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Ol Boc 03-09-07 08:09 AM

It's big and beautiful...
 
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....and flew past my bedroom window this morning!

tigersaw 03-09-07 08:43 AM

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Thats the view from your bedroom?

Kinvig 03-09-07 08:51 AM

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I propse a rideout!

Party at Ol Boc's pad...

Ol Boc 03-09-07 09:28 AM

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Okay....I exaggerated a bit for effect. It was taken from the old summerhouse we maintain at the eastern end of the Estate......

The view from the Castle walls was a little better, but the staff were slow in getting the horses hitched to the carriage to take me up there in time.....

Oh, and it's the A380. And boy, is it BIG!!

Alpinestarhero 03-09-07 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Kinvig (Post 1276957)
I propse a rideout!

Party at Ol Boc's pad...

Seconded!

Matt

TimTucker 03-09-07 12:13 PM

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Well, that photo must be at least ten years' old, as the Nimrod is flying over the harbour in Hong Kong. Photo taken from somewhere in Causeway Bay, I think.

If the RAF tried that these days, they would get shot down!

Ol Boc 03-09-07 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TimTucker (Post 1277095)
Well, that photo must be at least ten years' old, as the Nimrod* is flying over the harbour in Hong Kong. Photo taken from somewhere in Causeway Bay, I think.

If the RAF tried that these days, they would get shot down!

Errr.......it's the Airbus A380 actually!

But you got the location.....low pass over Victoria Harbour this morning (twice). Amazingly, whilst it could be seen alright, it is incredibly quiet and could hardly be heard.

*Note to Hong Kong AA gunners: Nimrods are the ones with engines in the wing roots! :)

Pedrosa 03-09-07 05:02 PM

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When I read the title, I feared that Ol Boc had dropped his pants in front of an apprciative audience!:p

Wideboy 03-09-07 05:07 PM

Re: It's big and beautiful...
 
im lucky my house is directly under the warbirds flight path for Southampton airport so i get spitfires, hurricanes, the Lancaster etc etc flying low over my house utterly fantastic

when it was VE day celebrations (i think) and they had that huge fly down Southampton water with spits etc wee had them circling our house all week end was so amazing

tigersaw 03-09-07 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Wideboy (Post 1277336)
im lucky my house is directly under the warbirds flight path for Southampton airport so i get spitfires, hurricanes, the Lancaster etc etc flying low over my house utterly fantastic

Did you see the Lancaster come over Sat afternoon with the Spitfire wingman?
It came right over my house, really low. Nothing to do with my job, no no not at all.


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