http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAfDZZWekbY
Another short post-war colour film posted by the same guy that posted the excellent 1960s carrier film.
The really strange thing for me is that I have had an original photo in my possession for years that show the same aircraft in the air together, and often wondered what the event was!
From the photo the aircraft appear to be,
Lightning F.1 XM137/F 74 sqn
Javelin FAW.9 XH894/R 23 sqn
Hunter F.6 XE610/J 74 sqn
Meteor F.8 WL164
Spitfire PR.XIX PM631
Hurricane II LF363
I assume they were flying from West Raynham.
By: pagen01 - 21st September 2010 at 16:11
Ah, thanks for that Dave, this colour image appears on that Gloster Javelin site, I have the b&w version.
By: Thunderbird167 - 21st September 2010 at 14:19
According to http://www.btinternet.com/~javelin/p06_picture_galleries/p064_wallpaper/wallpaper.htm “A special formation put together in September 1960 on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Battle of Britain”
http://www.btinternet.com/~javelin/p06_picture_galleries/p064_wallpaper/postcard_1024x768.htm
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September 21, 2010 at 1:52 pm