Headcorn Aerodrome
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Just did a gig there this evening, classical spectacular, you know the drill, with a full on airshow alongside!
Fortunately took my camera so I have a few nice shots, a huge number of planes involved. Seems a really busy airfield
Had a really nice chat with one of the pilots who told me to go to to Flying Legends at Duxford next year, much better than Biggin Hill et al apparently
Anybody know anything about the Aerodrome / setup for the gig today / Duxford thing?
I'll post up some pics in a bit...
Fortunately took my camera so I have a few nice shots, a huge number of planes involved. Seems a really busy airfield
Had a really nice chat with one of the pilots who told me to go to to Flying Legends at Duxford next year, much better than Biggin Hill et al apparently

Anybody know anything about the Aerodrome / setup for the gig today / Duxford thing?
I'll post up some pics in a bit...
NiceCupOfTea said:
Eric Mc said:
"HA-C" is a Hawker Hurricane I.

There are more differences between the Spitfire and the Hurricane than there are similarities.
The Hurricane was made using a aluminium spaceframe method of construction. The engine compartment is panelled in with aluminium whilst the rear fuselage and fin was covered in doped fabric. You can see the marks of the stringers under the fabric covering in the photos. Early Hurricanes also had fabric covered wings and tailplanes but later versions these were meral covered.
The Spitfire was built as an all aluminium stressed skin monocoque - which allowed the fuselage to be less bulky and more streamlined in appearance.
The Spitfire proved far more adaptable an airframe so it evolved over its ten year production life into a wide variety of versions fitted with both Merlin and Griffon engines.
The Hurricane was already obsolete by 1941 so Hawkers decided to concentrate on replacement designs such as the Typhoon and Tornado. Having said that, Hurricane production continued right up to the war's end as the plane was a very good ground attack aircraft and was used extensively in this role in the Middle and Far East.
The Hurricane was made using a aluminium spaceframe method of construction. The engine compartment is panelled in with aluminium whilst the rear fuselage and fin was covered in doped fabric. You can see the marks of the stringers under the fabric covering in the photos. Early Hurricanes also had fabric covered wings and tailplanes but later versions these were meral covered.
The Spitfire was built as an all aluminium stressed skin monocoque - which allowed the fuselage to be less bulky and more streamlined in appearance.
The Spitfire proved far more adaptable an airframe so it evolved over its ten year production life into a wide variety of versions fitted with both Merlin and Griffon engines.
The Hurricane was already obsolete by 1941 so Hawkers decided to concentrate on replacement designs such as the Typhoon and Tornado. Having said that, Hurricane production continued right up to the war's end as the plane was a very good ground attack aircraft and was used extensively in this role in the Middle and Far East.
NiceCupOfTea said:
Just did a gig there this evening, classical spectacular, you know the drill, with a full on airshow alongside!
Fortunately took my camera so I have a few nice shots, a huge number of planes involved. Seems a really busy airfield
Had a really nice chat with one of the pilots who told me to go to to Flying Legends at Duxford next year, much better than Biggin Hill et al apparently
Anybody know anything about the Aerodrome / setup for the gig today / Duxford thing?
I'll post up some pics in a bit...
Nice pictures there and I'm really pissed that I missed it. I was down that way yesterday doing a weeding with a 1936 RR and could have nipped along afterwards. Fortunately took my camera so I have a few nice shots, a huge number of planes involved. Seems a really busy airfield
Had a really nice chat with one of the pilots who told me to go to to Flying Legends at Duxford next year, much better than Biggin Hill et al apparently

Anybody know anything about the Aerodrome / setup for the gig today / Duxford thing?
I'll post up some pics in a bit...
When you say doing a gig, what part of the gig were you doing?
I've flown into Headcorn quite a few times. It's a nice place with a friendly atmosphere. Usually something going on at the weekends, and there are always peeps and spotters about. Not been there for ages but they did used to do an offer where they waived the landing fee if you bought some lamb from the farm shop. It only has an A/G service which is a bloke in a shed so you have to have your wits about you. Especially as it's also a parachute site and the Russian guy in the plane is mental! The rate of climb and descent on that thing is incredible and he doesn't hang about.
Ah yes, a little googling shows that Headcorn was north of the village - the current Headcorn Aerodrome was RAF Lashenden in the war!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lashenden_(Headcorn)_...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lashenden_(Headcorn)_...
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