
Over 100 members of the Duxford Aviation Society, IWM staff, press and TV gathered at IWM Duxford on Monday...
British Aerospace 146 ZE701 from the RAF’s Number 32 Squadron (the Royal Squadron) is flying in to...
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