Thanks very much indeed, Wojtek, Hugh and Paul.
As mentioned in my last post, this year's Flying Legends saw the debut of a very rare aircraft, in the form of the Historic Aircraft Collection's DH.9.
Until very recently, there were only three known surviving DH.9's in the World - in the Musee de L'Air, Paris, one at Saxonwold, South Africa, and a "civilianised" example in Australia, none of which are airworthy examples.
Following up on some rumours, and after many years of negotiation, Guy Black, of Aero Vintage, managed to rescue and bring to the UK
two airframes, found in an elephant stable in India, the aircraft having been 'Gifts of the Empire'.
Whilst one has been fully restored to flying condition, the other has been restored for static display (the wooden airframe having suffered the attention of termites), and is now on permanent display at Duxford, the restorations having been carried out by Retrotec.
Built in 1918, the airworthy example is now operated by the Historic Aircraft Collection, and had it's first post-restoration flight earlier this summer, with 'Flying Legends 2019 being it's first public display outing, showcasing the oldest airworthy aircraft to fly over the weekend.
This, and the following post, show to advantage the wonderful restoration work carried out on the airworthy example.
More of the show to follow soon.