May 6, 2008 at 10:55 am
Hi there,
the bbmf (Spitfire, Hurricane & Dakota) are all scheduled for a flypast at this years Northwest 200 at Portrush in Northern Ireland on the 17th May. I probably won’t make it up to see them there but I do believe they are flying into Aldergrove before hand. I was just wondering if anyone has any ideas as to how they would be scheduled – will they fly in the day before, the morning of or fly direct do the show and then land at Aldergrove? Would be my only chance of seeing them. Or do you know where I could find out this information?
Many thanks in advance.
By: casp3r - 28th May 2008 at 12:21
Hi Fluffy, thanks for that. Hopefully I’ll see you at Portrush in September 🙂
By: Fluffy - 27th May 2008 at 19:01
Hi Fluffy,
many thanks for the info. I didn’t go to Aldergrove as I had heard that the display was cancelled due to the death of Robert Dunlop at the circuit. Would this have been right or did I miss you?
Thats correct cancelled due to the death of Robert Dunlop 🙁
By: casp3r - 27th May 2008 at 12:34
Hi Fluffy,
many thanks for the info. I didn’t go to Aldergrove as I had heard that the display was cancelled due to the death of Robert Dunlop at the circuit. Would this have been right or did I miss you?
By: spike66 - 16th May 2008 at 00:21
I see BBMF are displaying at DX on Sunday , will you guys be circling the big chimneys in Royston before the show , if so , look out for a couple of demented twats waving from the roof , one of them will be me .
spike,
By: Nighthawk - 15th May 2008 at 21:11
2 x BBMF aircraft are due at Carlisle around 12 midday tomorrow, so i’ve been told anyway.
By: EGCD - 15th May 2008 at 13:14
‘Vulcan flypast’ on 5th July refers to the possible joint flypast between XH558 and the Lanc at Waddington’s International Airshow – I say possible of course because that’s assuming XH558 will be at the show.
By: Tailspin - 14th May 2008 at 08:23
I think I posted this on another BBMF thread but did anyone else notice the Lancaster is scheduled for a “Vulcan Flypast” on July 5th?
Paul
By: Fluffy - 12th May 2008 at 20:29
As promised the times for saturday display at Portrush 10.13hrs land Aldergrove at 10.50hrs and depart at 13.30hrs.
By: Dellboy - 11th May 2008 at 23:11
BBMF at Horham on Sunday
Whilst at work at Diss in South Norfolk on Sunday I spotted The Lancaster to the south of the town at approx 2.20pm heading East toward Horham, In the distance I could also see what I believe was the Hurricane but it was at some distance from the Lancaster, I note in the display calender that a spitfire was also due to flypass at Horham does anyone know why the spitfire didn’t seem to appear.
By: Fluffy - 10th May 2008 at 14:54
We are landing at Aldergrove on saturday to refuel and service the fighters and then going on to Blackpool I will post the timings on Monday.
By: casp3r - 10th May 2008 at 14:46
Just check their display dates again and I notice that they have Aldergrove scheduled on the same day. So maybe they will be staging out of there.
By: casp3r - 9th May 2008 at 23:20
Many thanks – pity though 🙁
By: Nighthawk - 9th May 2008 at 21:42
Hi Casper, i think they are night stopping at Carlisle on the 16th and popping over in the morning.