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RAF Cottesmore 9 ship flyby *Pics*

Struggled with various light today and threat of showers (which stayed away), the actual 9 ship formation was in very low light where I was……..

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/Easyrider5258/9ship.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/Easyrider5258/9ship1.jpg

Camera Hawk

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http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/Easyrider5258/Chinnock.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/Easyrider5258/Harrier1.jpg

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http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/Easyrider5258/Harrier3.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/Easyrider5258/Harrier4-1.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/Easyrider5258/Harrier5.jpg

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By: mike currill - 30th March 2010 at 19:06

Blame the Americans

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By: Simon Peel - 30th March 2010 at 16:25

What is the origin of ‘ship’ come from when they are ‘planes’?
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By: Easyrider5258 - 30th March 2010 at 13:18

Thanks for everyones kind comments, for those that wanted to know what gear was used, all the images were taken with Nikons 300mm f4 AF-S Prime lens, iso was set at 100, shutter varied between 640-1250, aperture f4 to f8 approx, exif data is preseved, all shot RAW, processed with Nikon capture nx & photoshop cs2

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By: kev i - 29th March 2010 at 19:50

thay are top pics them what lens is it… last time i seen anything like this was up at Raf leuchars air show when the Tornado F3 displayed cool:)

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By: mike currill - 29th March 2010 at 18:54

There’s nothing I can add to what everyone else has said so I’ll just agree with them. If you ever get any more good ones like in future please share them with us.

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By: Red Hunter - 29th March 2010 at 12:33

Very nice, INDEED.:D

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By: roberto_yeager - 29th March 2010 at 10:54

OUAU!!!!

Great shoots!!. I like it.

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By: Scott Marlee - 27th March 2010 at 22:29

damn those are excellent shots 🙂

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By: EGTC - 27th March 2010 at 21:57

Wow! What a lucky catch.

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By: steve rowell - 27th March 2010 at 02:14

They’re great shots

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By: '568 crew - 26th March 2010 at 19:52

My Dad saw that 9 ship today (he was Birdwatching at Rutland Water).
What were they doing in a diamond formation?

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By: Giel - 26th March 2010 at 19:37

Nice pictures! Like the 9ship

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