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Looking forward to them Andy ... over !
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Benevolens Magister
I'm still sorting the flying shots, due to the darned things downloading out of order making the job longer.
Meanwhile, here's a few showing some of the 'side show' features, including some of the re-enactment 'camps', and the American Museum, with it's front removed, whilst it undergoes refurb after twenty years. The B-25 has recently been re-painted and hung back up on the ceiling - it was previously in U.S. Navy colours.
There was a pile of steel fabrications in the front of the open building, which looked like they might be extensions to make the building longer, although they might have been newly cleaned and painted frames for the original glass front.
Back with more flying pics soon ............
Meanwhile, here's a few showing some of the 'side show' features, including some of the re-enactment 'camps', and the American Museum, with it's front removed, whilst it undergoes refurb after twenty years. The B-25 has recently been re-painted and hung back up on the ceiling - it was previously in U.S. Navy colours.
There was a pile of steel fabrications in the front of the open building, which looked like they might be extensions to make the building longer, although they might have been newly cleaned and painted frames for the original glass front.
Back with more flying pics soon ............
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Good ones Terry.
Herewith pics starting with Saturday morning. The day dawned quite foggy with the promise that the fog would lift in the late morning. Once again, this made for some entertaining camera settings.
By the time the flight line walk opened at 10am, the sun began peaking through. As soon as I was on the tarmac, I hung a left and wentt straight for the Blenheim:
I then took a walk down the line and took a pic of every warbird on the line. Perhaps I will post each one, though that may be overkill on this thread.
The lifting fog also enabled some late-comers to make it to the airfield. This FR MkXVIIIe made a beautiful arcing pass which, from a lighting standpoint, would have been great in the southern hemisphere. As it was, the top side was in shadow with the sun and backlit clouds behind the aircraft.
The re-enactors added a period feel to the proceedings, though the Hurricane pilot must have been stealing other pilots' rations!
The first few individual aircraft shots follow.
More later
Herewith pics starting with Saturday morning. The day dawned quite foggy with the promise that the fog would lift in the late morning. Once again, this made for some entertaining camera settings.
By the time the flight line walk opened at 10am, the sun began peaking through. As soon as I was on the tarmac, I hung a left and wentt straight for the Blenheim:
I then took a walk down the line and took a pic of every warbird on the line. Perhaps I will post each one, though that may be overkill on this thread.
The lifting fog also enabled some late-comers to make it to the airfield. This FR MkXVIIIe made a beautiful arcing pass which, from a lighting standpoint, would have been great in the southern hemisphere. As it was, the top side was in shadow with the sun and backlit clouds behind the aircraft.
The re-enactors added a period feel to the proceedings, though the Hurricane pilot must have been stealing other pilots' rations!
The first few individual aircraft shots follow.
More later
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Nice shots there Andy. I particularly like the misty Czech Spitfire, and the low-angle Blenheim shots.
That re-enactor in the white flying suit, in the first re-enactor pic, looks rather like Edward Fox !
Here's a selection from Sunday morning, when the light was still a little tricky.
A view down the flight line from the west, taken from about 1/4 mile away, one of the Rapides providing pleasure flights, and the BBMF departing to do a fly-over of Woburn Abbey.
That re-enactor in the white flying suit, in the first re-enactor pic, looks rather like Edward Fox !
Here's a selection from Sunday morning, when the light was still a little tricky.
A view down the flight line from the west, taken from about 1/4 mile away, one of the Rapides providing pleasure flights, and the BBMF departing to do a fly-over of Woburn Abbey.
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Very nice Andy, with Terry on the Spitfire shot
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Let's continue our Saturday morning stroll down the flightline:
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Great catalogue of Spits and Hurricanes Andy !
I forgot to ask, was the Flight Line Walk as busy on Saturday, as it was on Sunday ? I've never seen so many on the 'air side' before !
I forgot to ask, was the Flight Line Walk as busy on Saturday, as it was on Sunday ? I've never seen so many on the 'air side' before !
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It looked busier Sunday.
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Thanks Andy.
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Last batch from the flight line walk:
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After the flightline walk on Saturday, I headed over to the "tank bank" on the west side of the airfield to watch the show amongst the great unwashed. Jeff and Jason had their swanky Silver Passes so I didn't see them for the rest of the day. Just when I got to my spot, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight arrived so I obviously did not get the opportunity to see them parked on the flightline. The airshow organizers did a great job of strategically placing a blue outhouse in the background to break up the trees........
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Those are great pictures gents
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Cheers Karl. I'll ask everyone to let me know if I'm going overboard here but in the meantime, I'll continue with a more-or-less sequential posting of my airshow pics. From this point on, I'll combine both Saturday and Sunday pics to give all a sense of the show.
The show starts with a simulated attack on the airfield by two Buchons and a Bf-108. A Hurricane and Spitfire are "scrambled" to attack, the Hurricane going after the Taifun and the Spit after the Buchons.
The show starts with a simulated attack on the airfield by two Buchons and a Bf-108. A Hurricane and Spitfire are "scrambled" to attack, the Hurricane going after the Taifun and the Spit after the Buchons.
That second taifun shot is fantastic Andy !
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I agree - great shot, as is the Hurricane and Taifun together.
I'm still sorting mine form the Sunday show into some sort of sequential order, and I'll post more soon.
I'm still sorting mine form the Sunday show into some sort of sequential order, and I'll post more soon.
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