The Bréguet Alizé n°59, restored by Alizé Marine, flew again last Saturday in Nîmes. Two test flights were made, lasting 12 and 30 minutes. The flights were made by Jean Ivars, a former French Navy pilot, and were satisfactory. The aircraft will possibly be presented at the Salon du Bourget airshow this summer in Paris. …
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Tag Archive: First Flight
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Mar 25 2013
Breguet Alizé to fly in France
The association Breguet Alizé, which is mostly composed of former French Navy personnel, has been working for the last few months on restoring their Breguet Alizé ASW aircraft back to flying status. Engine runs and taxiing tests began at the end of 2012 and the association has now received permission to make test flights with …
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Dec 24 2012
Video: Spitfire Mk IX RR232′s first flight at Filton
Uploaded by Oldham Video Productions on Youtube.
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Dec 24 2012
Spitfire Mk IX flies again at Filton
The Spitfire Mk IX RR232 / G-BSRF made its maiden flight at Filton, in the UK, on December 18 with test pilot Bill Perrins at the commands. The date was also the last day of operations of Filton airport, which was definitively closed on December 18. The Spitfire had not flown in 61 years and …
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Dec 09 2012
BBMF Spitfire Mk XVI flies again
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI TE311 flew again for the first time in 58 years on October 29. It took twelve years for the BBMF team to restore this aircraft to airworthiness. Although TE311 is not itself a combat veteran, it carries the colours of the aircraft flown by Squadron …
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Oct 11 2012
Centaurus-engined Sea Fury flies again in California
The Hawker Sea Fury T.20 VX300/N924G flew again on September 25 at Ione, California, with Brian Sanders at the controls. The aircraft is powered by a Bristol Centaurus. Its restoration took 14 years and was carried out by Sanders Aeronautics. Source: Aeroplane Monthly
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Oct 07 2012
Grumman F3F flies again
A rare Grumman F3F-2 flew again recentely at Sonoma Valley Airport in California, with pilot and restorer Chris Prevost at the controls.
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Sep 28 2012
Mosquito KA114 flies in Auckland
A few days earlier than planned, Mosquito FB.26 KA114 flew in Auckland yesterday. Several videos showing the event are available from YouTube:
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Aug 01 2012
Avro Anson Mk I MH120 flies again in New Zealand
Bill Reid took his Avro Anson Mk I up for its first flight on July 18 at Nelson Airport in New Zealand, after a ten-year restoration effort. The uneventful first flight lasted 45 minutes and was followed by another one-hour flight on the same day. This is th first time an Avro Anson Mk I …
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Jul 31 2012
Hawker Fury flies again at Goodwood
The Historic Aircraft Collection’s Hawker Fury Mk.I K5674 flew again on July 30 at Goodwood in the UK, with Charlie Brown at the controls. The aircraft was restored by Aero Vintage Ltd et Retrotec. K5674 is the only known Hawker Fury survivor. It served in the RAF fomr 1936 to 31 March 1941, when it …
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Jun 14 2012
Collings Foundation’s A-36 flies again
An A-36 Apache, the dive-bomber variant of the P-51 Mustang, flew again on June 13th at New Symrna Beach. The aircraft belongs to the Collings Foundation and was restored by American Aero Services. Source: Florida Warbirds Weblog
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May 22 2012
Video: first flight of Memorial Flight’s Sopwith 1B2 1½ Strutter
Memorial Flight has posted a video of the first flight of its Sopwith 1B2 1½ Strutter, which flew on April 30. More information is available on Memorial Flight’s website. Comme promis, l’équipe de Mémorial Flight vient de diffuser une vidéo plus étoffée du premier vol de son Sopwith 1B2 1½ Strutter, qui a eu lieu …
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May 10 2012
Avro Anson Mk I to fly again in New Zealand
A 1936 Avro Anson Mk I should fly again in the near future in New Zealand, after a 10-year restoration by Bill and Robyn Reid. Read more about the project on stuff.co.nz (includes a video of engine testing).
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May 02 2012
Restored Sopwith 1B2 1½ Strutter flies in France
The Sopwith 1B2 1½ Strutter restored by the French association Memorial Flight made its first flights on Monday, April 30, according to the association’s blog, where several pictures of the flights can be seen The two first flights were made with a crew of one then two members and lasted 25 minutes. The aircraft was …
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