2. Aircraft

IWM Duxford

Ross and I had a superb day at the Imperial War Museum Duxford 20 odd years after our first visit. The sound of warbirds flying all day just added to the atmosphere. The vehicles in the Land Warfare building are in the Military Vehicles folder. 10/5/2022
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    The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in front-line service with various military operators for many years.
    43-15509 is painted in the markings it flew in 1944 as an aircraft of the 316th Troop Carrier Group/37th Troop Carrier Squadron based at RAF Cottesmore, Rutland. It carries the black and white striped markings applied ahead of the D_Day landings.
    Above the SR-71 fuselage is a General Atomics MQ-1 Predator. It is an American remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) built by General Atomics that was used primarily by the United States Air Force (USAF) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Conceived in the early 1990s for aerial reconnaissance and forward observation roles, the Predator carries cameras and other sensors. It was modified and upgraded to carry and fire two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles or other munitions. The aircraft entered service in 1995, and saw combat in the war in Afghanistan, Pakistan, the NATO intervention in Bosnia, 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, the Iraq War, Yemen, the 2011 Libyan civil war, the 2014 intervention in Syria, and Somalia. 03-33120 has been loaned to the American Air Museum since 2019. The MQ-1B is in the markings of the 432d Wing of the United States Air Force, based at Creech Air Force Base.