Fluidr / Rik.Kirk's "Scarborough Armed Forces Day 2022" set

Built by the Stinson Aircraft Company of Detroit in 1942, Stinson Reliant 1 N69745 (FK877) is one of 573 transferred to the Royal Navy under Lend – Lease arrangement. This American civil aircraft first appeared in 1933. Five hundred military Gull Wing versions were transferred to the Royal Navy under Lend-Lease Arrangements during the second World War. This aircraft type was employed extensively by the Fleet Air Arm between 1943 and 1946 for navigational training and as a communications aircraft for many second line units. Most of the aircraft were retired to the USA after the War and eventually became civil registered.
The Stinson Reliant is a high winged monoplane with seating for up to four passengers. The aircraft was extremely versatile with good performance and had an unwavering solid feel which was ideally suited for the communication and training roles.

Supermarine Seafire F.Mk.XVII SX336 @ Scarborough Armed forces day 2022

A Nikon D850 — 1/200s ƒ/11 ISO 64 at 500 mm

N 6 B 748 C 0 E Jun 25, 2022 F Jun 26, 2022

G UK > England > North Yorkshire > Scarborough District > Scarborough

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Seafire XVII SX336 was built just 15 miles from the Navy Wings heritage hangar by Westland, Yeovil in April 1946 and re-built by Kennet Aviation at North Weald nearly 60 years later.
She entered service with the Royal Navy in 1946 at RNAS Bramcote in Warwickshire and it is thought that she served with 833NAS, Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve.
By 1953 she was transferred to RNAS Stretton near Warrington to be held in storage before it was decided that she should be scrapped in 1955.
It wasn’t until 1973 that her fuselage was discovered in a derelict state and it was another 5 years before her restoration began in 1978. Ownership of the aircraft changed hands several times and it was only in the ownership of former US Navy pilot and entrepreneur, Tim Manna, that she was finally rebuilt and restored to full flying condition by Kennet Aviation at North Weald.
A certificate of Airworthiness was issued in 2003 and she conducted her first post-restoration flight in 2006. She flies in the markings of 767 Naval Air Squadron based at RNAS Yeovilton with 105 on the rear fuselage and the RNAS Yeovilton code VL on the tail.
Navy Wings acquired the aircraft from our long-time supporter, Tim Manna, in November 2021 and she will take her place in the heritage hangar alongside our other historic aircraft.