Duxford_Eagles
20th May 2008, 08:37
The weather on Saturday evening may have been grim but the rain held off allowing the Shuttleworth team to shine. One of the high-points was seeing the Comet fire up for its first public run in years. All of Bob's hours of polishing ensured that it absolutely gleamed.
We were treated to a breath-taking Sopwith dogfight between Andy Sephton in the Pup and Trevor Roche in the Triplane that left the air thick with the rich aroma of burnt castor oil - aaaah Shuttleworth!
Saturday evening also brought us the first display by John McMillan in his Hornet Moth. To quote Rob Millinship, John's day job is as a "767 Sky God" and he put on a very good display indeed in a lovely aeroplane.
The Edwardians wrapped up the display with their usual elegance, proving that even when the skies are grey, those who make the effort to get to a Shuttleworth show are rewarded with a wonderful evening's entertainment.
On with the show
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v734/Aeroplanepix/OldWarden2008_17May/_MG_6006.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v734/Aeroplanepix/OldWarden2008_17May/_MG_6040.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v734/Aeroplanepix/OldWarden2008_17May/_MG_6090.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v734/Aeroplanepix/OldWarden2008_17May/_OBL5984.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v734/Aeroplanepix/OldWarden2008_17May/_MG_6134.jpg
We were treated to a breath-taking Sopwith dogfight between Andy Sephton in the Pup and Trevor Roche in the Triplane that left the air thick with the rich aroma of burnt castor oil - aaaah Shuttleworth!
Saturday evening also brought us the first display by John McMillan in his Hornet Moth. To quote Rob Millinship, John's day job is as a "767 Sky God" and he put on a very good display indeed in a lovely aeroplane.
The Edwardians wrapped up the display with their usual elegance, proving that even when the skies are grey, those who make the effort to get to a Shuttleworth show are rewarded with a wonderful evening's entertainment.
On with the show
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v734/Aeroplanepix/OldWarden2008_17May/_MG_6006.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v734/Aeroplanepix/OldWarden2008_17May/_MG_6040.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v734/Aeroplanepix/OldWarden2008_17May/_MG_6090.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v734/Aeroplanepix/OldWarden2008_17May/_OBL5984.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v734/Aeroplanepix/OldWarden2008_17May/_MG_6134.jpg