Tag: The Fighter Collection

The Fighter Collection who operate, rebuild and maintain Europe’s largest collection of airworthy WWII aircraft. Based at IWM Duxford, in the UK. Run by a professional team of engineers and pilots for both airshow and film work, the aircraft fly all over Europe during the summer months to attend airshows from Austria to Switzerland. The fleet comprises of aircraft from the UK, USA, Germany, Russia and Italy – and the collection is constantly changing as new aeroplanes are acquired.

The Italian Falcon: Surviving Examples of the Fiat CR.42 Falco

In this article, Adam Estes explores the Fiat CR.42 Falco, a rare example of a…

FG-1D Corsair KD345 Departs the UK For a New Chapter in The United States

In a poignant changing of the guard at Duxford, one historic warbird arrives just as…

Sywell Airshow 2024

Sywell Aerodrome and Ultimate Warbird Flights hosted an outstanding event over the weekend of June…

Flying Legends North – “Like Duxford, Only Better”

by Stephen Bridgewater Following a four-year hiatus the Flying Legends Air Show took place again…

Flying Legends Airshow 2023 Ready to Go!

The Fighter Collection’s famous Flying Legends Airshow – previously held at Imperial War Museum Duxford…

Flying Legends Air Show to (Hopefully) Recommence in 2023

The Flying Legends air show was, for many years, the most anticipated warbird event in…

FIAT CR.42 Restoration Update – November 2021

The Fighter Collection (TFC) has been making visible progress on the restoration of their ultra-rare…

FIAT Cr.42 Restoration Update – June 2021

While it has been a while since our last update on progress with The Fighter Collection's (TFC)…

Flying Legends 2021 Cancelled

We just received word that the The Fighter Collection, in consultation with their hosts at…

Flying Legends Finds New Home at Sywell Aerodrome

The Fighter Collection is proud to announce that the world-famous Flying Legends airshow will return…