Fuel Prices - pre VAT increase prices held!

January sales!! Fuel at Breighton, as at 01/01/10, has been held at pre-VAT increase prices: Avgas 100LL £1.51 per litre and Avtur Jet A1 £0.64 per litre. Take on fuel and support your local airfield!

(ABOVE) Peter Naylor's Evans VP-1, complete with integral all-weather capability (well OK, a canopy!), at Breighton on Sunday 7th March (Tom Wray)

"Bud Evans had obviously had a quiet word with the weather gods as it was a fantastic day! Over 80 visiting aircraft were logged in, although disappointing that only one VP made it to join Breighton's resident two... thanks go to Peter Naylor for flying his VP in from Fishburn."

Keith Wigglesworth - Event Organiser

(ABOVE) One of 'The Few' - actually the only visiting 'Veep' but very welcome. This one features Chipmunk-esque canopy and pseudo-RAF markings adding to the joy and sense of fun the type exudes. (Steve Blee)

(BELOW) The second and possibly least well known of Breighton's VP-1's (Steve Blee)

(ABOVE) Another view of 'TB' - this time the business end (Tom Wray)

(BELOW) 'AD' leaping into the Azure blue sky (Tom Wray)

(BELOW) The 'home team' were out in force too - the Dr1 looking particularly fetching in the early spring sunshine. (Steve Blee)

(ABOVE) The Arrow Active II enjoying a welcome rare outing (Tom Wray)

(BELOW) The Jungmeister and Jungmann in tight formation (Tom Wray)

(ABOVE) Calm enough for 'Jeeves' - the Aeronca C-100 (Tom Wray)

(BELOW) The Magister looking like a giant formating with an Isaac's Fury (Steve Blee)

(ABOVE) A pair of Isaac's - could almost be 1930's Hendon! (Tom Wray)

(BELOW) A visiting Tipsy Nipper - one of two flying at the event (Tom Wray)

(ABOVE) One of three paragliders that paid a visit (Steve Blee)

(BELOW) The Alouette III looking extremely vespid from this angle (Steve Blee)

(ABOVE) Yakkatak! Resident Yak 52 beating-up the field (Steve Blee)

(BELOW) Jungmeister and PT-22 (Steve Blee)

(ABOVE) The Luton Minor at low level (Tom Wray)

(ABOVE) Resident Spanish Jungmeister - get well soon Austin (Steve Blee)

(ABOVE) 'All for one...' - three 'Veeps' at Breighton - lets make it upwards of half a dozen in September! (Keith Wigglesworth)

Thanks to everyone who helped to make the fly-in the success it was, we've decided to run part two of the Bud Evans Commemorative Fly-in on September 26th during which we'd love to see more examples of this increasingly popular aircraft pay us a visit.

Thanks to Tom Wray, Steve Blee and Keith Wigglesworth for the use of their excellent pictures.

Reciprocal Arrangments

The Real Aeroplane Club has reciprocal arrangements with the following airfields: Bagby, Rufforth, Beverley, Fenland, Full Sutton, Netherthorpe, North Coates, Sandtoft, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Sturgate, Wickenby.

February 20th - not just Spring in the air!

Give pilots a day of decent winter weather, with a little bit of sun, and they are sure to make the most of it! Such was Saturday 20th of February, which in East Yorkshire was sandwiched between a British battleship grey Friday and a return to snow on the Sunday. The Saturday was one of the busiest I have seen at Breighton for a long time, and many of the local lads and lasses took to the skies to give their kites a good thrash around in the blue.

Many visiting pilots and their pals also popped into this delightful aerodrome for a cup of tea and a wad, a chat with the locals and a look at some of Breighton's beautifully restored vintage aircraft. Many of the pilots pleased onlookers with spirited displays and fly-bys, and this was certainly very much appreciated by this plane-mad old git with his camera!

(BELOW) The 'new' Luton Minor on 'dawn patrol'!

(ABOVE) Soko J-20 Kraguj - all bark... and a bit of bite!

(BELOW) The Dr1 in crop-dusting mode

(ABOVE) The Jungmeister - nice top-side pass.

(BELOW) Jungmann breaking over the airfield.

