Jeff Hunt
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Liking it so far......
Jeff
Jeff
Flying Legends 2017
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Thanks chaps.
The Swiss DC-3 and Beech 18 formation performed next.
The Swiss DC-3 and Beech 18 formation performed next.
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The Bucker Jungmann put on a fine aerobatic display, although lighting conditions were a touch 'flat' for good photos.
The aircraft is actually a Spanish-built CASA 1-131, built in 1952, and finished in the colours worn by a Jungmann in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
More pics to follow soon ...........
The aircraft is actually a Spanish-built CASA 1-131, built in 1952, and finished in the colours worn by a Jungmann in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
More pics to follow soon ...........
Kingscoy
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Super shots! Thinking of visiting Flying Legends next year. 
Old Wizard
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Then I'd better start stocking-up with extra 'Speckled Hen' !!
Look forward to seeing you at Legends, Sander.
Just sorting the next batch, which I'll post soon.
Look forward to seeing you at Legends, Sander.
Just sorting the next batch, which I'll post soon.
Jeff Hunt
1st Lieutenant
More good stuff Terry. Looking forward to more.
Jeff
Jeff
Crimea_River
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Just got a bit of down time to post these few shots. As Terry mentioned, Berlin Express had a mishap that prevented it from flying on Sunday. Fortunately, I was there on Saturday to see its one and only flight.
A very showy take-off, beating up the field at maybe 8 feet while retracting the undercarriage:
At some point, the aircraft lost its Malcolm hood and I only noticed after hearing about it that I have it in this state on one of its passes and as it taxied past me on the. Not a good pic as this is heavily cropped, but you can see the missing hood, the pilot slouched behind the windscreen, and the dent in the vertical stab where the hood apparently made contact:
Here you can see the damaged tail:
A very showy take-off, beating up the field at maybe 8 feet while retracting the undercarriage:
At some point, the aircraft lost its Malcolm hood and I only noticed after hearing about it that I have it in this state on one of its passes and as it taxied past me on the. Not a good pic as this is heavily cropped, but you can see the missing hood, the pilot slouched behind the windscreen, and the dent in the vertical stab where the hood apparently made contact:
Here you can see the damaged tail:
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Great shots Andy !
That's the one I really wanted to see flying. Hopefully, it'll be fixed fairly quickly.
The next two posts show part of the mock dogfight between the P-40 and resident Buchon, the latter in its new, temporary, heavily weathered desert scheme, which I believe has been applied for a documentary.
Apologies for the poor quality - these were all taken at fairly long range.
That's the one I really wanted to see flying. Hopefully, it'll be fixed fairly quickly.
The next two posts show part of the mock dogfight between the P-40 and resident Buchon, the latter in its new, temporary, heavily weathered desert scheme, which I believe has been applied for a documentary.
Apologies for the poor quality - these were all taken at fairly long range.
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Second set of the P-40 and Buchon.
More pics coming soon ..............
More pics coming soon ..............
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The Spitfire duo provided their usual elegant performance of close formation aerobatics. Again, fairly mediocre photos.
Next selection, tomorrow, will feature the Hurricanes and Blenheim formation.
Next selection, tomorrow, will feature the Hurricanes and Blenheim formation.
Jeff Hunt
1st Lieutenant
Once again, nice
Jeff
Jeff
turbo
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Thanks chaps.
Yes Paul, the colours were for I.D. against 'friendly fire' from our own AA guns, later changed to 'Sky'.
Yes Paul, the colours were for I.D. against 'friendly fire' from our own AA guns, later changed to 'Sky'.
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Next slot featured the Blenheim, first in formation with three Spitfire Mk1s, four Hurricanes and a Sea Hurricane.
One of the Hurricane Mk1s is a survivor of the Battle of Britain, and another, new to the UK airshow circuit this year, was recovered from a beach near Dunkirk, where it force landed in June 1940.
Although I wasn't fully aware at the time, I experienced some exposure and focusing problems from this point, and I can only think it was possibly due to the mixed lighting and 'flat' clouds, combined with shooting at fairly long ranges, and the fact that I'd inadvertently altered the exposure '+/-' setting when changing from 'continuous' to single frame mode, going 1 stop under exposed !!
Pics divided between this and the next post.
One of the Hurricane Mk1s is a survivor of the Battle of Britain, and another, new to the UK airshow circuit this year, was recovered from a beach near Dunkirk, where it force landed in June 1940.
Although I wasn't fully aware at the time, I experienced some exposure and focusing problems from this point, and I can only think it was possibly due to the mixed lighting and 'flat' clouds, combined with shooting at fairly long ranges, and the fact that I'd inadvertently altered the exposure '+/-' setting when changing from 'continuous' to single frame mode, going 1 stop under exposed !!
Pics divided between this and the next post.
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Second set of Hurricanes and Blenheim ......
