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    Welcome to our Trip Report Blog.
    Here we will post logs and pictures taken on aircraft spotting trips.
    Any info can be used for personal use, if passing on or publishing please credit SWAG.
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    Header Picture: UP-MI602 Mil Mi-26T (34001212133) Kazakhstan Emercom at Boraldai, Kazakhstan on 08/07/19 (credit StuC)

    Updates 2022:
    26th May - Log and pics added for Private Flyer Show 14/05/22
    24th December - BAPC Register updated and 56 pictures added

    Friday, 25 September 2009

    23/09/09 - Duxford Museum

    StuC checked the Museum during Helitech

    Main Entrance

    P2954/WX-E/(BAPC-267) Model of Hawker Hurricane (None)

    Air/Space Hangar 1

    V3388/(G-AHTW) Airspeed AS.40 Oxford I (3083)
    N4877/MK-V/(G-AMDA) Avro Anson I (Unknown)
    18393/(G-BCYK) Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk.IV (293)
    KB889/NA-I/(G-LANC) Avro Lancaster B.X (Unknown)
    XF708/C Avro Shackleton MR.3/3 (Unknown)
    XJ824 Avro Vulcan B.2A (SET24)
    G-ANTK Avro York C.1 (1282)
    1133 BAC Strikemaster Mk.80A (PS.364)
    XR222 BAC TSR 2 (XO-4)
    G-AXDN BAC/SUD Concorde 101 (1)
    ZA465/FF BAe/Panavia Tornado GR.1B (BS095)
    XZ133/10 British Aerospace Harrier GR.3 (712192)
    G-ALFU de Havilland DH-104 Dove 6 (4234)
    G-APDB de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4 (6403)
    N6635/25 de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth (Unknown) composite
    D5649 de Havilland DH-9 (Unknown)
    TA719/(G-ASKC) de Havilland DH-98 Mosquito TT.35 (Unknown)
    WH725 English Electric Canberra B.2 (71200)
    XM135/B English Electric Lightning F.1 (95031)
    ZH590 Eurofighter Typhoon (DA4)
    NF370/NH-L Fairey Swordfish III (Unknown)
    TG528/T Handley-Page Hastings C.1A (HP67/32)
    (G-ALDG)/"Horsa" Handley-Page HP.81 Hermes 4 (HP.81/8) fuselage
    XH648 Handley-Page Victor BK.1A (HP80/48)
    (N-250) Hawker Hunter F.6 (8920) cockpit
    G-AFBS/A Miles M.14A Hawk Tr.3 (539)
    XT581 Northrop MQM-57A (Unknown)
    (BAPC-57) Pilcher Hawk Replica (Unknown)

    F3556 Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 (Unknown)
    XX108 SEPECAT Jaguar GR.3 (S-1)
    ML796 Short Sunderland V (SB.2093)
    VN485 Supermarine Spitfire F.24 (SMAF.21567)
    (G-USUK) Thunder & Colt 2500A (1100) gondola

    G-ALWF Vickers Viscount 701 (5)
    V9673/MA-J/(G-LIZY) Westland Lysander IIIA (Y1351)
    XK936/62 Westland WS.55 Whirlwind HAS.7 (WA.163)
    XS863/304 Westland WS.58 Wessex HAS.1 (WA243)

    Hangar 2N

    G-AGTO Auster J/1 Autocrat (1822)
    G-AWKO Beagle B121-100 Pup (B019)
    1164/(G-BKGL) Beech 3TM (CA-164)
    44/(G-RJAH) Boeing Stearman Kaydet PT-27 (75-4041)

    WK522/(G-BCOU) de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 (C1/0559) fuselage

    WP859/E/(G-BXCP) de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 (C1/0744)
    WD373/12/(G-BXDI) de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 (C1/0312)
    G-ACMN de Havilland DH-85 Leopard Moth (7050)
    G-AGJG de Havilland DH-89A Dragon Rapide (6517)
    FH153/58/(G-BBHK) Noorduyn AT-16 Harvard IIB (14-787)
    142/51-7692/G-TROY North American T-28A Fennec (174-545)
    3349/(G-BYNF) North American Yale Mk.I (64-2171)
    57-G/(G-AKAZ) Piper J/3C 65 Cub (8499)
    PL344/TL-B/N644TB/(G-IXCC) Supermarine Spitfire LF.IXc (Unknown)
    TD248/CR-S/(G-OXVI) Supermarine Spitfire LF.XVIe (CBAF.IX.4262)
    H-98/(G-CCCA) Supermarine Spitfire Tr.IXc (CBAF.9590)

    Hangar 2S

    G-BRVE Beech GB-2 Traveler (6701)

