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A day closer to lift off

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Esther Blaine at the IWM Duxford has been a real star getting the ball rolling with the Press Call and Press Release. RAF Leeming have been in touch about the operational aspects of the Catalina coming. The Webmaster has been busy providing other IT / technical input. Names of invited guests for the various local flights are firming up. Still plenty to do though! 

Air to air photography

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Ever wondered how photographers get some great air to air shots? I had a lengthy telephone call on Sunday and today I received a detailed email setting out the logistics of getting some photos of the Catalina coming down Southampton Water. Safety is the over-riding aspect along with attention to detail. Alas you will have to wait at least another 9 days to see the outcome.

10 days to go!

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Where has the weekend gone? Well to start, more work has been done on the press release material. Photos have gone off to Shell of the Catalina being oiled up during a recent service. Once the aircraft is back from a display over the weekend of 17th-18th August it will be cleaned and a number of decals applied. Finally, some excellent news on the Hawker family front.  A number of relatives will be coming to Duxford for the departure of the Catalina on August 21st.

Cromarty Firth Port Authority join the growing list of sponsors

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The Cromarty Firth Port Authority (CFPA) have joined the list of sponsors supporting the IWM Duxford based Catalina as it flies a Circuit of Britain to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the attempt by Harry Hawker and Harry Kauper in a Sopwith Waterplane.  The CFPA is celebrating its own 40th anniversary with various events.  Of course the Cromarty Firth was a busy base during WW2 but it has been many years since a Catalina last flew over the waters of the Firth let alone put on an air display.