After last years impressive visit to Duxford, did I get hooked on this great event. The historic atmosphere and nostalgic feeling that is in the air, makes you want to go back. Arriving in the early morning and looking around on the flight line, where you can distinguish eleven airworthy Spitfires, six P-51 Mustangs, two P-40 War/Kitty hawks, three B-17 Flying Fortress bombers, two B-25 Mitchell bombers, one A-26 Invader, and much more. Were can you find such a fine scene in the world, and it get much better when around 14:00Lt all these beauties are started and going into the sky. With the sound of kicking and smoking Cyclone, Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 and Packard Merlin engines, and the smell of burned oil and fuel, makes your heartbeat go faster. This year again, was Duxford the place to be if your hart is with those nostalgic birds, and also of course accompanied again with a highly interesting list of participants. Most remarkable and welcome visitor was the B-17G Flying Fortress "Liberty Belle", which flew all the way from her home base in Georgia, United States via Canada, Greenland, Iceland and Scotland before she arrived at Duxford. This silver beauty is a flying legend, and really earns the name "Flying Fortress", as the "Liberty Belle" is packed with 13.50 calibre machine guns on her chin, top, ball, waist, cheek and tail turrets. She was accompanied by two other B-17 Flying Fortress bombers, in the shape of the "Sally B", which was sadly grounded on her home base, due to a lot of bad luck with the number one engine. And the "Pink Lady" from France, which is the only one of the three with actual wartime history, as she flew six missions over Germany during WWII. And this unique and rarely seen "gathering" of B-17's could only be found at Duxford, with the "Pink Lady" and "Liberty Belle" together in the air, accompanied by two P-51D's in the shape of "Miss Velma" and "Ferocious Frankie". Other more personal highlights where the two P-40's, in the shape of the Curtiss P40-N Kittyhawk "Little Jane" from France, and the locally based Curtiss P-40B Warhawk. The P-40B is the one with the wartime history, as it is the only survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on 7 December 1941. And now beautifully restored, and in airworthy condition at Duxford. Another Curtiss family member in a excellent airworthy state, was the Curtiss 75 Hawk. This aircraft was shipped in 1939 to the French Air Force, and has seen combat against British aircraft such as Sunderlands, Hudsons, Fulmars, Wellingtons over Algeria, Tunisia and Morroco, plus USN Wildcats. Furthermore left the Goodyear FG-1D Corsair, as always, a great impression whit her powerful engine and slick looking wing shape. And last but not least was the A-26B Invader "Sugarland Express" of the "Scandinavian Historic Flight" build in 1944, a more than welcome visitor to Flying legends. This beauty started it's career as a USAF trainer version with dual controls, and is converted to a fast executive transport. And when you think of the Flying Legends, you immediately have large formations of Spitfires and Mustang's in your mind, and was also the case during this Flying Legends. Nine Spitfires took to the sky, and used every inch of available airspace. And the five P-51 Mustang's also ripped every cloud apart over Duxford with their powerful Packard Merlin V-1650 V-12 engines. Flying from side to side, at low level and in every angle in front of the crowd, makes quit the impression when you see this with your mouth wide open. All reviewed again a great and one of kind air show, and showing that it is really one of the best historic shows in the world. With as personal highlights the three B-17 Flying Fortress bombers, the A-26 Invader, two P-40 War/Kitty Hawks and the FG-1D Corsair. And with some rumours in mind for the Legends 2009, these rumours include a P-38 and a P-47G, is this great event again marked in my agenda. Special thanks goes to Ivy Young and Tracey Woods for their hospitality, effort and their generous help in making this feature possible.