Ray Hanna taking off in Vought F4U Corsair N240CA. Like the Avenger, this aircraft has recently been imported from the USA. It arrived at Duxford, home of Hanna's Old Flying Machine Company, in April 1988.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vought F4U Corsair - СШАUSA - 1940

Walter Eichhorn in Hans Ditters’ Hispano Buchon D-FEHD. Since last season the aircraft has changed its colour scheme - the new one has been applied for its appearances as a Messerschmitt Bf 109E in the filming of Piece of cake.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hispano HA-1109/HA-1112 Buchon - ИспанияSpain - 1945

As this season’s first major UK airshow, the Fighter Meet attracted a splendid selection of newcomers to the British warbird scene - as well as plenty of old favourites. One of the new arrivals is Aces High’s camera-ship B-25 Mitchell, N1042B/44-30823, seen in this picture in a formation flypast with Hans Ditters’ Hispano Buchon D-FEHD and Ray Hanna’s Spitfire IX MH434. All three have been filming Piece of cake - the B-25 in particular being no stranger to film work, as it was operated for many years by Tallmantz Aviation in the USA.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hispano HA-1109/HA-1112 Buchon - ИспанияSpain - 1945North American B-25J Mitchell / PBJ-1G - СШАUSA - 1943Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX / XVI - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1942

Col Regis F. A. Urschler's P-51D, 44-73264/N5428V Gunfighter II, recently rebuilt following a bad crash in 1981.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: North American P-51D Mustang - СШАUSA - 1944

Spencer Flack’s North American P-51D Mustang 45-11371/NL1051S, imported from the USA last summer. Built for the USAF in 1945, the Mustang served with the Nicaraguan Army Air Force in the late Fifties and early Sixties before going into private ownership.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: North American P-51D Mustang - СШАUSA - 1944

A unique and particularly welcome addition to the UK airshow circuit is the Fighter Collection’s Bell P-63 Kingcobra, NL62822. Painted in a World War Two Soviet Air Force scheme which combines markings from two P-39 Airacobras, the P-63 bears the name Aleksandr Nevsky - a hero of medieval Russian history - in Cyrillic characters on its starboard side.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bell P-63 Kingcobra - СШАUSA - 1942

In amongst the new types at the Fighter Meet was the Royal Navy Historic Flight’s more familiar Hawker Sea Fury FB.11, TF956, one of two Sea Furies kept airworthy at Yeovilton for regular display appearances. The other one is T.20 two-seater WG655.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Fury / Sea Fury - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1944

Ray Hanna's Grumman TBM Avenger, N6827C.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger - СШАUSA - 1941