Flypast In London Today!
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Flypast In London Today!
Hi, did everyone see the flypast today for the jubilee??It was the best i have seen for a long time, especially Concorde at the end!
Would the Chief Pilot of Concorde have flown the plane because if it was my grandad has met him before!!
Would the Chief Pilot of Concorde have flown the plane because if it was my grandad has met him before!!
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I was standing infront of Buckingham Palace and saw Concorde going over. I was recieved to huge cheers and flag waving. Good to see her flying again. It bought a magical end- to a magical day.
Hopefully my photos will be OK of the fly pasts. Another good flypast was the L1011 and Canberra formation.
Hopefully my photos will be OK of the fly pasts. Another good flypast was the L1011 and Canberra formation.
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One link ... maybe others have better ones ....
Here is a link to the BBC online news (.ram file). At the beginning of the news, there is coverage of the Jubilee celebrations, with a short (blurry and small, I'm afraid 
) clip of the Concorde/Red Arrows flyby.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsa/n5ctrl/tvseq/n24.ram
Better than nothing, perhaps. However, if anyone else has a link to a higher-quality video file, please link it here.
) clip of the Concorde/Red Arrows flyby. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsa/n5ctrl/tvseq/n24.ram
Better than nothing, perhaps. However, if anyone else has a link to a higher-quality video file, please link it here.
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Luckily, I had the day off and was able to watch several hours of the "Party." Man, you Brit's can really put on a show! The parade was a little boring, I admit to dozing off somewhere between the 60's and 90's, woke up for a moment during the 80's only to wonder where they got those horrendous hairdo's, Oh ya, I had one of those!
The flyby was spectacular! The Queen returning to the balcony, twice, heartwarming. The crowd, so jubilant! I'm seriously thinking about making a trip to see "Her" here in Canada when she comes to visit this Fall. I would just like to add my voice to the millions of others that respect her for her years of service to all of the Commonwealth Countries.
Long Live the Queen!
The flyby was spectacular! The Queen returning to the balcony, twice, heartwarming. The crowd, so jubilant! I'm seriously thinking about making a trip to see "Her" here in Canada when she comes to visit this Fall. I would just like to add my voice to the millions of others that respect her for her years of service to all of the Commonwealth Countries.
Long Live the Queen!
Lovely to see Concorde with the Red Arrows especially when she soared away leaving them behind .Must admit I had to watch the news a few more times to see it all again!
Does anyone know if Capt Mike Bannister was at the helm??
Does anyone know if Capt Mike Bannister was at the helm??
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I was fortunate enough to have a perfect private view of the flypast from the comfort of my back garden. Absolutely spectacular.
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I take it Mike Bannister is the chief pilot then?? The Red Arrows flew over my house at about 3.00 before the flypast, they were going west, but i was confused as to how early it was!!
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Yeah, BBC film from the blimp was truly great, shame there was only a short amount of it having got the crew up there, but best of all the sight of SSC climbing away from the Hawks - outstanding!
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Thanks very much. As I was out of sight of a telly for the day, good to see some decent pics (you should sell them to the MoD, beats the pics on the RAF website!) BTW, TriStar is a KC1, not a C1 (HDU and freight door), probably just a typo.
Thanks again.
Thanks very much. As I was out of sight of a telly for the day, good to see some decent pics (you should sell them to the MoD, beats the pics on the RAF website!) BTW, TriStar is a KC1, not a C1 (HDU and freight door), probably just a typo.
Thanks again.
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