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For those interested - here's the participation list with country of origin. Super DC-3S N29TN (USA) DC-3 N877MG (USA) DC-3A N18121 (USA) R4D-6S N151ZE "Ready for Duty" (USA) C-53D N45366 "D-Day Doll" (USA) C-47 "That's all Brother" (USA) C-53 N534BE "The Duchess of Dakota" (USA) C-47 N73DC "Drag 'em Oot" (UK) C-47 N47SJ "Betsy's Biscuit Bomber" (USA) C-47A N47E "Miss Virginia" (USA) C-53DO N8336C "The Spirit of Benovia" (USA) C-47B N836M "Luck of the Irish" (USA) DC-3 F-AZTE (France) DC-3A N472AF "KG668" (USA) DC-3 N24320 "Miss Montana" (USA) AC-47 N2805J "Spooky" (USA) C-47A RA-2944G (Russia) DC-3 TF-NPK "Pall Sveinsson" (Iceland) DC-3C N25641 "Liberty" (USA) - D-Day veteran DC-3 SE-CFP "Daisy" (Sweden) - D-Day veteran DC-3A OH-LCH (Finland) DC-3 N431HM (Switzerland) C-41A N341A (USA) DC-3 N28AA (USA) C-47 N834M (USA) DC-3 (C-53D) LN-WND (Norway) C-47A RA-05738 (Russia) DC-3 "Gamle Dame" OY-BPB (Denmark) C-47 "Flabob Express" N103NA (USA) DC-3 "Prinses Amalia" (Holland) - D-Day veteran DC-3 ZS-NTE (Germany) DC-3 PH-DDZ (Holland) C-47 "Virgina Ann" N62CC (USA) - D-Day veteran C-47 "Placid Lassie" N74589 (USA) - D-Day veteran DC-3 HB-IRJ (Switzerland) Lisunov Li-2 "Karman Todor" HA-LIX (Hungary) DC-3 F-AZOX (France) C-47 N147DC (UK) Very much looking forward to this!

Indeed! And trim on rotaries too? Whoop!

I have booked my show tickets too - Weekend pass! Woohoo!

Can you give me the model Col, there's a lot of variation.

Yup. Given the number of groups that have gone to the wall over the last few years, perhaps it's the flexibility within the Dogz that you can fly your 'sim of choice' that's helped us continue in the way we have. And, while we're still able to offer specific nights to all these sims, it does mean that we are offering the widest possible choice to potential new members. Most of the guys who have joined recently only fly one or two of these (which is fine) and it's only the total nutters that would try and fly a different sim (almost) every night of the week anyway...For the record, I do have all 4...ho hum.

How much Col?

Fly to Stanstead mate, it's the nearest major airport to Dux and I'm sure someone can pick you up on the way past. Oh, and do the big one if you possibly can.

Friday thru Sunday for me.

Indeed - Grrrr

Phew, saw a post on FB that tickets for this had sold out at DX - a slightly panicked visit to the website and it turns out not to be the case. I’ve bought my tickets now just to be on the safe side.

Spendid!

Ditto

JP would have had a seizure

Is this what we 'tried' last night?

Flying Legends tickets are now available here.

I wonder if Mme Gondree is still around...Incredible that the Dogz met someone who had lived through the occupation and liberation of Caen 75 years ago.

Certainly you're not likely to see so many Daks in one place again. I've been looking for rooms near Caen too - not many left and VERY expensive.

The 38 DC-3s and C-47s taking part will be assembling on the turf at Duxford on the 4th & 5th June (Tuesday and Wednesday) with practice jumps and other flying on both days with the Daks setting out for Normandy around midday on the 5th along with escorting Spits and Mustangs. The paras are due to jump over the beachhead between 4 & 5pm. Anyone fancy going along to Duxford to watch the action? tickets (for either day) are £25 (including museum entry) and I'm planning to go on the Wednesday.

You're too modest

So the moral is 'use a parachute'? lol

I was talking to one of the TF devs the other day, and he was saying that this server is a HUGE asset to the community - well done FT

Chris (Blubear) and I are probably the two most frequent airshow-goers from the UK dogz, usually doing some (or all) of the Duxford shows and some of the shows at Old Warden as well (the Shuttleworth Collection is based there) and there's often visiting warbirds from around the country too. If the weather's good Shuttleworth is a great venue as the curved display line means the aircraft can get in closer to the crowd and because the sun is behind you in the afternoon, the light is superb for photos! I'll put a list together for you. It'll be great to see you if you can make it over here!