North Weald Airfield, Sunday 20th December 2016

 

BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV & De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74

 

I thought my 2016 season was over after the Lightning Nightshoot at Bruntingthorpe in early November,

I was unexpectedly however, given the heads-up about some flying at my nearest airfield, North Weald, on 20th December.

BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV was due to fly for the first time after winter maintenance & issues that had arisen

after a bird strike a couple of months previously & the De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74 was also

due to fly, it's first flight, again, after winter maintenance. A day not to be missed.

 

G-PROV would fly twice, firstly, by pilot DJ, to maintain his currency in Jet Provosts & secondly, by one

of the aircraft's co-owners, Tatiana Shevchenko. Both times accompanied by Chris Heames.

The De Havilland Vampire T.11, co-owned & flown by Mark Hooton, only flew the once during the day,

but it was well worth the wait as she's a beautiful looking aeroplane and very much a rarity,

being the only T.11 flying today.

 

The weather was pretty good all day, although, as you can imagine, it was bitingly cold.

 

Also on the pan, but not flying, although, she did do an engine run, was BAC Jet Provost T.5, XW325.

 

This section contains 87 images from the day :

 

De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74 & Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
Aerostar 6 - Yakovlev Yak-50 G-GYAK (ex RA-02246)
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
G-PROV & Pilot Tatiana Shevchenko
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74 Pilot's Helmet
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74 Cockpit
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
Vampire T.11 WZ507's Pilot Mark Hooton
Vampire T.11 WZ507 & Pilot Mark Hooton refuelling the aircraft
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV's Pilot DJ
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV's Pilot DJ
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV & Pilot DJ
Pilot Chris Heames
Provost Mk.52 G-PROV & Pilot Chris Heames
Provost Mk.52 G-PROV & Pilot Chris Heames
Provost Mk.52 G-PROV & Pilot Chris Heames
Provost Mk.52 G-PROV & Pilot Chris Heames
Provost Mk.52 G-PROV with co-pilot DJ & Pilot Chris Heames
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV with Pilot & co-Pilot
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV & Pilot DJ
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
BAC Jet Provost T.5 XW325 (G-BWGF)
BAC Jet Provost T.5 XW325 (G-BWGF)
BAC Jet Provost T.5 XW325 (G-BWGF)
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
Pilots Mark Hooton, Tatiana Shevchenko, Chris Heames & DJ
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV & Pilots
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
Vampire T.11 WZ507/74 & Provost G-PROV
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74 & Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
BAC Jet Provost Mk.52 G-PROV
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74
De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/74

 

 

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