A few thoughts on the Duxford Autumn Airshow

Regarding the MB-57

Cheers for that Moggy, but do you or anyone else for that matter know the departure time, why is it here, does it fly during the day and is it parked up near the EC-135’s, I’m working at home for the next couple of days so a little drive up the road is a distinct possibility, the last time I saw a B-57 was probably about 40 years ago.
Has the NASA presence got anything to do with the fact that there is an astronaut and cosmonaut lecture tour of the UK at the moment, one of the cosmonauts, and I’m led to believe that it’s Leonov, the first man to walk in space, is giving a lecture to my stepson’s year at Tabor High School, Braintree at the end of the month, followed by a parents talk in the evening, can’t wait, doubt wether I dare wear my Soviet pilots dress cap though, what will it be worth on E-Bay if I get it autographed.
Will the MB-57 come back for Leg-Ends.

Link to why the WB-57 is in the UK:

http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=144&article=32427

“EC-135s” ? Do you mean RC-135s. The EC-135 went way back in 1998!

Regarding the MB-57

Cheers for that Moggy, but do you or anyone else for that matter know the departure time

Not as yet, but I’m monitoring the spotters site for info. I’ll let you know if anything is circulated

Moggy

Unfortunately I couldn’t make it to the last show of the year. Even if I had, I seldom get down to the tank bank for many of the reasons you outline.

I believe the WB-57 is due to depart Mildenhall (which it is currently sharing with a couple of F18s) this coming Saturday – 22nd October.

if I recall correctly, the USAF presence at the last Farnborough executed a spiffing display – over Blackbushe. I may be wrong but I think it might have been a B2 that staged all the way from the US and went back home only ever having been seen in the distance.

Moggy

Regarding the MB-57

Cheers for that Moggy, but do you or anyone else for that matter know the departure time, why is it here, does it fly during the day and is it parked up near the EC-135’s, I’m working at home for the next couple of days so a little drive up the road is a distinct possibility, the last time I saw a B-57 was probably about 40 years ago.
Has the NASA presence got anything to do with the fact that there is an astronaut and cosmonaut lecture tour of the UK at the moment, one of the cosmonauts, and I’m led to believe that it’s Leonov, the first man to walk in space, is giving a lecture to my stepson’s year at Tabor High School, Braintree at the end of the month, followed by a parents talk in the evening, can’t wait, doubt wether I dare wear my Soviet pilots dress cap though, what will it be worth on E-Bay if I get it autographed.
Will the MB-57 come back for Leg-Ends.

The attitude of some of the photographers on the tank bank got my back up, Ok, I did not expect to be able to stretch out in my new chair and happily survey the view, but I had my trusty old video camera and was choosing my shots with care, I did not have a mile long white telephoto lens, this seemed to be the passport to push, shove and stand in front of me at every opportunity, the particular fat little turd who was doing this, amongst others, fortunately caught my eye before the lens was shoved up his backside,

Well said, seems to me that some people will do anything to get an unobstructed view. My pet hate is the people who set up windbreaks 10 feet long right on the crowd line to deter others from standing near them, or step ladders right at the front. After paying for the family to get in its a bit annoying to have to move around reguarly so a five year old can see after yet another step ladder arrives in front.
Bl**dy good show though!

I rather enjoyed this show; what with it being a mini-legends towards the end. I decided to video and felt I needed a “Second Unit” for the missed footage.

As with most Duxford displays flying was restricted to the afternoon and only for a short time at that. Why can’t they use some of the morning for displays? Say for the non-landing acts?

USAF – shall we have a whip-round for a GPS and a map? Surprised the KC-135 didn’t get a “ticket” from the safety committee for over flying the crowd, but at least they found Duxford. What happened to the F-15s I thought they were to make another appearance?

Aerostars- great team. Guess the one early departure to North Weald was to line up the beers in The Squadron. :diablo:

Matadors – gasps from the crowd all around me for some of the manoeuvres.

What happened to the meteor? I was looking forward to that.

Shame people seem to leave early, in fact before even the final act had finished. They missed the fly past of the photoship T-6, Spitfire and Hurricane.

As most of the action seemed to taking place near Hanger One did the Tank-Bank relocate to the other end?

LOL,the Yanks were awsome,well they were awesome over Essex LOL :diablo:
The aerostars were very good,we had seen them at Gransden last year and thought they were good there,maybe Duxford was’nt as intimate as Gransden but well done to them.
We wondered whether the wind was a problem as a few of the planes seemed to come in from behind the crowdline to crab into landing positions.
Those landings would’ve looked wonderful apart from those highly photogenic speakers on posts that seem to be placed strategically to block a nice photo,but hey we didn’t come to see the planes did we :confused:

My story was better though :rolleyes:

Moggy

😀 😀
fair shout matey

One of the best shows i have been too at Duxford in quite a while, The Matadors are awesome and the spitfires were good too. Still loads of room for improvement though.

Moggy
’twas a B52 operating all the way from Fairford

My story was better though :rolleyes:

Moggy

This was the best air show I have been to for a long while, thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience (although spent more than I should have at the various stalls – too tempting). Highlights of the day for me – being invited ‘over the barrier’ to climb up & have a look inside the Beafighter, and talk by Clive Denney & Charlie Brown in Hangar 4 on their Merlins over Malta experience – very entertaining.

Of the show itself, agree the USAF put up a poor showing, but compensated by the rest of the bill (although would have liked to have seen the Meteor – what happened to it?). The red bull Matadors gave a superb display, as did the Aerostars, and (from the fence at the ‘Tank Bank’ end) seeing the seven Spits lined up for take off, engines at full chat, was awesome and a fitting finale.

Roll on next year!

Alan T

I enjoyed the airshow immensely. It was only spoilt by the fact that I was apparently some kind of magnet to 8 year old boys, who constantly pushed infront of me, shouting ‘Spitfire Spitfire….ack ack ack ack ack ack ack’ every time they saw something with a propellor.

I think I’ll risk the tank bank next time – at least they know what they are photographing 😮

DS

Unfortunately I couldn’t make it to the last show of the year. Even if I had, I seldom get down to the tank bank for many of the reasons you outline.

I believe the WB-57 is due to depart Mildenhall (which it is currently sharing with a couple of F18s) this coming Saturday – 22nd October.

if I recall correctly, the USAF presence at the last Farnborough executed a spiffing display – over Blackbushe. I may be wrong but I think it might have been a B2 that staged all the way from the US and went back home only ever having been seen in the distance.

Moggy

Moggy
’twas a B52 operating all the way from Fairford

Unfortunately I couldn’t make it to the last show of the year. Even if I had, I seldom get down to the tank bank for many of the reasons you outline.

I believe the WB-57 is due to depart Mildenhall (which it is currently sharing with a couple of F18s) this coming Saturday – 22nd October.

if I recall correctly, the USAF presence at the last Farnborough executed a spiffing display – over Blackbushe. I may be wrong but I think it might have been a B2 that staged all the way from the US and went back home only ever having been seen in the distance.

Moggy

Understand what you mean about the photographers, happened to me at Bruntingthorpe on 28th August many times and ruined the day for me, because im a teenager it must mean they have some divine right over me