Peter Miller Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Yesterday we had a two seat Spitfire flying round our field most of the afternoon. Not realy close and the pictures that I took in the cloudy afternoon were not very good, just good enought to make out that it was a two seater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bran Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Just seen a group of seven and a group of eight Spitfires from the BH take off. The Police MD came and hovered over my house for the whole time of the assembly so no nice Merlin noises though!! GRRRRRR. It left as they departed SE back towards central London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hopkin Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Whats flying over my house........... low clouds a few unidentified birds and the odd A380 into Manchester Not that I am in ANY way even slightly jealous of you blighters complaining you cant HEAR the spits that you are watching..... my heart bleeds for you not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bran Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 GRIN........... Like everything else Dave, if you see them flying nearly every day, even though not in these numbers, a "few" more does not really stir the blood all that much! WINK Can appreciate the work involved, the money spent, etc, but the way some are wobbling on on Faceache still makes me wince, esp when ANY Spitfire is deemed a Battle of Britain fighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bran Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Oh, and I forgot, I went to my model room window to see the Hurricanes, not the Spitfires.......... TEE HEE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bran Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Err, Well, I only heard and saw two come back........................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Well from my viewpoint at Biggin Hill I watched 24 aircraft start up, taxi and take off. All 24 returned a little later. The BBC reckon there were 18 Spitfires and 6 Hurricanes, but that's not right as one of the aircraft was a Mustang! I need to sort through my photos to get an accurate count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Posted by Mike Etheridge 1 on 17/08/2015 10:43:32: Just moments ago very low and fast a couple of F16 jets (I think) from the direction of Biggin Hill to Epsom? I heard something come over low, fast and loud yesterday morning. Unfortunately I didn't even catch a glimpse of whatever it/they was/were! A club member I spoke to in the afternoon who lives very close to Epsom Downs also heard them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Etheridge 1 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 John,what ever they were I just caught sight of the second plane as it flew over our roof , there appeared to be missiles or similar fixed at the wing tips as is the case with the F16 ?. Went to Epsom Downs today for a model flying session and the four of us model flyers were treated to a display by a full size Spitfire that we waved to as it passed over us. The pilot flew around the Downs a few times and may have managed a roll between us and the grandstands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Mike - I was at Biggin Hill for the Biggin 75 event today. 24 aircraft (reported by everybody as 18 Spitfires and 6 Hurricanes - but whilst there were 24 aircraft, 1 was a Mustang!) departed in 3 flights of 8 for various locations. After they returned, 1 aircraft didn't land immediately, but departed for Epsom Racecourse (according to what one of the people I was with heard on the air-band radio.) We don't know why this one Spitfire went to Epsom Downs, but clearly it did! Glad you can confirm that and enjoyed his display. I have to say that seeing the sky over Biggin Hill full of Spitfires and Hurricanes (plus a Mustang!) was quite a spectacle - not one I expect ever to see again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devcon1 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 A couple of shots from the Dawlish airshow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted hughes Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 The Red Arrows on their way to Bournemouth seafront, and Sally B! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Flyer Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Well I'm really looking forward to this! **LINK** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Earlier this afternoon (maybe 5pm ish?) what looked like a MiG 15 flew over, a bit to the south of me, heading east, roughly in the direction of Biggin Hill. I could be wrong with the aircraft id - I know there is one based at North Weald - but it was something very similar if it wasn't the MiG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo Delta Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Sally B 6:00 PM-ish Hemel Hempstead ,in Father-In Laws Kitchen and you know by the sound to get outside and see what it is . Looks like it was flying Home in the direction of Duxford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kettle 1 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 18:30 4X Tonkers - wings back and high up going easterly over Oakham, anyone else seen them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno Racer Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 John, If it was a mig 15 is was probably Kenneth's new toy, it's based in the UK for the season, along with the he vampires, and scheduled for the Bournemouth air show next. Sadly Martin' T-33 is still awaiting new engine pipes fitted and Martin is now based in the USA on their first F35 squadron. Martin has just also bought a single seat vampire in the USA and I hope to catch up with him in Oct when I visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Posted by Reno Racer on 26/08/2015 20:21:15: John, If it was a mig 15 is was probably Kenneth's new toy, it's based in the UK for the season, along with the he vampires, and scheduled for the Bournemouth air show next. Kenneth? Who is he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno Racer Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Sorry John, forgot to add details, Kenneth is one of the pilots and it's his Mig 15. Although officially the Norwegian Historical Squadron, the aircraft are owned by the pilots. http://www.historicalsquadron.no/section.php?Category=NEWS&Template=aeroplanes http://www.historicalsquadron.no/section.php?Category=NEWS&Template=aeroplanes Edited By Reno Racer on 27/08/2015 08:34:45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Pennington Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Hello all, Apart from the French air force that fly over most days, yesterday a Catalina went over heading for poitiers as there is an air show some where near there this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Thanks for the link RR. I see the MiG is scheduled for an appearance at Wings and Wheels at Dunsfold this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Etheridge 1 Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Yesterday,'Sally B' flew over whilst I was stuck in traffic near Carshalton and then it appeared once I was home just beyond the roof tops . The engines were a complete 'give away' as they must have been in WW2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Was that today, Mike? I'm not that far from Carshalton and missed it. If yesterday then I was at Barkston Heath! I know Sally B was due to put in an appearance at Dunsfold yesterday and today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 And, literally seconds ago, Sally B flew over my house. Heading south-west(ish) at around 1,000 feet and sounding marvellous! Presumably en-route to Dunsfold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bran Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Well, the last few days I have had rather lot of planes over my head, but not at home, as I have been in central Keflavik, where the VERY close to town local airport main runway points straight over the central Hotel (though no night flying to disturb). Seen so many different "air pollution" civil twins and singles, mostly turboprop, none of which I have enough interest in to try to identify! The only aircraft of interest to me was on a Frigate in the harbour, a Lynx. I watched them remove all the engine panels before it was wheeled into its rear deck "hangar". Talk about tight in there, no wonder they remove the panels first! This has at least given me a scheme to use on a 450 body I have awaiting action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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