MikeTrice Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 The Lancaster at Little Gransden air show last month. What a beautiful photograph. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted September 23, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 23, 2012 Earlier this year I had to deliver some aicraft parts to Coningsby. After I had tipped I parked on a road that ends next to the runway to eat my snap. Whilst sat there the Lancaster happened to take off so I snapped it with my phone cam. The sound just makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up , magnificent . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 5944 Posted September 24, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2012 What a beautiful photograph. Thanks Mike. Little Gransden was a great little show. A few too many aerobatic displays for my liking, but to be able to go to a show 8 miles from home and see the Lancaster, Vulcan and B-17 all flying was something not to be missed. Only £15 entry with all proceeds donated to Children in Need. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Wintle Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 ... and the lower photo a F6 Hellcat, the younger but bigger brother of the Wildcat. It actually looks like a Harvard/Texan trainer - you can see the end of the long canopy showing behind the wings. A very noisy aircraft (especially when a formation of six flies over at about 1500'). Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebottle Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 It actually looks like a Harvard/Texan trainer - you can see the end of the long canopy showing behind the wings. A very noisy aircraft (especially when a formation of six flies over at about 1500'). Adrian I think you're right, Adrian. Outline drawings at http://en.wikipedia....merican_Harvard . Gordon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted September 24, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2012 It actually looks like a Harvard/Texan trainer - you can see the end of the long canopy showing behind the wings. A very noisy aircraft (especially when a formation of six flies over at about 1500'). Adrian I walked into that one it was th US Navy blue that distracted me...I was thinking it might be a Harvard, loads seem to still flying in all sorts of colours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted September 24, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2012 Shame the Dak couldn't do a Down Ampney - Arnhem trip - its really good to see them flying this great plane - did the job for my late Father - he did 2 or three trips to Arnhem and the Daks (48 Sqdn) took an absolute battering - particularly on the last trip. But its a big steady beast and may it fly on for a long time! Last time II saw the Lanc it was in close proximity to the Dak as they landed at Leeds Bradford on the way to somewhere else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 I can remember in 1985 being on a hike with my then GF and her lodger around Marple, Disley & Lyme Park, the same day as that year's Woodford Air Show. The Lancaster came home and, together with the rest of the BBMF did aerobatics (a Lanc. doing mild aerobatics!) over our heads for about half an hour. Magic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mcowgill Posted September 24, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2012 The Dakota at Arnhem explains the wonderful sight we had of it on Friday lunchtime. While waiting to photograph class 47s on the Mid Norfolk Railway it flew past low over the fields heading east, I guess it must have been on it's way out to Holland for the weekend. Lovely sight Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 From my back garden close to a local airshow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 They came over at about 250 feet,a very impressive free show !!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted September 24, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2012 Do the nose mounted machine guns still work? Just idle curiosity!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Nice to see the Hurricane back in micklner's shots. Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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