As part of the Battle of Britain 70th Anniversary celebrations, a reception and luncheon had been arranged for a group of Battle of Britain veterans in the Officers Mess at RAF Northolt. A private fly-in of aircraft from ‘The Air Squadron’, which varied from modern General Aviation types to pre-war Tiger Moths and a DH85 Dragonfly, had been planned to coincide with the event. To take advantage of the fly-in, a photo call had been arranged for an on base view of the arrivals, local flying and departures from the mound between the engine run up pan and the windsock. As this was just a fly-in event, photographs are naturally restricted to basically arrival/taxi/take off views. Despite the cross wind, I think I have wind burn rather than sun burn on my face, a very enjoyable way to spend the day and something completely different to photograph on an operational military air base. Many thanks to Phil and Lee for their time and the Station Commander and Air Traffic for letting us loose out there.
Sony Alpha 450/Sony 500mm/F8 Reflex Lens.
Officers Mess, RAF Northolt.
Robinson R44 G-TRAC
DH82A Tiger Moth G-ANRN
DH82A Tiger Moth G-ANRF
Piper Aztec PA-23-250 G-TAPE
Piper PA-18-150 G-XCUB
DH90A Dragonfly G-AEDU
Pierre Robin R1180TD G-BIRT
Cirrus SR22 G-FIKI
Maule MX-7-180B G-URUS
More from RAF Northolt HERE
Brian
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September 20, 2010 at 7:11 pm