Yup, that question applies here, I'd never seen as many DC-3s and derivatives in one place before and there were a whole lot of them here, but that was the only real good thing about this event at Caen Carpiquet airport that was supposed to be a follow-on from the excellent Daks over Duxford, which I was told was great, even though it also rained. Held as part of the Overlord 75 commemorations in June 2019, this 'airshow' was a washout. The organisers had not anticipated the number of attendees, so facilities were sparse, there was no shelter, only two food outlets, none of which had hot drinks (!) and eight portaloos to cater for around 10,000 people and on top of that, it rained all day, which meant the flying programme was cancelled without much warning at all. This meant that along with several thousand other attendees, all I did was wander about in the rain for a few hours looking at wet DC-3s and photographing everything that moved. By mid-afternoon, some of us had gone to the airport passenger terminal for coffee and camped there for shelter from the miserable weather. Nonetheless, I got some interesting shots of DC-3s in the moody weather and it is likely that I won't get to see such a massed formation of them again, unless I get to Oshkosh one day, that is...
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D-Day Doll and That's All... Brother were on the flying schedule, but both remained on the ground all day until late afternoon when the latter decided that truly was all...
A glimpse at the variety of aircraft on display. Lucky I had my big lens with me, the aircraft were some distance away from the crowdline.
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A UC-46 providing a wee bit of difference to the line-up.
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Brooding weather resulted in some atmospheric shots.
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At last, some action...
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P-51s are definitely exciting, but watching them get wet whilst doing nothing isn't so much.
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Normal traffic for Caen Carpiquet intermingled with a few exotic types...
A319.
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C-17.
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Embraer E190.
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Cessna Citation Sovereign
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USAF C-40B
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More to come...
D-Day Doll and That's All... Brother were on the flying schedule, but both remained on the ground all day until late afternoon when the latter decided that truly was all...
A glimpse at the variety of aircraft on display. Lucky I had my big lens with me, the aircraft were some distance away from the crowdline.
A UC-46 providing a wee bit of difference to the line-up.
Brooding weather resulted in some atmospheric shots.
At last, some action...
P-51s are definitely exciting, but watching them get wet whilst doing nothing isn't so much.
Normal traffic for Caen Carpiquet intermingled with a few exotic types...
A319.
C-17.
Embraer E190.
Cessna Citation Sovereign
USAF C-40B
More to come...
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