Author Topic: Nice Battle of Britain Memorial Flight wallpaper (Read 951 times)

Replicant · « **on:** March 16, 2004, 04:22:45 PM »

Hope you like:

Spitfire IIa?

Seeker · « **Reply #1 on:** March 16, 2004, 06:17:17 PM »

Lovely

frank3 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 17, 2004, 04:37:28 AM »

Magnificant

Squadvid · « **Reply #3 on:** March 17, 2004, 10:15:30 AM »

Very Nice Nexx

Replicant · « **Reply #4 on:** March 17, 2004, 10:54:02 AM »

Sweet eh?!

Guppy35 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 17, 2004, 02:32:28 PM »

Yep thats B of B flight Spit IIa P7350, the oldest flying Spit out there and a genuine B of B vet.

I was lucky enough to get in the cockpit of that beaut in 1986. Oh to have one of my own

Great shots. Thanks

Dan/Slack

Replicant · « **Reply #6 on:** March 17, 2004, 02:44:19 PM »

Living not too far away from Coningsby has its advantages; during the summer months you often hear 6 merlin (or griffon depending what Spit they're flying) fly overhead. What a deep growl and you never fail to rush outside and appreciate their splendor.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 17, 2004, 03:00:07 PM »

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Originally posted by Replicant
Living not too far away from Coningsby has its advantages; during the summer months you often hear 6 merlin (or griffon depending what Spit they're flying) fly overhead. What a deep growl and you never fail to rush outside and appreciate their splendor.

I was in England in 86 for the reunion of 41 Squadron at RAF Coltishall. As part of my Spit XII research I'd tracked down a lot of 41 Pilots and because of this, I was invited. I'll never forget walking out of the memorial service on the last day, at the chapel at Coltishall with Spit pilots Peter Cowell, Terry Spencer and Tom Slack and having that Spit roar over in the 41 Squadron markings it wore at the time. Absolute chills up and down the spine time. It was like stepping back in time for me

Dan/Slack

BluAngl · « **Reply #8 on:** March 17, 2004, 03:04:28 PM »

wow those are pretty... the spitfire looks like it'll eat me...

Squadvid · « **Reply #9 on:** March 19, 2004, 01:30:40 PM »

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What a deep growl and you never fail to rush outside and appreciate their splendor.

Yep, that engine sound is unmistakable. Whenever i hear it i just have to run out and look.

qts · « **Reply #10 on:** March 22, 2004, 06:05:54 PM »

A long time ago - 25 years or more ago - a warbird pilot decided to stooge above our house, practicing his manoeuvers. I don't recall exactly what plane it was, but it was a WW2 fighter. Anyway he was quite low, and so we kids waved at him. And so he stooged some more. That really made our day.

One demo I would like to have seen but didn't was when a then chief test pilot took a brand new Typhoon for its maiden flight. He put it through its paces and asked the Tower how things looked. 'A bit tame', came the reply. So he put it - a brand new airframe, remember - through the full airshow sequence.

slimm50 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 26, 2004, 02:45:53 PM »

25 years? Hell, that wasn't so long ago.

zroostr · « **Reply #12 on:** March 27, 2004, 03:34:32 AM »

those pics are hella sweet