Spitfire Display Team

Bump! Don’t know if this helps with the French Spitfire Team query-but they are featured

“Tighten up, Hornet aircraft! You’re like a bunch of girl guides on a picnic!” 😉

And to prove they were an Aerobatic display team, here they are in a loop (as promised)
Cheers

The Spitfire Formation Team

MH434, NH238 & PL983.

Biggin Hill – June 1989.

Mark

Photo by Alan Harper

And here’s the ‘Piece of Cake’ display team at Biggin Hill, taking off:

And here’s the pic of the models I took.

Thanks for the info Albert. Credit for models as above.

Nice.

…and

Patrouille Tricolore de Meknes

The 1947 French team.

Photos from the Claude-a Pierquet Collection and the book Les “Spitfire” Francais.

Mark

Originally posted by JDK
Looks like the same models I photographed way back when. Don’t know who made ’em, but they do give you an idea of what they’d have looked like. Looks like the old KP kit – nice.
Cheers

They’re made by Geoff Trenholme of the IPMS Aerobatic Teams SIG, of which I’m also a member.:cool:

Looks like the same models I photographed way back when. Don’t know who made ’em, but they do give you an idea of what they’d have looked like. Looks like the old KP kit – nice.
Cheers

A model set made of the French team.

I’m delighted to say I have pics of both ‘pure’ Spitfire display teams in my collection. The French one, though in colour features aircraft 72 times smaller than the real thing, I’m afraid. I did post it here some months back (Daz, can you find them, right click, save as,… 😀 Ta!) I’ll try & post the Biggin Hill Spits tomrrow.

thanks for all the great photos, happy memories indeed!
I remember the end of year show at DX last year, i took my sister, a keen horse rider to show her real horse power. Thankfully, she now sees why warbirds are so fantastic after witnessing the brietlings final UK display and the La9 grunt its way down the flightline at light speed!

You don’t know what you’ve got, til it’s gone (hey didnt i start a thread like that a few months ago?! 😉 )

🙂 sorry last one ,happy memories,thanks Pilots and ground crew

😀 and again

🙂 and again

🙁 This is what we will be missing,i took these at Duxford 2002 and 2003 ,easy to take for granted until they go 🙁

Now there’s a great idea!

LOL

perhaps there should be nine spits painted red:D

Oh yes! Wonder if “forum power” can persuade HFL to do something similar? 🙂