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Title: Duxford Flying Legends Air Show Piccies
Post by: SteffK on July 12, 2005, 12:01:35 AM

For any one who wants to have a look they are HERE (http://www.71sqn.co.uk)

Let us know what you think.

Title: Duxford Flying Legends Air Show Piccies
Post by: Karnak on July 12, 2005, 10:00:21 AM

I found the cockpit shot of the Merlin Spitfire to be interesting.  Notice how thin the framing is.  Very much like the upcoming P-51D cockpit framing and much lighter than the current Spitfire framing.

Title: Duxford Flying Legends Air Show Piccies
Post by: FiLtH on July 12, 2005, 11:19:36 AM

Forgot to look at the pics..I was so busy enjoying Batfinks comics :)  Love the b26 cockpit getting ripped apart!

Title: Duxford Flying Legends Air Show Piccies
Post by: SteffK on July 12, 2005, 11:29:14 AM

LOL@Filth...They are good, if a little large :)

Karnak, did you see the picture of the inside of a 'Modern' P-51? It even has 'Auto Pilot'...Ooops just reallised I forgot to add it :) Here it is... (http://www.71sqn.co.uk/Duxford/Images/Small/Modern51Instruments.gif)

Title: Duxford Flying Legends Air Show Piccies
Post by: Skydancer on July 12, 2005, 12:17:53 PM

Was  there on the saturday. Got Pics on the way. The Digi cam broke so had to use crappy aps. In development now. Will post em when they come in. Was great huh?

Title: Duxford Flying Legends Air Show Piccies
Post by: SteffK on July 12, 2005, 02:32:44 PM

Thought it was awesome.

Liked teh Twin engined Corsair :)

Title: Duxford Flying Legends Air Show Piccies
Post by: Skydancer on July 12, 2005, 05:50:08 PM

Highlights

The Tigercat display amazing chucking that twin engine plane around

The Corsairs virtualy welded together in flight

The P51c and d simillar

Ray Hannah in MH434

And the Mass Flyby.

GGGGGRRRRREEEEEAT:D

Title: Duxford Flying Legends Air Show Piccies
Post by: Karnak on July 12, 2005, 07:35:21 PM

Oops, wrong thread.

Title: Duxford Flying Legends Air Show Piccies
Post by: Skydancer on July 19, 2005, 10:11:59 AM

some more piccies here!

Finaly got some pics from Flying legends at Duxford! Not great but the Digi cam broke down that day.

spits
(http://bb.bebo.com/bb/large/2005071723/18326141a11821131b546187314l.jpg)
spits and me
(http://ba.bebo.com/ba/large/2005071823/18326141a11881522b65745737l.jpg)
FlashY!
(http://ba.bebo.com/ba/large/2005071823/18326141a11881525b591687032l.jpg)
Wildcat
(http://ba.bebo.com/ba/large/2005071823/18326141a11881526b826523974l.jpg)
Lanc, The Best Bomber of the war?
(http://ba.bebo.com/ba/large/2005071823/18326141a11881527b697772115l.jpg)

Title: Duxford Flying Legends Air Show Piccies
Post by: Skydancer on July 19, 2005, 10:27:41 AM

more
Mrs sky and the fighter boys! ( old boys ;) )
(http://ba.bebo.com/ba/large/2005071823/18326141a11881529b61517100l.jpg)
Sea Fury and Dakota Plus the flypast
(http://ba.bebo.com/ba/large/2005071823/18326141a11881530b153411579l.jpg)
Memphis Belle
(http://ba.bebo.com/ba/large/2005071823/18326141a11881531b970385093l.jpg)

Title: Duxford Flying Legends Air Show Piccies
Post by: Skydancer on July 19, 2005, 10:31:17 AM

Lots of spits and hurricanes
(http://ba.bebo.com/ba/large/2005071823/18326141a11881528b318320948l.jpg)
They said a Yak but looks like an La to me!
Plus P40 and P39. Tigermoth in air!
(http://ba.bebo.com/ba/large/2005071823/18326141a11882133b924865673l.jpg)
Two Corsairs and a skyraider
(http://ba.bebo.com/ba/large/2005071823/18326141a11882134b650796205l.jpg)
B25 ( Dutch owned I think )
(http://ba.bebo.com/ba/large/2005071823/18326141a11882135b12419573l.jpg)
Flypast
(http://ba.bebo.com/ba/large/2005071823/18326141a11882136b351428497l.jpg)
Tigercat! and it put on a good display
(http://ba.bebo.com/ba/large/2005071823/18326141a11882137b694775605l.jpg)
And thats ya lot!:D

Title: Duxford Flying Legends Air Show Piccies
Post by: Tabasco on July 19, 2005, 06:40:56 PM

GREAT pics SteffK and Skydancer.  Thanks for posting.