PDA

View Full Version : Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Fighters


Dedworth
13th June 2015, 19:42
3 Spitfires and 2 Hurricanes roared into the local airfield late this afternoon. Had a chat to a couple of the pilots - good blokes

Apologies for the quality of pics

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd108/gruner/IMG_20150613_173238126_HDR.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd108/gruner/IMG_20150613_175102684.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd108/gruner/IMG_20150613_175819916_HDR_1.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd108/gruner/IMG_20150613_180853369_HDR.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd108/gruner/IMG_20150613_181957346_HDR.jpg

The pilot told us the Spit with the flames coming out on start up is a Mk 16 & has clipped wingtips and was designed for ground attack. The one taxi-ing (with a guy sitting on the tail :smile:) flew 143 operational missions
grahamw48
13th June 2015, 20:25
Fantastic. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

That later model would have had the much more powerful later Griffin engine, wouldn't it ? (2000 + hp). :cwm24:
Dedworth
13th June 2015, 20:47
Fantastic. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

That later model would have had the much more powerful later Griffin engine, wouldn't it ? (2000 + hp). :cwm24:

I think you're right Graham - bit about it here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/9828719/Spitfire-reaches-for-the-sky-again-60-years-on.html awesome sound from only about 10 yards away when he fired it up - 37 litres of British Beef :biggrin:
grahamw48
13th June 2015, 21:40
Marvellous. :Jump:

Interesting article that...thanks. :xxgrinning--00xx3:
Dedworth
13th June 2015, 23:41
They'd flown in from Biggin Hill. Earlier were supposed to do a flypast over Buckingham Palace for Trooping the Colour but that was cancelled due to low cloud base


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcqv3Seg9ZY
grahamw48
14th June 2015, 10:38
Nice one..thanks. :xxgrinning--00xx3:
SimonH
14th June 2015, 11:53
I presume you were at White Waltham then :Erm:

Friend of mine is an instructor down there :smile:
malchard888
14th June 2015, 15:13
Just seen what I believe to be a flying fortress take off from RAF Northolt
Dedworth
14th June 2015, 17:12
I presume you were at White Waltham then :Erm:

Friend of mine is an instructor down there :smile:

Yep :xxgrinning--00xx3:

A lot of them used to go on to fly for the airlines not sure about now
SimonH
14th June 2015, 17:53
Yep :xxgrinning--00xx3:

A lot of them used to go on to fly for the airlines not sure about now

The chap I know was a first officer on Concord, or the paper boy as he calls it. Due to the fact that it used to land in NY 2 hours before it took off so a 10am flight out of Heathrow landed at 8am in JFK with the morning papers :smile:
les_taxi
14th June 2015, 18:58
Fantastic stuff :xxgrinning--00xx3:
Dedworth
14th June 2015, 22:16
Just seen what I believe to be a flying fortress take off from RAF Northolt


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-lsPMD8mkk