TURKISH ADVENTURE PART 5 OF 8 I have to say a big thanks to all the staff at the M.S.ร. Air and Space Museum at theย Sivrihisar Aviation Centre in Turkey, especially Ali ฤฐsmet รztรผrk, a renowned Turkish professional display pilot, recently retired. Without the support and trust of Ali, his family and the staff, I […]
Read MoreTURKISH ADVENTURE PART 4 OF 8 The air show at Izmir concluded with an excellent final display along the coastline on the 10th of September, with substantially fewer people than the 2.2 million the day before; I would say only a few hundred thousand, yes, just a few hundred thousand! My final display was […]
Read MoreTURKISH ADVENTURE PART 3 OF 8 After a restful stay in the Park Inn Radisson, we returned to Kaklฤฑรง Airfield mid-afternoon, but not before going next door to the local Starbucks for some email admin and a Cappuccino or three! Preparation for the display had been done the day before, so we all knew what […]
Read MoreTURKISH ADVENTURE PART 2 OF 8 So, to recap, we have flown from the M.S.ร. Air and Space Museum in Sivrihisar Turkey to Zafer (LTBZ) for fuel and then off to our destination at Kaklฤฑรง (LTFA) in Izmir, where we shall stay for the next few days to take part in the air show which […]
Read MoreTURKISH ADVENTURE PART 1 OF 8 I was recently invited back for the annual air show at the M.S.ร. Air and Space Museum (Turkish: M.S.ร. Hava ve Uzay Mรผzesi), located at Sivrihisar Aviation Center, Eskiลehir, Turkey. Oh boy, was I going to be in for a surprise! I want to write a series of posts […]
Read MoreI often get emails like the one below, and I would like to share this now with you… Always nice to share some history on an aircraft that we all know and love ย – The HARVARD! Good morning. I’ve just been reading the piece about oxygen equipment on your excellent site. I now know my […]
Read MoreTE20 Massey Ferguson Restoration On the 23rd of October 2021, Andrew Goodall and Collin Vaughan discovered the “Wabbit Twactor” on eBay after searching for the ultimate warbird towing machine for the Harvard MK4, known as the “The Wacky Wabbit.” Initially, Andrew was interested in the newer more modern options available for towing aircraft so, Having […]
Read MoreWe would like to add Adam Lacey to the crew! Adam broke all records with T6 Harvard Ltd by making his solo flight after only 3.5 hours! So well done from all of us and we look forward to you working for us long into the future… All the best TEAM WABBIT
Read MoreEnd of an era! โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ ๐ต I shall add to this as the engine is installed, so it’s an ongoing blog: The R-1340 Radial: Classified as a top-secret design when it was developed in the 1920s, the R-1340 engine is still as much of a modern marvel today as it was almost 100 years ago, making it […]
Read MoreT-6 Harvard Mk IV ๐ฅ CLICK AND ORDER NOW – This T-shirt has been produced on behalf of T6 Harvard Aviation who operates G-BJST ‘Wacky Wabbit’ from Duxford. The company offers conversion courses for pilots wishing to fly Spitfire and Hurricanes, Warbird Flights for the public, attends airshows and has been used for film […]
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