Humberside big wing

Nice shots . thanks for sharing .

not the greatest snaps but you get the idea… 🙂
Black Formation (BBMF)
2015-08-12 107 by neil, on Flickr

2015-08-12 112 by neil, on Flickr

partial Blue
2015-08-12 126 by neil, on Flickr

and Green

2015-08-12 152 by neil, on Flickr

But did any Hurricanes take part? It would be a bit off if it was only Spitfires.

It’s the self-fulfilling media icon-cycle.

1 ‘OK chaps, article about Battle of Britain’
2 ‘People associate the Spitfire with winning WW2’
3 ‘Best use a photo of a Spitfire and call it the war-winner, then…’
4 GOTO 2

Thanks Woodbridge 10, I was on the flightpath for the group of five but was unable to identify them other than two clipped wing variants

P7350, AB910, TD314, TE311 in one group of four (TE311 was’nt on the ground, joined overhead, just as this group got airbourne)
N3200, EP120, MH434, SL633 in the next group of four
MV268, PV202, SM520, SM845, TD248 was the group of five

Airfield,

Can’t see the reg in photos but Sqn codes

4D-V (bbmf), EB-G, F-SH and FX-P in the Linton fly past

If have FB link here

https://www.facebook.com/groups/yorkshiremodelflyers/permalink/1619804841602632/

TE311, P7350, AB910 and TD314.

Airfield,

Can’t see the reg in photos but Sqn codes

4D-V (bbmf), EB-G, F-SH and FX-P in the Linton fly past

If have FB link here

https://www.facebook.com/groups/yorkshiremodelflyers/permalink/1619804841602632/

Can anybody identify which aircraft were in the individual groups ?

Due to work I couldn’t get to any of the venues, which were close to me. But did any Hurricanes take part? It would be a bit off if it was only Spitfires. I did see a news paper article promoting the the event showing a photo of two a/c, “Spitfires like this etc etc” Only one was a Spitfire the other was a Hurricane. Hmm.

Four present and correct here in Whitby, weather similar to Toddys.
Cheers Guys

Five Spitfires have just overflown us here in Grantham heading towards Newark. I chose to view them from the front of the house and they flew over further south, so I would have had a better view from our back garden! However, I still managed to see them. Weather has been dull here most of the day and the cloud base looked around 1000′ and lower in places judging from viewing a Beechcraft King Air from RAFC Cranwell which had flown over around 10 mins earlier. A pity the weather hadn’t been as good as yesterday but at least we got our fix here today! Thanks folks.

The Duxford contingent departed this morning at 11am. Below a couple of initial pictures of 6 of the anticipated 7 aircraft about to get airborne.

a3 by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

a1 by AJCDuxman, on Flickr

Duxman

Flikr – https://www.flickr.com/photos/64209520@N05/

Any ideas who the private owners may be?

This on NOTAMS
H3991/15: Air display will take place

AIR DISPLAY/AEROBATICS/INTENSE AERIAL ACTIVITY WI 5NM RADIUS
533434N 0002057W (HUMBERSIDE AIRPORT). OPS CTC 01652 681089.
15-08-0425/AS3.
FROM: 13 Aug 2015 11:00 GMT (12:00 BST)
TO: 13 Aug 2015 17:00 GMT (18:00 BST)

I take it concurs with the Big Wing?

On Thursday 13th August Spitfires from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will be joined by private Spitfire owners to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Unternehmen Adlerangriff, the German operation to destroy the Royal Air Force in World War II.

Up to 13 Spitfires will launch from Humberside Airport and split into three sections of aircraft to fly over as many villages, towns and cities as fuel will allow, enabling the public to see and hear these wonderful historic aircraft and remember the sacrifices made by the young men of Fighter Command 75 years ago.

Timings for this significant event are:

Section 1:
Humber Bridge 1603
York 1612
Linton on Ouse 1615
Thirsk 1618
Leeming 1621
Teeside 1625
Whitby 1635
Scarborough 1640
Bridlington 1644
Hull 1651

Section 2:

Grimsby 1612
Mablethorpe 1618
Skegness 1621
Boston 1627
Grantham 1634
Newark 1638
Gainsborough 1645
Scunthorpe 1649

Section 3:
Lincoln 1611
Nottingham 1621
Derby 1625
Chesterfield 1631
Doncaster 1638
Scunthorpe 1644

All locations and times are subject to weather and operational changes.

http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/news/index.cfm?storyid=22EA8C8D-5056-A318-A8037D9710647A3D

Brian

Apparently this is happening today.