Turweston: the Plane Hoover!

Some call it a heatwave, others, a chance for a barbecue, whereas, aviators, call it a chance to go flying. Turweston certainly reflected this, with over 120 movements.  As I have now started volunteering at the aerodrome, I got to see most of these aircraft, however, I know that I will miss many in my forthcoming list, which includes things that I saw from yesterday, although, only six visitors arrived, so most of the day was spent moving aeroplanes in hangars.

It is quite hard to explain just how busy things got, however, I would suggest that the movement figure and immense variety and numbers of visitors would suffice. There were so many aeroplanes visiting today, it seems almost impossible for others to have been flying elsewhere. Although, don’t get me wrong, I’d rather be busy than bored witless! The visitors we were lucky enough to see included a replica Comper Swift, BE.2c, and Avro 504. Other interesting visitors include G-BCVF, one of eight Sprites made (and no, I don’t mean the fizzy beverage owned by Coca-Cola!), 3 Eurostars, and 3 Europas. Although I am suggesting that 3 is a lot of Europas, it doesn’t even touch the surface of tomorrow’s business!

These are the aircraft I remember seeing, 🙂

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