My Sunday surprise

[Hagar]

Went for another flight on Sunday. Guess what it is & where.







































This sooo much fun.

[Mitch.]

Did you get any bugs in the mouth?

That looks like alot of fun!  8-)

How long did you go for?  :-?

[expat]

A  Focke-Wulf FW.44 Stieglitz and looks like Old Warden in the background. Now if I am on the right track, it is a small world. A friend of mine has just rebuilt, signed off and registered the same owners Klemm that was brought to the UK from the US. Owning to it being registered in the US as experimental, the UK authorities would not allow it a UK registration, so it has had to be done here in Germany and then in time transfered back to the UK. The lucky '*

[beaky]

   

[Cobra]

looks like a fun ac to fly! must be amazing to get up and close to another aircraft in flight too, i've never go to do that!!

its a joke how that aircraft looks in sooo much better condition than the pa28 i fly!! it looks almost new!

[Rifleman]

Outstanding Doug..........good for you ! 8-)

......thnaks for the nice shots too........

[HawkerTempest5]

You are one luck chap Doug old pal. Where was it then? My guess is Goodwood.

[MWISimmer]

That does look like it was fun Doug.

Popham?

[Omag 2.0]

Lucky you... did you shoot any spitfires down?  ;D  8-)

[61_OTU]

Looks like Old Warden to me, what a lucky old devil you are Doug  ;)

Then again, no luck involved really, you've obviously developed some good relationships with some generous people. Good for you mate, you look like you thoroughly enjoyed yourself  :)

[cpthammond]

Lovely aircraft, but would be better without the swastica.

Nonetheless, hope you had fun!!!

[Hagar]

Matt & Steve are correct. It's an Fw 44 Stieglitz (Goldfinch) now based at Old Warden. This one was built in 1937 & is the only one on the British civil register. I was extremely lucky to get a flight in it. The Stieglitz first flew in August 1932 & was designed by Kurt Tank who went on to produce the Fw 190. The Fw 44 was used by Luftwaffe training units all through the Second World War, and probably every German pilot flew the Stieglitz at some time in his training or flying career.

[quote]Now if I am on the right track, it is a small world. A friend of mine has just rebuilt, signed off and registered the same owners Klemm that was brought to the UK from the US. Owning to it being registered in the US as experimental, the UK authorities would not allow it a UK registration, so it has had to be done here in Germany and then in time transfered back to the UK. The lucky '*