Two CASA 1-131 Jungmann biplanes flew into RAF Woodvale in March 2011. The CASA Jungmann is a Spanish built version of the Bücker Jungmann that first flew on 27th April 1934. Alex was lucky enough to be at Woodvale when the pilots asked if anyone wanted a flight. It was his first trip in a light aircraft. The Aircraft that Alex flew in was constructed in 1957, in fact, the Casa 1-131 remained in service as a primary trainer with the Spanish Air Force until 1968.
The reason why Alex was at Woodvale on that day was because he was involved in a German exchange programme and was helping to show our German student, Franzi, around the control tower. Franzi was lucky enough to get a flight too.
Debriefing after the flight.
The two aircraft flew in combination along the coast to Southport before turning inland for the return trip to Woodvale. A wave of the hand while taxiing back left no doubt that it had been an enjoyable flight.
When Franzi's mother saw a picture of the aircraft that her daughter had been flying in she said it looked as though it belonged in a museum. Well, as it transpired she was right. In October 2011, on a family day out to RAF Hendon, Alex found an identical Jungmann in the Battle of Britain Museum.
