Duxford Flying Legends 2007 pics Sat and Sun

Hi

My impression of Flying Legends 2007 is that it was probably one of the best in many years. The flying was very good, perhaps a little better on Sunday.

I did however notice that at a couple of times on both days, the choreography in the air did not seem quite to work out. Some aircraft flew high and others flew low to maintain separation. I am sure the intention was to swop and take turns in either position to display. Due to other aircraft movements on the Sunday, it looked to me that the Seafire was not getting much of an opportunity to come down lower to display nearer the crowd.

The Spitfire routine was different on both days. On Saturday, the Griffon Spits were on the inside track of the tailchase with the Merlin Spits taking the outer spot. On Sunday they swopped positions.

The Sea Fury displayed on Saturday but not Sunday due to an engine problem. Fortunately it was fixed in time for the balbo on Sunday.

The F15 did a dummy landing approach on Sunday but not Saturday.

And the F15 demo. I enjoyed it very much. The flypast in close formation with three piston warbirds was even better and superbly handled and well received by the average punter. I think the display slotted in well with as a commemoration to open the show.

Here are some of my pics

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