Air show
- Thread starter Smartbear
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North West Surrey
Mr Tidy said:A free display - very good of them!
Is the barn part of your estate too? :lol:
I've seen some interesting planes when Farnborough is on as it's only a few miles away. I always meant to go, but there isn't a public day anymore.
Sadly not mine, it’s my neighbours
Rob
ErrErrminator
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I’m going to the show tomorrow. Haven’t been for years, but used to go every year with my dad, when I was a lad.
This time I’m the dad, taking my son to his first air show.... in the Zed of course,
This time I’m the dad, taking my son to his first air show.... in the Zed of course,
ErrErrminator said:I’m going to the show tomorrow. Haven’t been for years, but used to go every year with my dad, when I was a lad.
This time I’m the dad, taking my son to his first air show.... in the Zed of course,
Hope he likes it as much as you obviously did
Rob
Attleborough, Norfolk
Hah, brings back memories. Lucky enough to be involved in some air displays (not in the driver's seat though) and was posted to Singapore where I saw the Russians doing the 'Cobra' when it was still a new thingenuff_zed said:
. Sadly these days unless you're on the 'inside' it's just seems too much effort fighting the crowds for a park/seat/view etc. I've been spoiled :lol:
nice one Rob, up to you tomorrow then 
enuff_zed said:
I saw a Typhoon display at Welshpool in 2015. Absolutely amazing. It was also one of the last flights of the Vulcan which is the real reason I went. These things used to scream over my house when living near Macclesfield in my early twenties. Some photos below taken with Canon 70-200 lens
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Good photos Tinker.
I was on 617 Sqn back in the late 80s when they were based at Marham. The Vulcan used to do its display practice over our squadron site.
I vividly remember sitting on the wing of a Tornado in a HAS (Hardened Aircraft Shelter) when the Vulcan did its max rate climb over the top. This was in the days of the RAF still operating it, so it was not restricted in any way. I couldn't even hear myself think, and all my tools rattled along the wing and onto the floor!
Out of interest, the Typhoon is from 29 Sqn, the Operational Conversion Unit, which my lad is on.
Not sure if you've heard the story but as you can see it has the roman numerals for 30 on the fin, not 29.
Many years ago, a painter was told to go and paint 29 in roman numerals on one of their aircraft. Not being the brightest spark, he asked how to do that?
Easy, came the reply; 2 X's, one, X.
So out he went and painted 2 X's and one X.
And so a tradition was born.
I was on 617 Sqn back in the late 80s when they were based at Marham. The Vulcan used to do its display practice over our squadron site.
I vividly remember sitting on the wing of a Tornado in a HAS (Hardened Aircraft Shelter) when the Vulcan did its max rate climb over the top. This was in the days of the RAF still operating it, so it was not restricted in any way. I couldn't even hear myself think, and all my tools rattled along the wing and onto the floor!
Out of interest, the Typhoon is from 29 Sqn, the Operational Conversion Unit, which my lad is on.
Not sure if you've heard the story but as you can see it has the roman numerals for 30 on the fin, not 29.
Many years ago, a painter was told to go and paint 29 in roman numerals on one of their aircraft. Not being the brightest spark, he asked how to do that?
Easy, came the reply; 2 X's, one, X.
So out he went and painted 2 X's and one X.
And so a tradition was born.
enuff_zed said:
Thanks for letting me in on the story of the Roman numerals.
I can understand your tools rattling about. Bollington near Macclesfield where I lived is only about 8 miles from Woodford and as the took off came over my house. The house was a 2 bedroom bungalow and not wonderfully built but only cost me £3150 in the sixties. When the Vulcan came over the whole house shook. Amazingly they still appear to be standing but now cost a little more!Bloody wonderful...
