Wickenby 23/01/16

[carmedic]

My first trip out for 2016 was for an evening meal with a group of Lincolnshire based flyers. The plan was to meet up in the morning at Wickenby where over a dozen had flown in. After breakfast and coffee we had a quick brief about an air 2 air sortie that one of them had arranged.

IMG_0196e by Chris Hall, on Flickr

Mick Ward in G-BTFK 1947 Taylorcraft BC-12D Twosome, Christopher Firth in G-BROR 1943 Piper L-4H Grasshopper and Graham Robson in G-AJJS 1947 Cessna 120. With thanks to Barry Hunter for flying the cameraship G-BHTC 1964 CEA Jodel DR-1051-M1

IMG_0335e by Chris Hall, on Flickr

IMG_0342e by Chris Hall, on Flickr

IMG_0349e by Chris Hall, on Flickr

IMG_0384e by Chris Hall, on Flickr

IMG_0452e by Chris Hall, on Flickr

It wasn't easy getting all four lined up, the Cub was flat out, the Jodel and Cessna were nearly stalling while the Taylorcraft was just crusing

Here are a few of the other visitors

Kevin Tayor in his R44 D-HEXE
IMG_0533e by Chris Hall, on Flickr

Lee Wilkinson in Sonex G-HELL "Hellrazor"
IMG_0255e by Chris Hall, on Flickr

Mark Turner in Vans RV-6 G-NKPJ
IMG_0235e by Chris Hall, on Flickr

Heath Goodhand in Cessna 152 G-BHWA
IMG_0225e by Chris Hall, on Flickr

[graham]

Superb shots Chris, especially the aerial ones.

[carmedic]

Thanks Graham.

Here's are a few more from Wickenby

Lakes Flying Company Waterbird Seaplane Replica by Chris Hall, on Flickr

G-BZNK Morane-Saulnier MS.315E-D2 by Chris Hall, on Flickr

G-GODV Mudry CAP-232 by Chris Hall, on Flickr

XE624 Hawker Hunter FGA.9 by Chris Hall, on Flickr

N113BP Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage by Chris Hall, on Flickr

G-CDWE Nord NC-856 Norvigie by Chris Hall, on Flickr

963 SZD Bocian by Chris Hall, on Flickr

G-AOHY De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth II by Chris Hall, on Flickr

G-CCYZ F+W C-3605 Schlepp by Chris Hall, on Flickr

G-BBTJ Piper PA-23-250 Aztec by Chris Hall, on Flickr

G-BFVH Airco DH-2 Replica by Chris Hall, on Flickr

[carmedic]

After the photo shoot at Wickenby, it was decided that we would all fly out to Nottingham Tollerton. I jumped into G-BYSI PZL-Okecie PZL-110 Koliber 160A with Dawn Evans for the trip.



here's a shot of me and Dawn over the Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial, photo by Graham Robson in Cessna 120 G-AJJS 



a closer shot


and a shot of G-AJJS from G-BYSI


The weather was a bit too murky for air to ground shots, which is a shame as we flew over the following airfields,
RAF Fiskerton (disused), 


South Hykeham (private strip),
RAF Swinderby,
RAF Winthorpe (Newark Air Museum),


RAF Syerston (disused),
RAF Newton (disused)
then into Tollerton


After some coffee and cake, I returned to Wickenby with Graham Robson in his Cessna 120 G-AJJS

[carmedic]

for those who are intrested, this is a google earth overlay of our flights taken from the GPS plotter on G-AJJS Cessna 120