On The Deck

[Njaco]

Naw, leave it to fool the little folks. Aaron you ought to post that 'other' one we found from Iran.

 

[Njaco]

Although it looks photoshopped, this pic is real - Ray Hanna flying under a bridge for a film in 1988.

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and a 'artistic' impression from this company...

Xintense

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[Matt308]

Does anybody recall the video wherein a Spitfire flies down a canal and literally looks like it is subteranean disappearing below ground level. I recall that it is a video from the 1990s to 2000s.

 

[Wayne Little]

cool...!

 

[evangilder]

Does anybody recall the video wherein a Spitfire flies down a canal and literally looks like it is subteranean disappearing below ground level. I recall that it is a video from the 1990s to 2000s.

That does sound vaguely familiar, Matt. If it's the one I am thinking of, it's like a canal with a grove of trees on either side. Can't place it off the top of my head right now though.

 

[Airframes]

I think the video you recall is the same one in Chris's shot of Ray Hanna flying under the bridge. It was called 'Piece of Cake', from the novel of the same name, and had some excellent flying sequences.
Incidentally, the 'under the bridge' sequence was inspired by an actual incident during WW2, but involving a Hurricane. It was 'performed' by the late 'Jas' Storrar, under a bridge on the River Dee, near his home near Chester. The event has been mentioned in a couple of books, and was confirmed to me, by 'Jas', during an event in Denmark in 1995.
EDIT: Forgot to mention, the 'Piece of Cake' video was a TV series, either 6 or 12 episodes (memory is failing!), and I think it's available on DVD.

 

[Matt308]

That does sound vaguely familiar, Matt. If it's the one I am thinking of, it's like a canal with a grove of trees on either side. Can't place it off the top of my head right now though.

Thats it!!!

 

[Matt308]

I think the video you recall is the same one in Chris's shot of Ray Hanna flying under the bridge. It was called 'Piece of Cake', from the novel of the same name, and had some excellent flying sequences.
Incidentally, the 'under the bridge' sequence was inspired by an actual incident during WW2, but involving a Hurricane. It was 'performed' by the late 'Jas' Storrar, under a bridge on the River Dee, near his home near Chester. The event has been mentioned in a couple of books, and was confirmed to me, by 'Jas', during an event in Denmark in 1995.
EDIT: Forgot to mention, the 'Piece of Cake' video was a TV series, either 6 or 12 episodes (memory is failing!), and I think it's available on DVD.

thanks Airframes


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf3UtmHLKUU

 

[Njaco]

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[Njaco]

Don't know how low, but its a cool shot...

 

[stona]

South Africa,1964

Steve

 

[Capt. Vick]

Found on Grumman S2F/S-2 Tracker C-1 Trader E-1 Tracer Repository

 

[Graeme]

 

[GrauGeist]

Graeme, great photos there!

I am looking at the three "versions" and I see a few constant factors:
1) the poor bastard on the deck...
2) the hangar structure
3) the shadow of the aircraft (around the poor bastard)

Now, the only shot that has the clearest resolution, is the second photo. This also has landscape and details that the first and thrird do not.

Also, in the second shot, the angle of the aircraft in relation to the photo's perspective is true or correct. Add to that, the shadow of the aircraft (seen around the aforementioned poor bastard) in the second photo is proportionate to the aircraft...

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[4trade]

Nice Mustang shot:

 

[Njaco]

WOAH!!

 

[Wayne Little]

Wow...excellent shot!

 

[bobbysocks]

you'd think the guys in the golf cart would be a little more interested to know what was going on right behind them...

 

[Njaco]

You would think the sound would clue them in...