    82/8/(G-CCVH) Curtiss H75-A1 Hawk (12881)
    284/(G-CDWH) Curtiss P-40B Warhawk (16073)
    N5903/(G-GLAD) Gloster Gladiator II (G5/75751)
    40467/19/(G-BTCC) Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat (A-11286)
    21714/B/201/(G-RUMM) Grumman F8F-2P Bearcat (D.1088)
    F/(G-RUMW) Grumman FM-2 Wildcat (5765)
    S1581/573/(G-BWWK) Hawker Nimrod I (41H-43617)
    WG655/GN-910/(NX20MD) Hawker Sea Fury T.20S (41H/636070)
    G-ARUL LeVier Cosmic Wind (103)
    FE695/94/(G-BTXI) Noorduyn AT-16 Harvard (14-429)
    CY-D/(NX251RJ) North American TF-51D Mustang (124-44703)
    (G-CDVX) Republic TP-47G Thunderbolt (21953) under restoration

    (PK624) Supermarine Spitfire F.22 (CBAF.189) fuselage, SE corner

    MV268/JE-J/(G-SPIT) Supermarine Spitfire FR.XIVe (6S/649205)
    EP120/AE-A/(G-LFVB) Supermarine Spitfire LF.Vb (CBAF.2403)
    KD345/A/130/(G-FGID) Vought FG-1D Corsair (3111)

    Southern wall restoration Bays

    219993/(G-CEJU) Bell P-39Q Airacobra (26E-397)

    A19-144/(A8-324) Bristol Beaufighter 21 (DAP324)

    (G-CBLS) Fiat CR.42 Falco (920)

    (G-BUCM) Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 (Unknown)


    Between H2 & H3

    433915/G-PBYA Consolidated PBV-1A Catalina (CV-283)

    Open shed between H2 & H3

    (G-ASTG) Nord N.1002 Pingouin (183) fuselage


    Hangar 3 Northern Section

    XV865 Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B (B3-14-67)
    XS576/E-125 de Havilland DH-110 Sea Vixen FAW.2 (10134)
    XG613 de Havilland DH-112 Sea Venom FAW.21 (12904)
    XG797/277 Fairey Gannet ECM.6 (F.9365)
    100143 Focke-Achgelis Fa.330A-1 (100143)

    WM969/10 Hawker Sea Hawk FB.5 (AW.6007)
    XS567/E-434 Westland Wasp HAS.1 (F.9578)

    Hangar 3 Southern Section

    (G-AWPZ) Andreasson BA-4B (01) fuselage only, under Firefly
    (G-BPIV) Bristol Bolingbroke IVT (Unknown) under restoration
    SE-BRG Fairey Firefly TT.1 (F.6071)

    (G-CBLK) Hawker Afghan Hind (41H/82971) fuselage
    Z5140/HA-C/(G-HURI) Hawker Hurricane XIIa (72036)

    (G-BPHZ) Morane-Saulnier MS.505 Criquet (53/7) wings only
    413704/B7-H/(G-BTCD) North American P-51D Mustang (122-39608)
    G-AXNZ Pitts S-1C Special (PFA 1383)
    G-AYGE SNCAN Stampe SV.4C (242)
    MH434/ZD-B/(G-ASJV) Supermarine Spitfire LF.IXc (CBAF.IX.552)
    BM597/JH-C/(G-MKVB) Supermarine Spitfire LF.Vb (CBAF.2461)

    Hangar 4 Northern Section

    XH897 Gloster Javelin FAW.9 (Unknown)
    XE627/T Hawker Hunter F.6A (41H/679985)
    XV474/T McDonnell-Douglas Phantom FGR.2 (3309)
    501 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PF (760501)
    LZ766/(G-ALCK) Percival P.34 Proctor III (H.536)
    WJ945/21/(G-BEDV) Vickers Varsity T.1 (619)

    Hangar 4 Southern Section

    E2581/13 Bristol F.2b Fighter (Unknown)
    HM580/KX-K/(G-ACUU) Cierva C.30A (726)

    (BAPC-93) Fieseler Fi.103A-1 (n/a)

    Z2315/JU-E Full Scale Model of Hurricane (n/a)
    DU-X Full Scale Model of Spitfire (n/a)

    WK991 Gloster Meteor F.8 (Unknown)
    1190/-+4 white Messerschmitt Bf.109E-4/N (1190)


    Hangar 5

    (G-ALZO) Airspeed Ambassador 2 (5226) under restoration
    9893 Bristol Bolingbroke IVT (Unknown) rear fuselage
    B2I-27/(B2I-10) CASA 2.111 (Unknown) under restoration

