I can count 20. It’s a rather poor quality pic, I know, but just sit back and imagine the noise!
As they completed the flypast, they broke formation in a slow-motion horizontal bomb burst. The sight (and sound) of five Beverleys reformating is still locked away in the memory banks.
Abingdon BofB display, September 1967. In no particular order, XB285, XB286, XB288, XB290 and XL131.
William
By: Steve Bond - 28th March 2006 at 13:36
Never mind, I was there too – great days as I have said before.
By: Scouse - 27th March 2006 at 17:28
Only photographically. The original isn’t very good quality, and the gear has got a bit lost in the course of tweaking the contrast in photoshop.
William
By: wessex boy - 27th March 2006 at 17:22
You can just see a blur so I assume they are still ‘Locked & Welded’ (our standard response to the ATC Studes at Shawbury when asked on approach if gear was down and locked!)
By: Arabella-Cox - 27th March 2006 at 17:20
Is it my imagination? or have the landing gear been ‘removed’ from the left four aircraft.
Steve
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