September 2018 FLYPAST 23Clockwise from above left
Percival Pembroke C.1 WV740 (G-BNPH) fl ying on June 10.Republic P-47D Thunderbolt ‘Nellie’ was among warbirds present.The Flying Bull’s Bristol Sycamore helicopter is painted in the colours of RAF
Air Support Command.Also present was NELSAM’s reproduction of a Morane-Saulnier N, painted to represent that
fl own by 60 Squadron’s Lt Claude Ridley in World War One.The RAF Museum’s Boulton Paul Defi ant I N1671 and Westland Lysander III R9125 (the latter
currently undergoing restoration) were on show.Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 XJ729
(G-BVGE) was a popular and unusual
addition to the airshow.
Right
Part of Cosford’s magnifi cent static display
- (foreground to top) Meteor, Hunter,
Lightning, Phantom and Tornado F.3.