De Havilland DH 87B Hornet Moth, GVFWE, Keevil, 2006
By: shortfinals
Tags: 'YG - L', 1936, 1944, Aviation, D-Day, De Havilland, DH87b, G-ADND, Great Vintage Flying Weekend, Hornet Moth, Normandy, paratroops, RAF, Ranville, Royal Air Force, Short Stirling, W9385
Category: aircraft, Aviation, Great Vintage Flying Weekend, Royal Air Force, Second World War, warbird
| Aperture: | f/8 |
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| Focal Length: | 7mm |
| ISO: | 100 |
| Shutter: | 1/0 sec |
| Camera: | MVC-CD500 |
GVFWE ’06 at Keevil was a little difficult to stage, as the grass surface was rather uneven in places. Visually it was an interesting setting though, and despite high winds and rain during the ‘set-up’ phase, it attracted a wide range of vintage and veteran aircraft. Here you can see a superb example of the DH 87B Hornet Moth ‘W9385’, this one in wartime camouflage and coded ‘YG – L’. It was built in 1936, and is on the British Register as G-ADND.
Keevil was used by the RAF on D-Day, and Stirling aircraft left from here on the night of June 5/6th, 1944, to drop paratroopers over DZs near Ranville in Normandy.
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Useful links
- Courtesy Aircraft Courtesy Aircraft are a purveyor of fine, used warbirds and other aircraft
- DONATE to the The People's Mosquito DONATE to help The People’s Mosquito Ltd build a Mosquito!
- Passiondesavions Excellent blog from a pilot and Air Traffic Controller (en francais). The photography is exceptional. C’est magnifique!
- The Mighty Jingles A truly amazing wargaming channel; aircraft (War Thunder) as well as tanks (World of Tanks)
- The People's Mosquito Ltd Help to launch a de Havilland Mosquito into British skies! An aviation charity with just one aim….
- TPM Fund Help us build a Mosqutio for Britain!
- Travelforaircraft An excellent aircraft miscellany!
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