Talking of Dakotas, earlier this afternoon I heard the sound of two radial engines, looking up I saw a lovely vision in polished aluminium, wheels down at circuit height, heading in to land. Only one thing to do then - grab my camera, jump in the car, and head for the airport!
They'd stopped off for coffee, so I didn't have long to wait before they were ready to depart again. they fired up the engines, and got reay to taxi out:

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Taxiing out to the holding point:

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Beginning the take off roll:

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And they're off!

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Apparently it's the only flying C41A, and it was one of the aircraft involved in the recent "Daks over Normandy" event.