Over Here ! Spitfire fly-past misses by a mile

Come on we all know it got knicked for a run around the block by one of the Eagle pilots from the heath.

Hey, come on guys. Let’s not knock them, we’re all human. Just remember all the times they are in the right place.

I’ve never been a fan of The Dyson Display Team- their routine sucks.

But seriously- are we saying here then that the mighty BBMF goofed up?!!!

A few years back a pair of F16’s from either the Belgian or Netherlands air force missed Biggin Hill and were observed on the horizon heading for Kenley.

Five minutes later they did a slow flypast down Biggin Hill’s runway…

Regards,

Dan

Takes me back to 1960s B of B displays. Somehow the promised F-100 or F101 display team never became much more than dots on the horizon…

William

That had not changed by the 1980’s. At a RAF Halton Families day in 1984, the F-111 from Upper Heyford did his display over Aylesbury and in 1989 I saw two A-10’s from Bentwaters/Woodbridge start to do a display over Bishops Court. The pity for the paying spectators was that they were all at Newtonards airport for the Ulster Airshow, 30 miles away.

A right cyclone, I believe. Yellow and black, for low-level sweeps.

like it , now i know were the term fighter sweep comes from now 🙂

A right cyclone, I believe. Yellow and black, for low-level sweeps.

suggest Val puts in a least two more seasons on the Dyson before re-applying for flight duties.

Is it true the Dyson is to have new markings next year, & does it still have its original motor?

Geoff.

It WAS the MK19- suggest Val puts in a least two more seasons on the Dyson before re-applying for flight duties.

If it was a BBMF spitfire 19 it was VAL the cleaner who was flying that day and was’nt familiar with the area.

Hmm might consider putting up a Flak barrage over Amersham next time.

The question is…..to what event did the pilot in fact present his Spitfire?

The National Meditation Society Annual Gathering, perhaps?

Or maybe The Germany & England League Peace & Reconcilliation Rally?

Takes me back to 1960s B of B displays. Somehow the promised F-100 or F101 display team never became much more than dots on the horizon…
The last BBMF display I saw at Southport (2004) was five Merlins and a Griffon, anyway. And they all arrived together.

William

Reminds me of the commentator at the Southport airshow. As the BBMF appeared he exclaimed that this was a rare chance to hear no less than 6 magnificent merlin engines and that he certainly couldn’t compete with them even with his PA system.

“So I’ll shut up now and just let you enjoy this magnificent symphony.”

“Here. they come… oh how wonderful… don’t they sound fantastic? The BBMF do a wonderful job keeping the memory of so many alive in the hearts of us all… what a sight…”

ad nauseum.

I heard a faint rumble and that was about it.

Then the resident band burst into life playing the Dambusters March (!) very loudly and badly, and so we couldn’t even hear it either!

But isn’t that the British beauty of it all?

Probably has the same sat nav as I have then!