TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 12, 2024 Report Share Posted August 12, 2024 I was lucky to get tickets for this show where a friend was flying the Collections Lysander. I went early to get a spot at the front of the crowd. The weather was wonderful and thankfully the breeze was quite strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 12, 2024 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2024 John Romain brought a Mk 14 Spitfire over from Duxford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 12, 2024 Report Share Posted August 12, 2024 wernt they used for dropping operatives into France ww2 ?...............i believe they modified the exhaust system...to cut down the noise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 12, 2024 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2024 7 minutes ago, ditchman said: wernt they used for dropping operatives into France ww2 ?...............i believe they modified the exhaust system...to cut down the noise They certainly were, many flew from Tempsford, just up the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B686 Posted August 12, 2024 Report Share Posted August 12, 2024 Great photos again. I like the spitfires they sound so good 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 12, 2024 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2024 Old Warden does put up some absolutely unique formations Here is the Comet with the Spitfire Mk XIV The Comet with a Vampire from Norway A Gladiator, two Spitfire Mk Vs and the collections Sea Hurricane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted August 12, 2024 Report Share Posted August 12, 2024 In 1940 in the same Battle of Britain we, the British, we still flying biplanes as fighter aircraft, the Italians when they raided London, still flying open cockpit monoplanes as fighter aircraft. Four years later and the skies saw the first viable jet fighter aircraft. War certainly does accelerate innovation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandspider Posted August 12, 2024 Report Share Posted August 12, 2024 Great photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted August 12, 2024 Report Share Posted August 12, 2024 All 3 posts nice interesting photos. Thanks for posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miserableolgit Posted August 12, 2024 Report Share Posted August 12, 2024 My favourite venue. We lived just a few miles away and used to be regular attendees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 12, 2024 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2024 The BBMF Lancaster got out for its first trips of the season The Provost The Gladiator A Parnel Elf flying under the bunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miserableolgit Posted August 12, 2024 Report Share Posted August 12, 2024 Super photos. Nice to see the BBMF Lanc in the air again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob85 Posted August 13, 2024 Report Share Posted August 13, 2024 I consider myself fortunate that a few years ago I got to see the BBMF Lanc and the other airworthy one (Canadian I think) flying together at the NI international airshow, even the commentator shut up just to listen to them 8 merlins roaring over. Watching them coming in at just a few hundred feet was just amazing. As much as the Spitfires and Lancs done for us, I have such a soft spot for the unsung hero's like the Lysander, Gladiator and the Swordfish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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