Aircraft identification

[rafletcher]

One for the enthusiasts  . Whilst out today I saw a twin engined bomber in RAF colours, complete with D-Day black and white stripes. As I live near RAF Halton I suspect it was on a fly-over, but I’ve not seen one around here before. Single tail plane, so possibly a Blenheim.? Unfortunately I only glimpsed it so can’t say if it had any gun turrets, and I didn’t notice the nose either.

[redshift]

Twin engine with D-Day stripes?  Sure it wasn't a Dakota / DC-3 / C-47, i.e a transport aircraft rather than a bomber?

[LeFlic]

 I thought of a Dakota too.

There are a number of WW2 Dakotas flying this weekend but I can't remember where they are.

They are part of the group of thirty plus that are doing flyovers and parachute drops at next years D Day 75th commemoration events.

[DaveReading]

The Aces High C-47A was due to fly at this weekend's Duxford Air Festival.

[andytheflyer]

The Aces High C-47A was due to fly at this weekend's Duxford Air Festival.

I was by the airport on Alderney a couple of weeks ago when the BBMF Dakota did a low pass along the runway.  It was the anniversary of the liberation of the Channel Islands (but Alderney was a week later) and they were on the way home after a flypast on Guernsey and Jersey.

As a Lincolnshireman, (actually a fully-qualified Yellerbelly) I have the BBMF in my DNA, even though I was born 9 years after the ending of WW2.  Not seen the Dak before in the air, but seen City of Lincoln (the Lancaster) a few times.  Always magic to hear the BBMF, then see them.  Saw CoL and Vera (The Canadian Lancaster) flying together a few years ago too.  Hairs on the back of the neck time.  Lest we forget the 55,573...

[rafletcher]

Possibly Dakota but definitely RAF markings, not US.

[pcolbeck]

Probably ZA947 belonging to the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight:

[Jaded]

BBMF Dakota seen at Cosford, 2013

[rafletcher]

Possibly, tho doesn’t show up on Flightradar24.

[Nick H.]

ZA947 did a flight nowhere near Halton today, says Flightradar https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/za947/#11792c3c

But the Aces High Dakota was in the area just before 1.30. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n147dc#117f5f58
A puzzling route.

[DaveReading]

ZA947 did a flight nowhere near Halton today, says Flightradar https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/za947/#11792c3c

That flight was three days ago.  The BBMF website doesn't list any activity for ZA947 today.

[Nick H.]

Oops, so it was. What about my edit to the above post?

[DaveReading]

Oops, so it was. What about my edit to the above post?

You mean about the Aces High C-47?

That was my thought too, see my earlier post.

But the OP has said that, based on their brief glimpse, what they saw didn't look like the photo I posted.

[Nick H.]

Yebbutt what about its Flightradar data.