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The Fighter Collection

The Fighter Collection is a private operator of airworthy vintage military aircraft or warbirds. It is based in the United Kingdom at Duxford Aerodrome in Cambridgeshire, an airfield that is owned by the Imperial War Museum and is also the site of the Imperial War Museum Duxford. It is registered as a private limited company.[1]

The Fighter Collection was founded by Stephen Grey,[2] a businessman and former RAF pilot who was actively involved with the company until his retirement in 2013.[3] The company is now owned by his son, Nick Grey.[1] The aircraft are stored and maintained in Hangar 2 at Duxford Aerodrome; the hangar is accessible to visitors of the Imperial War Museum.

Some of the aircraft of the Fighter Collection in their hangar at Duxford Aerodrome, April 2017

Flying Legends

Flying Legends is an annual two-day airshow organized by The Fighter Collection, originally held every year at the beginning of July. The 2013 airshow saw the celebration of the event's 20th anniversary.[2] Following the cancellation of the airshows in 2020, 2021 & 2022, the event moved from its long-standing former home at Duxford Aerodrome to RAF Church Fenton in North Yorkshire for July 2023.[4]

Aircraft

These aircraft are owned by The Fighter Collection as of 2015. The operator occasionally adds new aircraft to its collection, and occasionally sells aircraft to other parties.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "FIGHTER COLLECTION LIMITED (THE) - Overview". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b Dunnell, Ben (8 October 2013). "Flying Legends 2013". Wings of History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  3. ^ Mansfield, Mark. "THE 'LEGEND' OF THE FLYING LEGENDS RETIRES". Pilot's Post. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Flying Legends". British Airshows. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Beech D-17S Staggerwing". The Fighter Collection. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Curtiss H-75A-1 82/X881". touchdownaviation.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Curtiss Hawk 75". The Fighter Collection. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  8. ^ Marsh, Elliott (6 May 2015). "Airshow News – The Fighter Collection's Curtiss P-36C N80FR bound for Flying Legends". Global Aviation Resource. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Curtiss P-40C". The Fighter Collection. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Curtiss P-40F Warhawk". The Fighter Collection. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  11. ^ "The Fighter Collection's Fiat CR.42 Falco – Restoration Update". Warbird News. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  12. ^ "Gloster Glatiator G-GLAD". The Fighter Collection. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  13. ^ "Goodyear Corsair FG-1D (G-FGID)". The Fighter Collection. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  14. ^ "Grumman Wildcat FM2 – G-RUMW". The Fighter Collection. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  15. ^ "Grumman F8F-2P Bearcat". Touchdown Aviation. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  16. ^ Turner, Benjamin (13 August 2020). "Pilots 'should be dead' after vintage plane crashed into ground at 150mph". CambridgeshireLive.
  17. ^ Turner, Benjamin (5 August 2020). "Witnesses describe moment Duxford plane 'dropped out of the sky in silence'". CambridgeshireLive.
  18. ^ "Hawker Nimrod Mk.I S1581 (G-BWWK)". The Fighter Collection. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  19. ^ "Noorduyn Mk.IIb Harvard FE695 (G-BTXI)". The Fighter Collection. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  20. ^ "Supermarine LF Mk.Vb Spitfire EP120 (G-LFVB)". The Fighter Collection. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  21. ^ "Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk XIV -MV268 JE/J". Touchdown Aviation. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

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