Swissair Dakota at Duxford

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What a spectacle it must have been Steve. You’ve painted a fabulous sky to show off the Dakota. Was it a Dakota that flew regularly from Gibraltar to Tangier’s and was affectionately known as Yogi?

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Mon 28 Oct 16:53:09

Thanks for your kind words once again Fiona, and I didn't know but a quick search and it does seem to have been a Dakota, have a look at "https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/lords/1970/feb/10/gibraltar" Loved your Bamburgh Castle, an area we enjoy a great deal.

Posted by Steve Letchford on Tue 29 Oct 14:37:55

Thank you for the link Steve, I did a quick search but couldn’t find anything. I lived in Gib for a while and remember being able to set your clock by the sound of Yogi taking off, or coming in to land! They finally retired the old bird off did they.....lol. Thanks again.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Tue 29 Oct 21:11:16

This is so well painted Steve. Great work.

Posted by David Williams on Mon 12 Jul 17:19:17

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28/10/2019

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Over 20 Dakotas met at Duxford ready for the 75th commemorative flight for the Normandy landings. I was lucky enough to ne there to see them depart. I chose this one to paint as it brought memories of regularly seeing them arriving at London Airport in the 50s.

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Steve Letchford

I enjoy sketching landscape and buildings, then back in the studio I use the sketches to produce paintings, or pen & ink drawings. These have shown at Banqueting Hall, Mall, & Menier Galleries, London, and Edinburgh, York, Blackpool, Cardif & France. My work is in public & private collections in…

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