Yorkshire Radials

Out Of Theme

Red Hot Radials

Breighton held it's usual Radial Fly In event in it's usual June slot this year. Steven Hadlow / aircraftinaction.co.uk was there to witness another enjoyable  as marked.

Coming hot on the heels of the bank holiday weekend which was decimated by a dismal weather front it was a relief that the weather gods relented for this particular event. 

There isn't many more relaxing feelings in attending aviation events than turning up at Breighton on a warm and sunny morning.

Sick Janie

Having arrived in fine style with resident fellow P51 'Susy' earlier in the day Janie unfortunately had to be pulled into the hangar, apparently suffering from  a misfire. This meant that she couldn't fly later in the day as was planned. However, the fault wasn't too serious and owner Maurice Hammond flew her back home early the following week.

As always tends to be the case at events of this nature the morning was quiet with a relatively small number of movements. However, as the afternoon drew on so did the steady stream of aircraft landing at the field. Maurice Hammonds contingent dominated proceedings as he brought his North American P-51 Mustang, T6 Harvard and Boeing Stearman to the event, the latter two fitting the theme of the day nicely indeed.

Another pair of visiting types for the Radial theme were a Yak 52, to add to the resident example that also flew during the day, and another T6 also arrived for the afternoon. The T6 was a particularly nice surprise as it was one not commonly seen around the UK, but then, where better to make a rare appearance than at Breighton!

Of course the event was also a Real Aeroplane Company open day and as such many of the resident aircraft took to the air and displayed. On the ground, it was nice to see the Percival Mew Gull and Fokker Dreidecker progressing in maintenance whilst the newly acquired T6 Texan still await's it's wings being attached.

Of course, plenty of aircraft flew in simply to enjoy the event, and as such some nice impromptu displays were witnessed (not to mention one particularly spirited low level flypast). When the sun is shining and the wind is calm, Breighton has to go down as one of the most relaxing and enjoyable venues for an aviation event in the UK. Some nice historic types, good displays and a steady stream of regular GA traffic ensure that you almost always have something to watch. Well done to the RACo for another typically enjoyable day out.

Visit the official RACo website at http://www.realaero.com/