    XG743/597 de Havilland DH-115 Sea Vampire T.22 (15634) on Queen Mary trailer

    WZ590/19 de Havilland DH-115 Vampire T.11 (15165) under restoration
    A-549/(ZD487) FMA IA.58A Pucara (50)
    4V+BG/(6316) Junkers Amiot AAC.1 (48)
    96+21 Mil Mi-24D Hind (B4002)
    76/(Y2-176) Mitsubishi A6M-3 Zero (3865) unrestored fuselage

    CF+HF/(EI-AUY) Morane-Saulnier MS.502 Criquet (338)
    (59-1822) Republic F-105D Thunderchief (D-92) dismantled


    Building 63 (behind hangars, visible through windows)

    XP281 Auster AOP.9 (B5/10/167) dismantled
    252983/(N66630) Schweizer TG-3A (63) dismantled
    XN239/8889M Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 (1178) dismantled

    Building 66 (behind hangars, visible through windows)

    (L6769) Bristol Blenheim I (Unknown) Cockpit converted to Bubble Car

    (G-CCOM) Westland Lysander IIIA (Y1363) under restoration


    American Air Museum

    72-21605 Bell Helicopters UH-1H Hueycobra (13304)
    231983/IY-G/(F-BDRS)/"Mary Alice" Boeing B-17G Fortress (32376)
    56-0689 Boeing B-52D Stratofortress (464060)
    42-17786/25/(CF-EQS) Boeing Stearman Kaydet PT-17 (75-1728)
    461748/Y/(G-BHDK) Boeing TB-29A Superfortress (11225)
    451228/C/EC-493 Consolidated EZB-24M Liberator (6083)
    315509/W7-S/(G-BHUB) Douglas C-47A-85-DL Dakota (19975)
    77-0259/AR Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt (184)
    67-0120/UH General Dynamics F-111E (165)
    46214/3X/(CF-KCG) Grumman TBM-3E Avenger (2066)
    61-7962 Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird (2013)
    51-4286 Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (580-5581)
    56-6692 Lockheed U-2CT (359)
    76-0020/BT McDonnell-Douglas F-15A Eagle (199) outside
    155529/114-AJ/(ZE359) McDonnell-Douglas F-4J(UK) Phantom (2746)
    463209/WZ-S/(BAPC-255) Model of North American P-51D Mustang (None)
    (B-168) Noorduyn AT-16 Harvard (14-718) composite
    54-2165/VM North American F-100D Super Sabre (223-45)
    31171/(N7614C) North American JTB-25J Mitchell (108-37246)
    226413/ZU-N/N47DD Republic P-47D Thunderbolt (399-55731)
    4513/S/(G-BFYO) SPAD XIII Replica (35)

    Outside, behind Control Tower

    G-AVMU BAC 1-11 510ED (148)
    G-AOVT Bristol Britannia 317 (13427)
    G-APWJ Handley-Page Herald 201 (158)
    G-AVFB Hawker-Siddeley Trident 2E (2141)
    G-ASGC Vickers VC-10 1151 (853)

    Outside, behind AAM

    (BAPC-36) Model of Fieseler Fi.103 (None)

    Flight Line

    124485/DF-A/G-BEDF/"Sally B" Boeing B-17G Fortress (8693)

    Flightline, Pleasure Flights

    DF112/(G-ANRM) de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth (85861)
    G-ANPE de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth (83738)
    R4922/(G-APAO) de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth (82845)
    HG691/(G-AIYR) de Havilland DH-89A Dragon Rapide (6676)

    Around Eastern Hangars

    1747/(G-BGPB) Canadian Car & Foundry T-6J Texan (CCF4-538)
    WP929/F/(G-BXCV) de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 (C1/0807)
    8178/FU-178/(G-SABR) North American F-86A Sabre (151-43547)
    G-CCDR Raj Hamsa X Air (BMAA/HB/253)

    Far Side, Eastern end, based

    F-GXHD Robin ATL (110)
    G-BOHO Piper PA-28-161 (28-8016196)
    G-BREZ Cessna 172M (172-66742)
    G-BZTF Yakovlev Yak-52 (866703)
    (G-CBAB)/XX543/F Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1 (BH120/235)
    (G-CBGX)/XX622/B Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1 (BH120/287)
    G-GMKE Robin HR.200-120B (257)
    G-ILUA Alpha Aviation Alpha R2160i (160Ai-07007)


    Far Side, Western end

    G-CCWB Aero Vodochody L-39ZA (132036)

    Stored on Main Camp site

    (VP293)/X Avro Shackleton T.4 (Unknown) nose

    WF877 Gloster Meteor T.7 (Unknown) dismantled