My favourite movie is Empire of the Sun and it just so happens that this aircraft is the one featured in that amazing scene where the Americans bomb and shoot-up the Japanese airfield - owner/pilot Ray Hanna waving to Jim as they skimmed the roof tops! This is that aircraft at Breighton in 2007.

Breighton Airfield in the mid-noughties - lots of warbirds, lots of noise! A mecca for historic aviation fans in the north of England during that period.

Woodland walk

'Porky' at Leeds East in 2022 - had been an instructional airframe at RAF Church Fenton in the 1950s.

Hopefully that's winter over and done with!

Bah!

Even Nectar hates me!

Morning has broken

A bit wild at the airport fence today with Storm Berty reluctant to exit stage right!

Warbirds at Breighton Airfield. In the late 90's/early 00's this airfield became a Mecca for fans of Second World War aviation in the north of England.

#breighton #realaeroplanecompany #warbirds #p51mustang #hawkerhurricane

North American P-51 Mustangs at the 2023 Flying Legends airshow at Church Fenton.

#p51Mustang #mustangfighter #flyinglegends #warbirds #airshows #churchfenton #leedseastairport

Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft at Leeds East Airport, Church Fenton. Hurricanes were based at RAF Church Fenton during World War two.

#warbirds #historicaviation #historicaircraft #hawkerhurricane #leedseastsitport #rafchurchfenton

Spitfire at Church Fenton - tried to make the 2-seater look like a single again (just for the hell of it!). #myfirstpost #spitfire #spitfirerides #leedseastairport #churchfenton