TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 23 Report Share Posted June 23 (edited) I spent Saturday with a Mate watching the aircraft at the Sywell Airshow in Northamptonshire. Here are a few shots; Edited June 23 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondoggy Posted June 23 Report Share Posted June 23 Nice, what equipment were you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 23 Author Report Share Posted June 23 An old Canon 40D and a 100 - 400mm zoom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted June 23 Report Share Posted June 23 Lucky with the weather,,,, great photos, thanks for sharing 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 23 Author Report Share Posted June 23 1 minute ago, JKD said: Lucky with the weather,,,, great photos, thanks for sharing 😃 Yes it was a bit of a game, but Saturday looked far better than Sunday. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted June 23 Report Share Posted June 23 Great pictures thanks for posting 😊👍 any chance of putting some names to the aircraft please 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miserableolgit Posted June 23 Report Share Posted June 23 Excellent photos. Friends of mine went and thoroughly enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MirokuMK70 Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 17 hours ago, Old farrier said: Great pictures thanks for posting 😊👍 any chance of putting some names to the aircraft please 😊 From the top: P51D Mustang P47D Thunderbolt and B17G Fortress B17G P47D Hurricane Mk1 P38 Lightning, F4U Corsair, B25 Mitchell, P51D P38 F4U Various Spitfires Spitfire Mk XIV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 33 minutes ago, MirokuMK70 said: From the top: P51D Mustang P47D Thunderbolt and B17G Fortress B17G P47D Hurricane Mk1 P38 Lightning, F4U Corsair, B25 Mitchell, P51D P38 F4U Various Spitfires Spitfire Mk XIV Many thanks for the information 😊👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 24 Author Report Share Posted June 24 Yes you beat me to it, cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchstone Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 I had no idea there were any Thunderbolts or Lightnings flying over here. Do you know where they are based? Excellent photography. I'll keep my eye on that for next year. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryB Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 What a show that must have been. Sorry I missed this. Must keep an eye out in the future. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 Very nice photos thanks. You got the shutter speed right too for the props. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 25 Author Report Share Posted June 25 Thank you, I do hate to see frozen props or rotors. I was shooting at 1/200th or 1/140th of a second, the chap I was with was working even slower than I was as he wanted full discs. I usually only go for a full disc when something interesting is running up, face on in front of me on the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 2 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Thank you, I do hate to see frozen props or rotors. I was shooting at 1/200th or 1/140th of a second, the chap I was with was working even slower than I was as he wanted full discs. I usually only go for a full disc when something interesting is running up, face on in front of me on the ground. Yep I shoot at the same speed. But you have to be smooooth in panning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 25 Author Report Share Posted June 25 (edited) 8 hours ago, Touchstone said: I had no idea there were any Thunderbolts or Lightnings flying over here. Do you know where they are based? Excellent photography. I'll keep my eye on that for next year. T The P 47 Thunderbolt, Nellie B, belongs to Fighter Aviation Engineering Ltd from Essex and I believe she usually operates out of the IWM at Duxford. The P 38 Lightning is part of the Red Bull Stable and operates out of Austria. Thank you Edited June 25 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchstone Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 Thanks TC. That’s interesting and appreciated. As my brother BB highlights above we’ll keep our eye on that for next year although I suppose the Lightning may not appear on consecutive years. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 25 Author Report Share Posted June 25 3 hours ago, Touchstone said: Thanks TC. That’s interesting and appreciated. As my brother BB highlights above we’ll keep our eye on that for next year although I suppose the Lightning may not appear on consecutive years. T I have seen it several times over the years. Unfortunately I don't think the Red Bull Team nip over without a good booking or possibility of doing several shows. Here is their June 2024 listing; 01st/02nd - Midlands Air Festival, UK - B-25J "Mitchell" - P-38 "Lightning" - BO105 - Douglas DC-6B 01st/02nd - Duxford D-Day Airshow, UK - B-25J "Mitchell" - P-38 "Lightning" - Douglas DC-6B 22nd/23rd - Sywell Airshow, UK - B-25J "Mitchell" - P-38 "Lightning" - F4U-4 "Corsair" - P-51 Mustang 28th/30th - Formula 1 - Großer Preis von Österreich 2024, Austria - P-51 Mustang - T-28B "Trojan" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchstone Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 Thanks TC. Unfortunately, Austria might be a bit far for a day out. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted Wednesday at 12:54 Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:54 5 hours ago, Touchstone said: Thanks TC. Unfortunately, Austria might be a bit far for a day out. T Well, they will be back at some point. I have just been offered tickets for the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden, very happy as these airshows are getting VERY expensive. I am off to R.I.A.T. for a week in July, that normally gets some interesting aircraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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