(ABOVE) The tiny Rand KR2 and...

(BELOW) ... Tipsy Nipper.

(BELOW) Another study of the Luton Minor.

Alvis Register Visit

The Alvis Register will be paying a visit to Breighton on Saturday 26th June. The Alvis Register caters for vintage Alvis cars made between 1920 and 1932. There are basically 2 models - the 4-cylinder 12/50, today regarded as one of the classic vintage cars, and a smaller number of 6-cylinder cars (later ones named 'Silver Eagle'). Greg Wrapson, Chairman of the Alvis Register, sent us a picture of his 1929 Silver Eagle (Below) as a taster.

2010 Events Diary

The list of events planned for 2010 should include the following:

March 7th - The "Bud" Evans Commemorative Fly-in

(ABOVE) Breighton based VP-1 (Keith Wigglesworth)

This event celebrates the life of DIY aircraft builder William 'Bud' Evans, designer of the Evans VP-1, who sadly passed away in July 2009. Organiser Keith Wigglesworth hopes to attract every airworthy VP-1 in the UK and extends the invitation to pilots of all home-built aircraft.

April 16th - 18th - John McLean Aerobatics Trophy
Aerobatic competitions - no fly-in.

May 16th - Bentley Owners Club visit and Vintage Aircraft Fly-in
Classic cars AND classic aeroplanes - it doesn't get much better than that!

June 5th and 6th - 'Exercise Halifax Shadow' and RAC D-Day Fly-in
Still very much in the early stages of planning, 'Exercise Halifax Shadow' commemorates the wartime sacrifices and achievements of 78 Squadron RAF. The brainchild of service personel currently serving with the Squadron, now based at RAF Benson, a programme of activities centred around RAF Linton-on-Ouse, the Yorkshire Air Museum and Bubwith Church as well as Breighton airfield are being assembled. Bubwith and Breighton will be the epicentre of Sundays activities with planned flypasts (subject to the usual disclaimers) by a BBMF Spitfire, a 78 Squadron Merlin helicopter trailing the RAF ensign (which will hopefully land at Breighton - the return of 78 Squadron to its wartime base, albeit temporarily, for the first time since the Second World War), and a SAR Sea King (another type once operated by 78 Squadron).

In addition we plan to hold a fly-in - PPR owing to flypasts and airfield activities.

June 19th - 20th - Club/Collection Fly-out to Wickenby Wings and Wheels
A club/collection fly out to join our good friends at Wickenby Airfield for their annual 'Wings and Wheels' charity event. Check out their website HERE.

26th June - Alvis Register visit
Up to 50 vintage Alvis motor cars calling in throughout the day.

July 17th and 18th - 1940's Weekend, Classic Fly-in and Hangar Bash
The big summer fly-in - we plan to add to the itiniary as the year progresses, you can have a look at the hugely successful 2009 event HERE

Aug 22th - 'Summer Madness' - All-comer's Fly-in
An open invitation to all aircraft types.

Sept 12th - Helicopter Fly-in
THE fly-in for rotary winged aircraft - the more unusual the better. Hoping for much kinder weather in 2010!

Sept 26th - The "Bud" Evans Commemorative Fly-in (Part 2)
This event celebrates the life of DIY aircraft builder William 'Bud' Evans, designer of the Evans VP-1, who sadly passed away in July 2009. Organiser Keith Wigglesworth hopes to attract every airworthy VP-1 in the UK and extends the invitation to pilots of all home-built aircraft.

A word about access to Breighton Airfield for members of the general public

Whilst we warmly welcome members of the general public to Breighton admission can only be made by subscribing to Museum Club Membership (we prefer to think of it as a season ticket). Annual membership is just £25 per year, that's around £5 per fly-in, and don't forget you can bring family and friends along too (on the proviso that the Club member accepts responsibility for their guests) and visit any weekend, not just Fly-in weekends. Museum membership represents excellent value for money and is very popular with aviation enthusiasts and budding aviation photographers who enjoy an unrivalled level of access to aircraft, pilots and the flying activities.

Pilots of visiting aircraft and their crews/pax DO NOT NEED TO BE CLUB MEMBERS and there are NO LANDING FEES ON FLY-IN DAYS.