Tony Bennett Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 twas out in the garden doing running up tests on my new build and i heard a rumble in the sky. then straight over my garden at about 100 feet up. lancasterhurricane and the spit one after the other. wowbrought a tear to my eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cantwell Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 must be the stealth versions, i canna se um!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Bennett Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 never had time to get the camera out. wish they would let you know in advance when they are flying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Where was this Tony? I was at the Blackbushe model show today and was taking some fuel back to put in the boot of my car when I saw what looked like the BBMF way off in the distance. This was just after 3pm and the three aircraft (plus what may have been a Cessna 150 or similar at a slightly higher altitude) were "several" miles east of Blackbushe heading in a northerly(ish!) direction.Edited By John Privett on 14/05/2011 18:59:57 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Bennett Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 guildford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Giles Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 I was at RAF wittering last weekend supposed to be gliding but the weather wasnt playing ball. but just as we were admiting defeat and walking to the car the lancaster passed over the west end of the airfield about 500ft above our heads heading south. shame i wasnt up there with it, made the trip worthwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Posted by tony bennett on 14/05/2011 16:40:51: never had time to get the camera out. wish they would let you know in advance when they are flying. There's info on flying displays for this month here. Details for today from the Excel spreadsheet downloaded from that page are; BIGGIN HILL 14:30 EAST MOLESEY, SURREY LHS FLYPAST 14:40 HYDE HEATH, BUCKS LHS FLYPAST 14:55 CHARLBURY, OXON LHS FLYPAST 15:15 CONINGSBY 15:55 First two cols are Departing airfield & Time. Third col is display venue, fourth is aircraft (LHS presumably being Lancaster, Hurricane, Spitfire.) Next is display type, then time, finally Landing airfield and time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 So we probably both saw the BBMF en route from East Molesey to Hyde Heath. Though Guildford - or indeed Blackbushe - are a little bit off the obvious route even if flying VFR and keeping clear of the London CT. And they'd have been late at Hyde Heath as it was already two or three minutes past three when I saw them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus roe Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 i am lucky as the bbmf is about 1/2 a mile from my front door lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Bennett Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 they nearly always fly over my house. everything at the farnborough air show come out my way. had a glorious sight of the 3 Concords one above the other when they flew into heathrow for the last time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster prop Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 One day last summer the BBMF did a flypast at Bletchley Park for a memorial day to the codebreakers. I was in a garden centre not far away when I also heard a loud rumble getting nearer and looked up to see the Lancaster and just a Spit, I think, fly over at about 200 feet. Everyone stopped and looked up, wonderful sight (and sound). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Some photos I took when it flew over www.flambirdsmfa.com yesturday at 12:10hrs (double click for full size photo). BB. BB Edited By Basildon Biggles on 15/05/2011 14:20:47 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jump Jet Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 what a sound they make Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Bennett Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 nice init. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Were the Spitfire and Hurricane not there too BB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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