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« Reply #16 on: Friday, July 6, 2012, 19:26:12 » |
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the goldfinger pub in highworth looks right across it, its a superb view, also whilst driving to get my kebab i had the pleasure of the stealth plane fly over me at the rugby club half hour ago  Yeah live round the corner from there and can see the entire airfield from my house. |
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« Reply #17 on: Friday, July 6, 2012, 19:29:37 » |
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the goldfinger pub in highworth looks right across it, its a superb view, also whilst driving to get my kebab i had the pleasure of the stealth plane fly over me at the rugby club half hour ago We're fortunate enough to see the airbase from our bedroom window, but nothing beats being there as they rarely fly directly over the town. |
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« Reply #18 on: Friday, July 6, 2012, 20:16:41 » |
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Presume the Red Arrows are flying? Wondered what they they were doing at B'mth airport midweek. Now if there's one thing that makes me proud to be British.....................................
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« Reply #19 on: Friday, July 6, 2012, 20:39:31 » |
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Presume the Red Arrows are flying? Wondered what they they were doing at B'mth airport midweek. Now if there's one thing that makes me proud to be British.....................................
Yup, they are. Lets hope the reds have a better year than last year. |
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« Reply #20 on: Friday, July 6, 2012, 20:43:06 » |
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When do the Red Arrows do their fly over the Military College in Watchfield?
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« Reply #21 on: Friday, July 6, 2012, 20:51:00 » |
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Yup, they are. Lets hope the reds have a better year than last year.
Indeed Batch, believe they are only flying as a seven at B'mth this year. Such a sad year. The ultimate of their profession |
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« Reply #22 on: Friday, July 6, 2012, 20:58:52 » |
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Such a sad year. The ultimate of their profession
Éclat as the motto says. The tin triangle hasn't made it to Fairford yet. Technical hitch. Hope its not engine related, they only just changed 2 engines after the old ones ingested a silicon gel pack and blew up. |
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« Reply #23 on: Saturday, July 7, 2012, 00:18:36 » |
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You get a pretty good view from Lus Hill, near Hannington. Whelford and near Marston Meysey have very good views too. They don't normally close the roads, they just turn it into a one way system.
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« Reply #24 on: Saturday, July 7, 2012, 07:32:59 » |
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Presume the Red Arrows are flying? Wondered what they they were doing at B'mth airport midweek. Now if there's one thing that makes me proud to be British.....................................
There's only one thing better than the Red Arrows...
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« Reply #25 on: Saturday, July 7, 2012, 07:43:48 » |
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But there is more chance of seeing this sometime OST
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« Reply #26 on: Saturday, July 7, 2012, 08:07:39 » |
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But there is more chance of seeing this sometime OST
That is very nice indeed. I saw the Vulcan a few times as a kid at Greenham Common when they used to have the air show there. This is another of my favourites, still going strong after 70 years. Amazing, nothing like seeing it 'in the flesh' of course...
And this - not British but still makes the old hairs on the back of the neck stand up...
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« Reply #27 on: Saturday, July 7, 2012, 16:46:20 » |
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We saw quite a few of the aircraft from the Grand Peace Fete at Coleshill. The irony was noted.  |
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« Reply #28 on: Saturday, July 7, 2012, 16:57:01 » |
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Those plains are indeed ace OST.
Technology really sped up after the war. First Lancaster test flight : January 1941 Vulcan 1st test Flight : August 1952. 11 years. I think I have 11 year old socks.
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« Reply #29 on: Saturday, July 7, 2012, 18:58:13 » |
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Vulcan was as good as ever (pity it didn't take off - will do on Sunday), Lancaster/Spitfire made the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, other displays restricted by low cloud, fast loud jets were brilliant but for me the stand outs were the helicopter pilots - just mental.
Met some old colleagues from RIAT and didn't get too wet so had a great day.
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