Author Topic: Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - Friday 20th August (Read 3671 times)

Adam · « **on:** 18 August, 2010, 08:34:07 pm »

Watch the skies!!

As part of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, 2 Spitfires and 2 Hurricanes are doing several different sorties this Friday to (between them) overfly 38 of the key airfields and sites involved in the conflict.

Full details are shown here, with a map and estimated timings shown here. They'll be overhead central London at 16.00.

Nothing beats the sound of a Merlin!

rower40 · « **Reply #1 on:** 18 August, 2010, 08:43:34 pm »

Bah. Nowhere near Derby, the spiritual home of the Merlin.
Anyway, don't let that spoil your enjoyment of the spectacle.

JonBuoy · « **Reply #2 on:** 18 August, 2010, 09:57:36 pm »

Quote from: rower40 on 18 August, 2010, 08:43:34 pm

Bah. Nowhere near Derby, the spiritual home of the Merlin.
Anyway, don't let that spoil your enjoyment of the spectacle.

They are just down the road from you on Sunday:

Q) EGTT/QWALW/IV/M/W/000/025/5242N00126W003
B) FROM: 10/08/22 15:35C) TO: 10/08/22 16:00
E) FLYPAST BY BATTLE OF BRITAIN MEMORIAL FLIGHT ACFT WI 3NM RADIUS
5242N 00126W (HEATHER) 10-08-0436/AS 1
LOWER: SFC
UPPER: 2500FT AMSL

Wombat · « **Reply #3 on:** 18 August, 2010, 10:01:24 pm »

Doesn't include the home of the Spitfire, either... but they did fly over Southampton a week or two ago, so mustn't grumble. Still they are near enough to home to make a little visit and watch.

Psychler · « **Reply #4 on:** 19 August, 2010, 12:24:49 am »

Looks like they'll be flying more or less right over me hear at Blackmore, somewhere in between North Weald, Stapleford and Rochford.

Zoidburg · « **Reply #5 on:** 19 August, 2010, 12:28:18 am »

Not coming near here either.

I dunno, it's not like he was born here or owt like that.

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #6 on:** 19 August, 2010, 09:16:24 am »

Hundreds were built in Castle Bromwich near Brum, but nothing. BSA in Small Heath also provided the Browning machine guns. Obviously an insignificant contribution.

Those factories attracted a lot of Luftwaffe attention as well, so the whole area suffered.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #7 on:** 19 August, 2010, 09:52:50 am »

Note to self: head for the roof between midday and ten past when they're between Duxford & North Weald. Though I suspect they'll be a bit too far east.

Adrian · « **Reply #8 on:** 19 August, 2010, 04:48:28 pm »

Is The Oval close enough to the flightpath?

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #9 on:** 20 August, 2010, 11:58:48 am »

To the roof...

Edit: No sight nor sound.

Bah!

Psychler · « **Reply #10 on:** 20 August, 2010, 11:49:32 pm »

Quote from: Psychler on 19 August, 2010, 12:24:49 am

Looks like they'll be flying more or less right over me hear at Blackmore, somewhere in between North Weald, Stapleford and Rochford.

Didn't see or hear a thing!!!

Wascally Weasel · « **Reply #11 on:** 20 August, 2010, 11:53:33 pm »

I heard them at 15:58. Had I been five minutes earlier I could have seen them.

Hey, I work where I work. I see them at least once a year anyway (generally just randomly).

Mike J · « **Reply #12 on:** 21 August, 2010, 12:03:12 am »

They were a bit behind schedule I think - meant to be near me at 1pm and ended up being 3pm eta.

Regulator · « **Reply #13 on:** 21 August, 2010, 08:00:01 am »

Had a fantastic several views of them at work yesterday (Duxford is just down the road).

hellymedic · « **Reply #14 on:** 21 August, 2010, 09:32:49 am »

I somehow dozed at my desk at the relevant time and David says he heard nothing. It was overcast. We are between RAF Hendon as was and Bentley Priory.

Clare · « **Reply #15 on:** 21 August, 2010, 09:37:02 am »

Saw a Spitfire and a Hurricane flying over The Solent at about 16:40, but they were too far away for photos and the wind was so strong I couldn't here the marvellous roar

Adrian · « **Reply #16 on:** 21 August, 2010, 11:19:50 am »

Quote from: Adrian on 19 August, 2010, 04:48:28 pm

Is The Oval close enough to the flightpath?

No

Hummers · « **Reply #17 on:** 21 August, 2010, 04:02:22 pm »

Saw two Spitfires over Ruislip yesterday.

Marvellous.

H

Adam · « **Reply #18 on:** 28 August, 2010, 07:35:20 pm »

On Friday, had a splendid day out at RAF Hendon with my son (cycled to and from the station as well). Quite a few new things in the last 5 years since we've been there.

Just realised Battle of Britain film now showing on C4, so off to watch that.

bomber · « **Reply #19 on:** 04 September, 2010, 04:29:12 pm »

On an almost related note saw a Eurofighter take off from hurn this week while i was in the circuit. I'd just turned crosswind after chugging up to 700 feet, saw it going verticle straight after take off and dissapearing through cloud base. Incredible to watch

JJ · « **Reply #20 on:** 04 September, 2010, 05:01:52 pm »

BBMF and a bunch of other stuff has been flying around over our garden this afternoon. We've all got tremendously cricked necks

RichForrest · « **Reply #21 on:** 04 September, 2010, 05:11:15 pm »

A Lancaster flew over here also today doing a loop of Bletchley park

Jaded · « **Reply #22 on:** 06 September, 2010, 10:35:15 am »

Yesterday.

Marvellous. Wonderful noise, majestic manoeuvres.

Poignant. Explaining to my daughter and niece that their great uncle flew a Lancaster. Initially he was too young to fly in combat so he trained other pilots. Then posted to the Far East and shot down on his first combat mission. 3 years in a Japanese POW camp.

alexb · « **Reply #23 on:** 06 September, 2010, 12:16:34 pm »

Many, many years ago I had the pleasure of watching Concorde and the Lancaster doing repeated circuitsover my old University (Royal Holloway). The Lancaster had to do about four circuits to every one of Concorde's. They were presumably trying to line up a shot with both aircraft flying side by side and I assume they wanted something picturesque in the background.

hulver · « **Reply #24 on:** 06 September, 2010, 12:56:15 pm »

I was at Duxford on Saturday, and there was a fly past by a Lancaster, Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane.

At the end of the show there were 16 Spitfires in the air. Fantastic sight, and the noise was amazing.

Author Topic: Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - Friday 20th August (Read 3671 times)

Zoidburg