By: TonyT
- 23rd May 2019 at 12:10Permalink- Edited 23rd May 2019 at 12:12
I thought it was wacky wabbit! Couldn't understand why they would be up around here though so that makes sense!
Never saw the RR Spit though :(
They are using them as tailwheel trainers for the Spit, remember the kettle has been grounded for nearly 4 years with issues, so they need to get the pilots back into the swing of things.
By: Merlin Power
- 27th May 2019 at 08:04Permalink
Over Studland Bay, near Bournemouth was a Chipmunk and Cub in the near perfect blue sky on Saturday. Then yesterday over Thame,Oxon was the Historic Army Aircraft Flight with the Auster AOP9 in formation with the Beaver and a little ahead was the Westland Scout.
By: D1566
- 30th May 2019 at 11:07Permalink- Edited 30th May 2019 at 11:07
A Westland Gazelle, in red/white livery, on a Lorry heading north on the M6 at Thelwall, 18:15 last night, didn't catch identity, I was heading south, any ideas what/where etc please?
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By: Anonymous
- 30th May 2019 at 15:21Permalink- Edited 14th June 2020 at 08:19
Sitting outside the White Bear near Biggin watching the old Flying Eye in the circuit... ah, 30 something hears ago Spencer Flack, Bryan Wolfe and breakfast with Capital Radio.
Was outside the airport cafe earlier with a coffee. T-6 G-CTKL took off as did Spitfire G-AVAV: the last time I was actually on the airfield and saw a genuine non airshow warbird takeoff was probably 1982 when Stephen Grey departed in the Bearcat a week or so after the Air Fair. Moose the Mustang wouldn't start as I recall.
Silver and yellow Harvard doing circuits of North Oxford - presumably over St Edward's School (Big RAF connections) - rather more interestingly, it then did a couple over the Cumnor area.
Lordy, that fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down! I guess these/this (don't know how many there are) are the only flying representatives of the Canberra these days?
Lordy, that fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down! I guess these/this (don't know how many there are) are the only flying representatives of the Canberra these days?
Spitfire HF IXe G-CGYJ (TD314) and one other, possibly Spitfire, flying north at 2,000ft, 244kts Twyford, Berkshire. Come from the channel according to Flightradar 24, heading to Duxford possibly. Julian
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By: ZRX61 - 22nd May 2019 at 16:23 Permalink
U2 on climb out while I was outside waiting for the dog to poop... (he's suffering stage fright owing to a pair of rather territorial swallows)
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By: R4118 - 22nd May 2019 at 18:49 Permalink
[QUOTE='lectra;n3862946]G-BJST Wacky Wabbit and (Silver) friend, operating from the new Rolls Royce hangar in EMA.
I've just seen the RR Spit get airborne for the second time today too.[/QUOTE]
I thought it was wacky wabbit! Couldn't understand why they would be up around here though so that makes sense!
Never saw the RR Spit though :(
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By: myford - 23rd May 2019 at 07:10 Permalink
3 Biggin spits up in north Kent yesterday evening for a photo shoot. Very nice.
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By: TonyT - 23rd May 2019 at 12:10 Permalink - Edited 23rd May 2019 at 12:12
They are using them as tailwheel trainers for the Spit, remember the kettle has been grounded for nearly 4 years with issues, so they need to get the pilots back into the swing of things.
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By: Propstrike - 23rd May 2019 at 12:39 Permalink - Edited 23rd May 2019 at 12:40
Spitfire shot here, as mentioned in post 84 above All two seaters (photo R Paver) https://www.facebook.com/TheTwoSeatS...qsrII6doxjDEZZ
By: Anonymous - 26th May 2019 at 13:08 Permalink - Edited 7th October 2019 at 08:47
P47, P51 & 2x F15 just passed Stradishall heading West
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By: Merlin Power - 27th May 2019 at 08:04 Permalink
Over Studland Bay, near Bournemouth was a Chipmunk and Cub in the near perfect blue sky on Saturday. Then yesterday over Thame,Oxon was the Historic Army Aircraft Flight with the Auster AOP9 in formation with the Beaver and a little ahead was the Westland Scout.
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By: D1566 - 30th May 2019 at 11:07 Permalink - Edited 30th May 2019 at 11:07
A Westland Gazelle, in red/white livery, on a Lorry heading north on the M6 at Thelwall, 18:15 last night, didn't catch identity, I was heading south, any ideas what/where etc please?
By: Anonymous - 30th May 2019 at 15:21 Permalink - Edited 14th June 2020 at 08:19
Sitting outside the White Bear near Biggin watching the old Flying Eye in the circuit... ah, 30 something hears ago Spencer Flack, Bryan Wolfe and breakfast with Capital Radio.
Was outside the airport cafe earlier with a coffee. T-6 G-CTKL took off as did Spitfire G-AVAV: the last time I was actually on the airfield and saw a genuine non airshow warbird takeoff was probably 1982 when Stephen Grey departed in the Bearcat a week or so after the Air Fair. Moose the Mustang wouldn't start as I recall.
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By: hampden98 - 1st June 2019 at 17:25 Permalink
DeHaviland Beaver from the Army Historic flight over Blackbush 17:23 01/06/2019
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By: ZRX61 - 1st June 2019 at 17:50 Permalink
NASA WB 57 inbound to Palmdirt/Plant 42 :)
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA928
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By: adrian_gray - 1st June 2019 at 18:09 Permalink
Silver and yellow Harvard doing circuits of North Oxford - presumably over St Edward's School (Big RAF connections) - rather more interestingly, it then did a couple over the Cumnor area.
ADRian
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By: g6hyf - 1st June 2019 at 20:04 Permalink - Edited 1st June 2019 at 20:04
Yesterday evening for a few mins from 5:23pm a Spitfire was up in the blue, glimpsed fleetingly through broken cloud, above Gunby E.Lincs.
C.
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By: ZRX61 - 1st June 2019 at 20:41 Permalink
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By: adrian_gray - 1st June 2019 at 21:41 Permalink
Lordy, that fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down! I guess these/this (don't know how many there are) are the only flying representatives of the Canberra these days?
Adrian
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By: ZRX61 - 2nd June 2019 at 18:20 Permalink
Two flyers for sure, maybe three.
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By: tawnyman - 5th June 2019 at 18:43 Permalink
Spitfire HF IXe G-CGYJ (TD314) and one other, possibly Spitfire, flying north at 2,000ft, 244kts Twyford, Berkshire. Come from the channel according to Flightradar 24, heading to Duxford possibly. Julian
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By: ZRX61 - 5th June 2019 at 19:24 Permalink
Black Dorito did a couple of passes yesterday. :)
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By: Trolly Aux - 6th June 2019 at 16:49 Permalink
Grumman F8F Bearcat from Duxford just circled the A12 Hatfield Peverel Essex, now off heading South, lovely sight and sound
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By: Growler - 6th June 2019 at 17:14 Permalink
Invasion striped RAF Dakota just flown over Warwick - any idea which one? I'm assuming BBMF.