European Luscombe Tour 2021
Enstone to Lane Farm
June 14 to 18, 2021
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Once again Nige Barratt a Luscombe pilot and European Luscombes social media manager announced this year's European Luscombe Tour the six day event was soon to be reduced to a five day tour of mostly central engish airfields. Starting at Enstone in the Cotswolds the five or so Luscombes gathered for the next leg to Syswell. A event meant held at Sywell meant their cross country flight had to be delayed to early evening. The tour continued for the rest of the week to East Kirkby, Beverley, Tatenhill and Lane Farm near Painscastle in South Wales.
Enstone
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Part of the starting line-up, can you spot the odd one out? |
In position and all fuelled up....the Tour is ready to go. |
Luscombe 8E (G-BRUG) re-locating to the western end at Enstone. |
Left to right: Luscombe 8E (G-BRUG) from 1946. |
Luscombe 8A Silvaire (G-AGMI). |
Left to right: Luscombe 8A Silvaire (G-AGMI) from 1941. |
Left to right: Luscombe 8A Silvaire (G-AGMI). |
Luscombe 8F Silvaire (G-LUSK). |
Left to right: Luscombe 8F Silvaire (G-LUSK) from 1947. |
Luscombe 8A Silvaire (G-BSUD) was first to arrive from its farm strip base in Kent. |
Left to right: Luscombe 8A Silvaire (G-BSUD) from 1941. |
Left to right: Luscombe 8A Silvaire (G-BSUD). |
Left to right: Odd one out on the Tour was Cessna 140 (G-HALJ) from 1946. |
Left to right: Flying down from Barton, Manchester and last to arrive was Luscombe 8E Silvaire Deluxe (G-AJKB) from 1946. |
Left to right: Enstone residents; Cessna 120 (G-BUJM) from 1946.
Canadian Car & Foundry T-6H Texan (EX490 '78' registered G-CLCJ previously F-AZQK) from 1951.
SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 (XX764 later 9010M). |
Evening arrivals Luscombes (8E G-BRUG, 8E G-AJKB and 8E G-BROO). |
Left to right: Luscombe 8A Silvaire (G-AGMI) arriving at Lane Farm, waived in by the airfield owner. |
Left to right: Luscombe 8E (G-BRUG) and Luscombe 8E Silvaire (G-BROO) from 1948. |
Luscombe 8E Silvaire Deluxe (G-AJKB) basking in the evening sun. |
Left to right: Luscombe 8E Silvaire Deluxe (G-AJKB). |
Left to right: Luscombe 8A (G-AGMI). |
Left to right: Luscombe 8E Silvaire (G-BROO). |
Left to right: Luscombe 8E (G-BRUG). |