Shuttleworth, season preview 2007 pics

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Here is my preview of the coming season at Old Warden. Its shaping up nicely, the Gladiator and the Lysander are back in the air and there is the Shuttlewaffe to look forward to.

If you haven’t been yet you have missed Britain’s (nay, the worlds!) best airshow location.

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Balloon busting goes to a whole new level!
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A stunning response!

For QNH 1013
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I think we are all stunned - they are beautiful!

What is our hero in the Maggie waving - one of the balloons? Is he the first to bring back a prisoner from a balloon bursting sortie?

The Gladiator looks cracking in her new uniform.

Cheers

Treaders

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Thanks Treadders, you have to bear in mind that our balloon catching hero had pockets in his flight suit :}
A few more.

The Chief Pilot misses by a whisker
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This is what the Chief Pilot thinks of my first shot
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