Spitfire aerobatics over Amsterdam

They did, but the Spitfire outturned them and damaged one of them with only three cannon shells:D 😀

Cheers:D 😀

Cees

You are lucky they didn’t scramble a couple of F16’s to neutralise a potential terrorist threat.

This morning in the local (Amsterdam edition) Metro newspaper, on the front page:

(my translation)

You’d think that people could appreciate a display from such a wonderful piece of historic technology, but apparently we’re all just a bunch of frightened cowards these days! 😎

Yes we are and the society is to blame for that. Have a look at the news and there is nothing but negativity to see, disasters, war etc. Not that this has changed compared with the past but it seems that everything needs to be highlighted from every angle, discussed and everything seems to be based on fear instead of common sense. .:mad:
Cees

This morning in the local (Amsterdam edition) Metro newspaper, on the front page:

Commotion about stunting fighter plane

Amsterdam police received hundreds of phone calls yesterday afternoon about a stunting airplane over the Amstelstation. The Spitfire performed all kinds of manouvres, like loopings, in the airspace over the station. Frightened and concerned locals thought that the airplane, a British fighter plane from WW II, would end up in the station, according to a police spokesperson. The police however didn’t know that the Dutch CAA had given permission for the performance, they had forgotten to report it. The display was an advertising stunt for a football tournament.

(my translation)

You’d think that people could appreciate a display from such a wonderful piece of historic technology, but apparently we’re all just a bunch of frightened cowards these days! 😎

Just read the Dutch CAA forgot to mention it to the police and they got calls from ‘concerned’ people about a sportplane doing stunts above the central station.

You had the better view then, I was at the third floor of the HvA building at that time (normally on the second floor).

PH-DDZ also passed by just 20 minutes ago, did you spot that one?

Your office must be real close to mine then!

Yeah, I saw the same thing, definitively MK732 showing its stuff. There is an event held at the football fields between the Gooiseweg and Duivendrecht and I’ve got a feeling this was related: European Controllers cup 2007

Delta Lloyd, next to the Amstel Station. 8th floor I am looking at the Gooiseweg (when not working of course).:p

Cees

Your office must be real close to mine then!

Yeah, I saw the same thing, definitively MK732 showing its stuff. There is an event held at the football fields between the Gooiseweg and Duivendrecht and I’ve got a feeling this was related: European Controllers cup 2007