Flying Legends: Difference between revisions
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| caption = Restored [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain]], Flying Legends 2014 | | caption = Restored [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain]], Flying Legends 2014 | ||
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| genre = [[Air show]] | | genre = [[Air show]] | ||
| dates = July | | dates = July | ||
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| website = http://www.flyinglegends.com/ | | website = http://www.flyinglegends.com/ | ||
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'''Flying Legends''' | '''Flying Legends''' was a two-day airshow in England, originally held in July every year. | ||
The airshow | The airshow featured only [[warbird]] and vintage aircraft, such as the [[Supermarine Spitfire]], [[North American P-51 Mustang]] and [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]] ''[[Sally B]]''. It was run by [[The Fighter Collection]], based at [[Duxford Aerodrome]], [[Cambridgeshire]], formerly [[RAF Duxford]]. | ||
The event took place for some 30 years at [[Duxford Aerodrome]] until July 2019, but due to various factors including the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], and business disagreements between Flying Legends and the airfield owner [[Imperial War Museum]], the 2020 event was cancelled. | The event took place for some 30 years at [[Duxford Aerodrome]] until July 2019, but due to various factors including the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], and business disagreements between Flying Legends and the airfield owner [[Imperial War Museum]], the 2020 event was cancelled. | ||
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The Flying Legends airshow re-commenced in 2023, this time at a new venue at [[Leeds East Airport]] (formerly [[RAF Church Fenton]]) in [[North Yorkshire]], taking place on 15th and 16 July 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Flying Legends |url=https://britishairshows.com/flying-legends-airshow |website=British Airshows |access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Flying Legends 2023 |url=https://www.flyinglegends.com/ |website=Flying Legends |access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref> | The Flying Legends airshow re-commenced in 2023, this time at a new venue at [[Leeds East Airport]] (formerly [[RAF Church Fenton]]) in [[North Yorkshire]], taking place on 15th and 16 July 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Flying Legends |url=https://britishairshows.com/flying-legends-airshow |website=British Airshows |access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Flying Legends 2023 |url=https://www.flyinglegends.com/ |website=Flying Legends |access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref> | ||
The proposed event for 2024 | The proposed event for 2024 was also cancelled. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 07:24, 23 June 2025
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Flying Legends was a two-day airshow in England, originally held in July every year. The airshow featured only warbird and vintage aircraft, such as the Supermarine Spitfire, North American P-51 Mustang and Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Sally B. It was run by The Fighter Collection, based at Duxford Aerodrome, Cambridgeshire, formerly RAF Duxford.
The event took place for some 30 years at Duxford Aerodrome until July 2019, but due to various factors including the COVID-19 pandemic, and business disagreements between Flying Legends and the airfield owner Imperial War Museum, the 2020 event was cancelled. The event planned to move to Sywell Aerodrome in Northamptonshire for 2021, but this too was cancelled.[1][2]
The Flying Legends airshow re-commenced in 2023, this time at a new venue at Leeds East Airport (formerly RAF Church Fenton) in North Yorkshire, taking place on 15th and 16 July 2023.[3][4] The proposed event for 2024 was also cancelled.
References
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