Daks over Normandy, Duxford 4th & 5th June

[andygolfer]

https://www.daksovernormandy.com/

this should be a spectacular sight and probably never to be repeated!

i bought my ticket for the 5th some time ago and now wondering if I should get one for 4th as well!
I was planning on going off-airfield on 4th to get different angles and with the sun better placed but wondering what access and traffic will be like? It's not a formal airshow so I assume Grange Road will be open for one possibility but the normal option of the school presumably won't be available because it will be a weekday.

I still want to be off the airfield really for the 4th so anybody willing to share ideas of suitable locations please?

and one other thought - the mass parachute practice jump is on the 4th but will it be over Duxford with it's proximity to the M.11? I wonder if they might use another nearby airfield for the practice jump because of safety concerns (Fowlmere maybe?) - thoughts anyone?

MTIA
andy

[andygolfer]

I've put together this list of the Dakotas etc present at duxford and that took part in the mass formation to Normandy on 5th June (2 aircraft were unable to fly on the 5th)

F-AZOX
HA-LIX (Lisonov Li.2)
LN-WND (engine failed on 04-06-2019 and aircraft did not go to Caen on 6th)
N47E
N47SJ
N47TB
N62CC
N103NA (engine problem on 05-06-2019 so delayed until 7th for flight to Caen)
N147DC
N150D
N341A
N431HM
N877MG
N8336C
N18121
N24320
N25641
N33611
N45366
N74589
OH-LCH
OY-BPB
SE-CFP

there is at least one photo of each of the above aircraft in my FlickR album here if anybody needs to identify them: https://www.flickr.com/photos/125470545 ... 8973562003

HTH
Andy