Sally B low flying 1980s

The B-17 photos are mine. 1 Group was around here during the week and we crashed through some of my old photo albums and it he who suggested they go up online. I joined the forum last night in case I replied to anything, so I thought I’d come clean and own up to the photos!

On reflection, I think it’s more likely I took them in 1979 and not the early ’80’s, as the same show also included the Red Arrows’ last display with Gnats. The event/venue is the Battle of Britain ‘At Home’ day, Finningly, September, 1979. The camera was a Kodak 126 Instamatic, which if you’ve never seen one was basically a fixed focus point-and-shoot jobbie using cartridge film, usually 16 exposures. The weather on the day was truly awful, as you can tell, although the years haven’t been kind to the prints either. To be honest, I don’t know whether any of the photos are really fit for public consumption but I’ll post any up here. The intention is to scan all of my airshow photos (thew few that there are) and put them online anyway.

Now if the weather had been fine that day, they have resembled Cestrian’s B-17 shot!

My photo of Don Bullock flying the B-17 has been published on here before,but here it is again at Barton in the early 1970s

Bullock lost his life in 1980 so if it is him the pictures pre-date the 80s I’d guess. Also, Sally B assumed a red tail stripe around 1982 (and received its first camouflage scheme around 1984).

looks a bit to high for Don Bullock!!!!

That wouldn’t be Don Bullock flying her by any chance?

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Only a personal opinion mind…

The wingspan of a B17 is 103′ 9″. The lower line is probably a shade short, but…you get my drift?

The good ol’/bad ol’ days.

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Thanks.

Mark