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Breighton Aerodrome  13 October 2019 David Thompson

A visit in less than ideal weather , it was raining and even the birds were walking , but access was allowed to several hangars except for the Real Aeroplane Company trio of hangars which I was fortunate enough to see the contents of back in July during the excellent Bucker-Fest .

Making up for this loss however was the opportunity to look inside Hangar13 at the far west end of the new hangar block and which is now home to Steve Athertons helicopter fleet , the majority of which have now vacated his Crab Tree Farm base at Deighton were his hangar cum workshop no longer fulfils it’s ‘agricultural ‘ occupancy rules .

Hangar 3
G-CEND EV-97 TeamEurostar UK
G-TYAK YAK-52 PTF exp 29 April 2016
55749/286 Kaydet N2S-4 N10053 , USN colours
Spitfire 26 unregistered but almost complete build

Hangar 4 -7 (east end of airfield)
NJ689 Auster AOP5 really G-ALXZ
WG458/2 Chipmunk T10 really N458BG
G-AIBW Auster J/1N Alpha PTF exp 3 April 2019
G-AKTR Aeronca 7AC Champion
G-AYFC Condor D.62B PTF exp 10 June 2019
G-AYUT Jodel DR1050 Ambassadeur
G-BAAD VP-1 PTF exp 20 September 2011 , dismantled
G-BAHL Robin DR400 ARC exp 16 May 2011
G-BDDF Jodel D120 PTF exp 10 November 2003 , minus engine ,
restoration project ? Minus prop
G-BJVS CP1310 Super Emeraude PTF exp 28 August 2018 , minus engine
G-BMYU Jodel D120
G-BRPY PA-15
G-BSYG PA-12
G-BVEH Jodel D112
G-ETOY CASA 1-131E Jungmann ex-D-ETOY , restoration
G-FLZR Z-21 Flitzer
G-LWLW DA-40

Hangar 8 – 12 (new block at west end of airfield and opened October 2018)
TW439 Auster AOP5 really G-ANRP
1367 Chipmunk T20 really G-UANO , PAF colours
G-AKBO M38 Messenger mtce
G-ATLV Jodel D120
G-AVXW Condor D.62B
G-AWJE Nipper T.66 Srs 3 ‘Bumble Bee’
G-AYCP Jodel D112
G-AZHC ditto PTF exp 19 September 2019 , minus engine
G-BJAL CASA 1-131E Jungmann
G-BJZN T67A Firefly
G-BKTZ T67M Firefly
G-BRJC C120
G-CBEI PA-22 Colt
G-CCEZ Easy Raider new resident
G-CDCS PA-12
G-CDDP Laser Z230
G-CIIK YAK-55
G-CYLL Falco F8L
G-EJGO Zlin Z.226T
G-RVDR RV-6A

Hangar 13 (Large single hangar/helicopter store)
G-AKHP M65 Gemini
G-CDNO Gazelle AH1 previously XX432
G-MASH B47G
HA-HSG Gazelle previously 3615/A ALAT
2-WMAN Gazelle outside , previously G-WMAN

Parked out – near Real Aeroplane Company
G-ASMW C150
G-BDRD FRA150M Aerobat
G-BXJD PA-28 Cherokee
G-HELA TB10 Tobago
G-NIKE PA-28 Cherokee Archer II see Note 1 below

Parked out – east end beyond H4 – 7
491273/51 Delfin L-29 usually on ‘gate guard’ duty
G-BEZI AA-5 Traveller
G-THIN FR172E Reims Rocket new resident
HB-CIU FR172J Reims Rocket previously based at Eddsfield and Teesside . Does
not appear to have moved in 2 years !

Notes ;
1) At weekends only either PA-28 Cherokee Archer II’s G-NIKE or G-OJWS are loaned to York Flying Services from Advanced Flight Training at Sherburn .

2) General public admission to Breighton can only be made by subscribing to Museum Club Membership contact page , link here ; https://www.realaero.com/contact.htm

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