Thank you, Thank you, Spit Display.

[ImageGear]

To whom ever gave the fantastic display over Hurley Lock, Berks about 3 minutes ago, what a sight...I could have blinked and gone back 65 years.

Power, grace, performance, manouverability, and a magnificent display..flown by someone who really knows how to get the best out of a magnificent aircraft.

I will probably have to pay a wedge to see anything so beautiful in surroundings which will be vanilla in comparison...

Thanks again,

Imagegear.

[airborne_artist]

According to http://www.bbmf.co.uk/april08.html it wasn't a BBMF aircraft.

[Nimrodhasbeen]

The Spitfire is flown from Wycombe Air Park. I believe the display was for a wedding party at Harleyford Golf resort.:O

[soddim]

The private Spitfire displays are usually more spectacular than BBMF's simply because BBMF fly to quite restrictive G and power limits.

Nevertheless, it is always a great pleasure to see these wonderful aircraft displayed and long may we be able to enjoy the sight of them.

[SpotterFC]

Was inside at the start, but you can always tell a Merlin a mile off. Trees in the garden got in the way for most of the display, but the sound was awesome all by itself!

[exscribbler]

Lucky b*ggers!

[High_lander]

I enjoy seeing the Seafire display when it is down at the secret Somerset Fish Head base.


Incredible noise- Some burk goes,

"aircraft like that should be inside"

"F___ off should they! They were made to fly!"

[Hot Charlie]

Said Spit, off to said private function:

here (http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=80478):O


I enjoy seeing the Seafire display when it is down at the secret Somerset Fish Head base.


Incredible noise- Some burk goes,

"aircraft like that should be inside"

"F___ off should they! They were made to fly!"

You should have sent said burk to the FAA Museum - an aircraft like that is inside!:}:ugh::E

[Robert Cooper]

Shoulda seen the display the BBMF gave over Tangmere airfield when the station closed down in the late 70s. Boy, was that something!

Bob C

[Green Flash]

What is it about that sound, eh? Yonks ago in darkest East Lincs I was warming up a beer in my back garden one hot & hazy afternoon when a BBMF cab (Spit or Hurri, don't know) was doing GH between me and base. Never saw it once but as that beautifull sound rose and soared and swooped I just sat there and silently wept. Even now the memory of that sound gets me going. Oh sure, i've heard them close up allright, but that afternoon ..... :ok:

[Ballast]

Last summer we went to Bladon to visit Winston Churchill's grave. It was a hot clear summer Sunday afternoon. Quite unbelievably a Hurricane appeared and did a full solo display over the church and then flew off, still with no-one else around.

Fantastic and priceless. Even my 11 year old son seemed to appreciate he had seen something special.

['Chuffer' Dandridge]

I believe the pilot was Jonathan Whaley, who has a got a good pair of hands in any aeroplane:ok:

[TEEEJ]

A few snaps of the BBMF Spitfires from the past few weeks. All the best for the airshow season guys!

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h261/TOMMYJO/63fad01f.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h261/TOMMYJO/1c167e2e.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h261/TOMMYJO/5aec2880.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h261/TOMMYJO/376d13b1.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h261/TOMMYJO/90e20a7f.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h261/TOMMYJO/a107bac9.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h261/TOMMYJO/00835735.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h261/TOMMYJO/2b4facd7.jpg

TJ

[18greens]

We had the RR Spitfire doing some loverly skyroasting at Kemble one weekend. Great noise and sight but Kemble got 6 noise complaints about the spitfire. How unpatriotic. They should be happy to live in a country where you can complain without getting a knock on the door late at night.

TEEJ, I love that silhouette of the Spitfire racing across the cloud.

[Wombat35]

I assume that the seat is rasied in the last shot for better vis... is that common?

[ImageGear]

I assume that the seat is rasied in the last shot for better vis... is that common?

I suspect not..if one mentally mates the plexi to the windscreen you will get at least the same clearance as the other shots (albeit with what looks about an inch to me)

He probably has to duck as he closes it though. :ok:

[GANNET FAN]

I am absolutely no expert but I do remember sitting in the seat of a Fairey Firefly and there is a handle to raise and lower the seat for take off and landing. So I think the same applies to this aircraft.

[GalleyTeapot]

Saw this display when I was driving on the M40? and was an awesome sight

[JEM60]

Aircraft in question is a Spitfire Mk1A, the only Mk1 flying. Reg is AR213 if I remember correctly, and completed it's first post-restoration flight only about a month ago, in the hands of 'Flapjack'Whaley. This aircraft used to belong the the Honourable Patrick Lyndsay, who used to race ERA's in vintage events.

[TEEEJ]

Thanks, 18!

Image of AR213 in flight at the following.

http://forums.airshows.co.uk/cgi-bin/ukarboard/ikonboard.cgi?;act=ST;f=36;t=46604

TJ