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20-07-08, 01:54 PM
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Re: Merlin Engines mmmmmmm
Yup, spitfire and hurricane went first, then the lanc and the pair circled and tucked in behind, you should have seen all 3.
I stood next to runway, have a few pix, but cant upload from work |
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20-07-08, 01:57 PM
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Re: Merlin Engines mmmmmmm
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when they did the 70th anniversary flight i had spitfires buzzing round all week end, didn't leave the house  did you get a vid? |
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20-07-08, 02:10 PM
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20-07-08, 08:42 PM
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Re: Merlin Engines mmmmmmm
Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane went over my house a year or two back, oooohhhhhhhhhhh - the noise, makes my skin tingle.
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20-07-08, 10:57 PM
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Sweet, I forgot all about the air show.
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21-07-08, 06:18 PM
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Re: Merlin Engines mmmmmmm
Just for the Merlin lovers...............this is the Lancaster we saw on Saturday, although this video was taken earlier in the year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_Rh6...eature=related
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21-07-08, 06:20 PM
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21-07-08, 08:47 PM
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 He rode home with another Raptor owner and Ian..........he found a speed he'd not yet got to try out on his, but couldn't keep up due to the naffed rear tyre.
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21-07-08, 08:49 PM
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