Aviation Photography - Shuttleworth Trust, Old Warden

Shuttleworth Trust
Flying Day
Old Warden
April 19, 2013

Each year before the flying season gets underway Shuttleworth pilots spend the week familiarising themselves with the Trust's display aircraft.

Polikarpov Po2

Left to right: Polikarpov Po2 (white 28) from 1944.

Left to right: Polikarpov Po2 (white 28).

Avro 621 Tutor (K3215 registered G-AHSA painted as 'K3241'). As K3215 when photographed in 1973.

Left to right: Avro 621 Tutor (K3215 registered G-AHSA painted as 'K3241') built in 1933 it is the sole survivor.

Hawker Hind (K5414 coded 'XV' registered G-AENP).

Left to right: Hawker Hind (K5414 coded 'XV' registered G-AENP).

Left to right: DHC 1 Chipmunk (RCAF '671' registered G-BNZC) It was built in 1952.

Left to right: Westland Lysander IIIA (V9367 'MA-B' registered G-AZWT). The Lysander was designed to operate closely with the Army as a special transport and observation aircraft. It was a very rugged aircraft able to land on small and unprepared landing fields. Four squadrons with 170 Lysanders, were moved to France in 1939. At the end of their time in France only 50 aircraft returned. They were later used to patrol coastal areas for downed airmen and could deploy dinghies when necessary. The Lysander operated with the RAF from 1938 to 1946.

Left to right: Gloster Gladiator Mk.1 ('K7985' really L8032 registered G-AMRK). The Gladiator was the last biplane fighter when it entered service with the RAF in 1937, unfortunately it was no match for the technologically more advanced German aircraft at the start for World War Two.

Left to right: Percival Provost T1 (XF603) In 1953 the Provost T1 started to replace the Prentice in the RAF pilot training.

Left to right: Ryan PT22 Recruit (G-BTBH '001').

Left to right: de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth (K2585) The crew comprised pilot Wing Commander Willy Hacket and passenger the notable artist Bob 'Biggles' Tomlin.