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Urs Schnyder

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Urs Schnyder

   

Shuttleworth Military Pageant 2011

 

What makes the old Warden Aerodrome unique is the fact that it only has grass runways. These intersect in a way that form a kind of rounded crowdline. The advantage of this is that aircraft often bank toward the crowdline which gives good possibilities to take photos of the upper side of the aircraft as they fly past. The airfield is also rather small compared with other locations, so there is a cozy atmosphere. In addition to their flying display, the collection also parades their historic cars and motorcycles in front of the crowdline.Shuttleworth  is an event not to miss is you are in the region.

Edwardians

The 1909 Bleriot XI is the world’s oldest aeroplane still flying with the original engine. Due to its rarity it is only flown straight down the runway for short hops when there is no Wind. The same is true for the 1910 Deperdussin and the 1912 Blackburn Monoplane type d which can only fly in calm weather. The 1910 Bristol Boxkite and 1911 Avro Triplane replicas were built for the film "the magnificient men in their flying machines". And are the only ones of their type flying although with modern engines. These machines vulnerability to wind conditions means that they are usually flown at the end of the day when the winds die down a bit to permit them to be flown.

   
Avro Triplane (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Avro Triplane  (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Blackburn Monoplane (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)

Blackburn Monoplane (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)

   
Blackburn Monoplane (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)

Blackburn Monoplane (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)

Bristol Boxkite (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Bristol Boxkite  (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
 
Bristol Boxkite (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Bleriot IVX  (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Bleriot IVX  (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Deperdussin (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
       
Deperdussin (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)

World War 1

The collection has a number of original aircraft from the first World War. Due to the sensitive nature of these aircraft, they are very seldom all seen together in the same air display. Their original WW1 engines need a certain amount of maintenance and these Aircraft can’t be flown if there is any doubt that they are 100%  ready. No risks are ever taken. Having said that, there were a number of planes in the air like the Sopwith Pub, Bristol Fighter and SE5a. Special mention has to be made of the Sopwith Triplane which has been build and delivered to the collection in the 1990’s. It has an original Le Rhone engine and carries the Manufacturers plate Nr. 153 as it was considered by Thomas Sopwith to be a late production model.

 
Sopwith Pup  (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Sopwith Pup  (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Sopwith Pup  (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Sopwith Triplane (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
  Sopwith Triplane (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Sopwith Triplane (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Sopwith Triplane (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Sopwith Triplane (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
     
Sopwith Triplane (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)

Silver Wings, the 30’s

This was of course the most numerous group of aircraft from a time when the RAF was the best flying club in the world. The Avro Tutor in the display colour’s of the central flying school. The unique Blackburn B2 side by side trainer.  The only remaining Hawker Tomtit and of course the other Hawker aircraft, the Hind and Demon which were flying in formation with the Gloster Gladiator in 73 Squadron colours. A very unique aircraft that I had never before seen displayed was the german Grunau glider.

Avro Tutor (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Avro Tutor (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Avro Tutor (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Gloster Gladiator (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Gloster Gladiator (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Gloster Gladiator (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Gloster Gladiator (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Blackburn B2 (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Blackburn B2 (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Blackburn B2 and Tiger Moth (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) De Haviland Tighr Moth  (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Hawker Tomtit (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Hawker Tomtit (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Hawker Tomtit (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Hawker Demon (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Hawker Demon (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Hawker Demon and Hawker Hind(Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Hawker Hind and Gloster Gladiator (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Hawker Demon, Gloster Gladiator and Hawker Hind(Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Hawker Demon and Hawker Hind (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
     
Hawker Hind  (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)

World War 2

One of the Highlights were surely the Hurricanes displaying in formation. One of them the collection’s rare sea Hurricane Ib.  The Miles Magister represented the trainer fraction of WW2 with the Westland Lysander displaying its remarkable short take off run. The Lancaster came down from the Waddington airshow for a quick display. While a rare PR Spitfire was the made an appearance and then landed.

Grunau Baby (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Grunau Baby (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Fieseler Storch (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Fieseler Storch (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Fieseler Storch (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Westland Lysander (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Westland Lysander (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Supermarine Spitfire PR (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Supermarine Spitfire PR  (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Avro Lancaster (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Hawker Hurricane (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Hawker Hurricane (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Hawker Hurricane (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Hawker Hurricane (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Hawker Hurricane and Hawker Sea Hurricane  (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Hawker Hurricane and Hawker Sea Hurricane  (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)
Hawker Sea Hurricane  (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Miles Magister (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Miles Magister (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Miles Magister (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)

Past World War 2

Not really that many, just a de Havilland Chipmunk, and to give a real difference in speed and noise, a F-86 Sabre.

De Havilland Canada Chipmunk (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) North American F-86F Sabre (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) North American F-86F Sabre (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) North American F-86F Sabre (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder)

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last update 12. April 2012

Written 12. April 2012

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