There were a number of aircraft being pulled out of the flight hanger when we got there, so I quickly took what photos I could and then headed into the hanger. Again I was going to be frustrated. A single walkway was marked across the hanger, but at least the planes weren't quite as tightly packed in as the previous hangar..
There were Spitfires here too. Two mark Vs JG891 (G-LFVC) and BM597 (G-MKVB) and a two seater T IX PT462 (G-CTIX)
There were four Curtis Hawk variants, two P-36 Hawks 38-0210 (G-CIXJ) painted in US Army colours and No 82 (G-CCVH) painted as French Air Force, and two P-40 Warhawks 41-19841 (G-CGZP) in USAF colours and 41-13357 (G-CIIO) in bare metal.
Harvard types were also here, with a T-6 Harvard IV 1747 (G-BGPB) painted as Portuguese Air Force, an AT-16 Harvard II FE992 (G-BDAM) and an NA-64 Yale 3349 (G-BYNF) both in Royal Canadian Air Force colours.
Other aircraft there were Corsair FG1 KD345 (G-FGID), Nimrod 1 S1581 (G-BWWK), PA-18 Cub 54-2454 (D-ESMV), Gladiator N5903 (G-GLAD) and P-51B Mustang 43-24823 (N515ZB)
There were also a few civilian aircraft there including DHC-2 Beaver G-EVMK and DH-80A Puss Moth G-ABLS.
Dotted around the hanger were some restoration projects either underway, or waiting to be started. These included CR-42 Falco MM6976 of the Italian Air Force (G-CBLS), RAAF Beaufighter A19-144 and Walrus 1 X9556 (G-WLRS).
The final instalment, the Air and Space Hangar is next......
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