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Built in 1925 (c/n 188), this is the oldest Moth still flying !
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G-EBIR was built in 1925, the last of only three DH51's built (the other two were G-EBIM & G-EBIQ). It was the first aircraft to be registered in Kenya as VP-KAA in 1928 and named "Miss Kenya". Donated to The Shuttleworth Trust in 1962 and is the oldest de Havilland designed aircraft still flying !
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G-AJRS was constructed as a Magister I (RAF version of the Hawk) in 1937. P6382 is the correct and original military serial for this aircraft.
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Ex RAF WP905. Painted as 18671:671, Royal Canadian Air Force
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Percival E.2H Mew Gull G-AEXF (c/n E.22) flown solo by Alex Henshaw from Gravesend to Capetown and return via the Sahara, in a record-breaking, and still unbeaten, elapsed time of 4 days 10 hours 20 minutes-time airborne 39hr 36 min-the longest-standing long distance flying record of all time. Having flown the 1936-built aircraft since May 1937, and winning the King’s Cup Air Race at Hatfield in July 1938 (speed 236.25mph), he sold the aircraft to a French owner in July 1939.
There is an excellent replica of this aircraft in the RAF Museum, Hendon.
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Built by Colin Essex over 18 years from an original set of drawings. First flight at Old Warden 20.7.11 where she resides in Hangar 7 with the owner's 1927 Aeronca C3 G-ADRR.
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G-YOTS was built by Aerostar in Bacau, Romania in 1990. She was used by the Soviet DOSAAF training organisation for aerobatic training logging about 150 hours before being pushed to the back of the hangar, where she remained until 2003. She was re-built and imported to the UK that year.
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Built in 1932, G-ACTF was the 9th of 42 Swifts to be built. It was originally registered to Alban Ali as VT-ADO 'The Scarlet Angel' and spent the first part of its life in India. Sold to George Errington who rebuilt it and re-registered the aircraft as G-ACTF on May 24 1934. Purchased by the Shuttleworth Collection in August 1996. During 1998 it was overhauled and restored to its original factory condition and paint scheme. However engine problems have kept it away from the display scene since then, but it should fly again soon.
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Constructed by The Vintage Aviator Limited (TVAL) at Wellington, New Zealand. Pair to ZK-KOZ marked as A2767.
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Constructed by The Vintage Aviator Limited (TVAL) at Wellington, New Zealand. Pair to ZK-TFZ marked as A2943.
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Ex reg G-HTBT
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The Shuttleworth Collection's Spitfire Vc was built by Westland Aircraft at Yeovil and was issued to No. 310 (Czech) Squadron at Duxford in 1942. While serving with No. 310 Squadron, AR501 escorted many USAAF B17 and B24 bombers, indeed AR501 may well have escorted the famous B17 'Memphis Belle'. AR501 was later taken on by the RAF's Central Gunnery School and was used postwar by Loughborough College as an instructional airframe. It was transferred to The Shuttleworth Collection in 1961 and was restored to flying condition for the film 'The Battle of Britain'. It was stored for a while after filming, until restoration to authentic wartime condition was carried out by a volunteer team at Duxford. Over the winter of 2000/2001 AR501 was repainted and elliptical wingtips were refitted, returning the aircraft to the condition in which it was delivered to 310 Squadron. It is currently undergoing a thorough ground-up restoration in the workshop at Old Warden. c/n WASP/20/223.
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Built in Cincinnati in 1937 and flew in Florida until her last flight in 1948. She was in storage until the mid eighties when she was imported to the U.K where restoration started. The restorer sold her off and she was placed in storage again for another 18 years. Acquired by Colin Essex in June 2013 who has spent over 1400 hours putting her back to her original condition. Now resident at Old Warden with the owner's 1924 Hawker Cygnet G-EBJI
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Only 34 7W Executives were built. Note able owners included aircraft designer and aviator Howard Hughes and wealthy industrialist John Paul Getty.
At least one example was received by the by LAPE (Líneas Aéreas Postales Españolas) to be used as an airliner marked as EC-AGM until requisitioned by the Spanish Republican Air Force and marked as 30+74.
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These two "Echo Zulu" registrations must be the only ones not on an easyJet Airbus !
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This Hawker Hind was delivered new to the Royal Afghan Air Force in 1938 and continued in use until the 1950s. It was presented to the Shuttleworth Collection and was collected with the help of the Ford Motor Company in 1970. The journey of 6000 miles from Kabul to Old Warden took four weeks and the team had to endure many trials before the Hind was safely in the restoration hangar. The Hind was restored, and flew again on 17 August 1981, resplendent in Afghan Air Force Markings. The Hind was repainted in 1985 to represent K5414 of 15 Squadron, Royal Air Force.
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G-AKIN is a Miles M.38 Messenger 2A and was built in November 1947 by Miles Aircraft at their Northern Ireland factory, the penultimate Miles-built aircraft (constructor's number 6728). Although the first private owner, in April 1948, was Captain A W B Everard of Fighting fit at fifty-five Ratcliffe Hall, Leicestershire, the Messenger became the property of the Spiller family in August 1949. Based at Sywell from April 1952, she has been there ever since, lovingly looked after and hangared to keep her in tip-top condition.
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