If you had the chance to do an air to air sortie, what you you like to be in and what would you like to fly in formation with?
The idea being to select aircraft that are already airworthy and on the airshow circuit or at least attend fly-ins.
Having chosen your pair, how much would you be prepared to pay for the experience?
To kick things off.
I’d like to fly in the rear of a two seat Spit in formation with a Sea Fury. If I could have an aircraft off the other wing it’d be an ME109G. And as formations go I reckon that would look pretty awesome.
By: Scarebus - 18th October 2005 at 10:15
Was lucky enough to fly in a Seneca which was acting as a camera ship for some publicity photo’s for the Humberside airshow years ago. The other a/c? The mossie HTE. One of the best days of my life.
As for the future, being in the Dak being pursued by ‘474 and a brace of Spits and Hurri’s would be just fine….I can but dream.
S
By: setter - 18th October 2005 at 07:12
Well there are two formations that 1) could have happened but didn’t 2) could happen and I hope will
1) In Australia at one stage we could have put in the air at once a Lockheed Electra Junior , 2 Hudsons, A Loadstar and a Ventura and a B25 which would have been unique and all types which served with the RAAF now one Hudson is grounded , The Loadstar is grounded in NZ , the Ventura is damaged and awaiting repairs so I guess that one will never eventuate
2) One that could happen in the future is the RAAF/USAAF/C Medium bomber formation involving Hudson, Beaufort, Boston , A26, B25 and at a pinch throw the Avengers (5?) in as well – Bring on the Bombers I say!! All of these aircraft are/will fly here soon
Regards
John P
By: Corsair166b - 18th October 2005 at 05:11
I’ve been privileged to fly with a bunch of planes I could NEVER have dreamed of flying with, and have the pics to prove it….but my favorite, even though I did’nt have the best vantage point, was this last June in Connecticut…
Mark
By: XL391 - 17th October 2005 at 20:06
Thunder City’s Lightnings :diablo:
By: Ontario-Warbird - 17th October 2005 at 17:46
For myself i would love to sit in the back of Mr. Greenwood’s Spitfire TE308 and photograph Spitfire MK923, but because of it not being airworthy anymore my second choice would be Mr. Potters Spitfire SL721.
Hopefully the Thunder over Michigan 2006 goes as planned and these 2 Spit’s are together with the other 5 that are planned.
Dave
By: davski - 17th October 2005 at 17:26
The Mew Gull, Hawk Speed Six and DH Comet ‘Grosvenor House’ from a Maggie (no doubt red-lining it to keep up!). Mmmmmmmm!
By: Yak 11 Fan - 17th October 2005 at 17:22
I want to do another camera sortie with an Auster V. A superb camera ship with the door off and also a lot of fun to fly. As for the ‘target’ anything really!
Might be a nice camera ship but they are cold and draughty with the door off when crossing Norfolk to do a poppy drop….
By: topgun regect - 17th October 2005 at 16:59
For me it would have to be Chipmunk WP896 the first aircraft I flew in with Sally B on one side and PA474 on the other
Martin
By: David Burke - 15th October 2005 at 20:24
I want to do another camera sortie with an Auster V. A superb camera ship with the door off and also a lot of fun to fly. As for the ‘target’ anything really!
By: PerfectPic Co. - 15th October 2005 at 17:31
what aircraft would you most like to fly in formation with
there can only be one answer
By: Jules Horowitz - 15th October 2005 at 16:22
I would like nothing better then to fly a B17 on another B17s wing. It would bring back a lot of memories.
By: Will J - 15th October 2005 at 14:34
After careful consideration….. several Gnats :diablo:
By: Quinny - 15th October 2005 at 10:51
For me,it would have to be PA474,with the rest of the BBMF as escort.
Dreams…….
Ken.
By: Chipmunk Carol - 15th October 2005 at 10:27
what you you like to be in and what would you like to fly in formation with?
I’d be flying the Bearcat, in formation with the Tigercat, Hellcat and Wildcat – or any Grumman really.
How much would you be prepared to pay for the experience?
It would be wonderful if someone paid me!
By: Mark12 - 15th October 2005 at 10:11
Over a span of 35 years I have been extremely privileged to fly jump seat in a good many of the exotic Warbird fighters and bombers, including mass formation sorties.
I have just one box in mind to tick before I get to the end of the runway – the mighty Lancaster…and if a Spitfire XII should pop up one side and a Seafire 46 on the other, well, it just couldn’t get any better. 🙂
My wife, I know, would be pick the Swordfish.
Mark
By: Rlangham - 15th October 2005 at 09:44
Lucky so-and-so, this morning i’ll be stacking shelves at Morrisons!
By: Moggy C - 15th October 2005 at 09:41
Oddly enough it looks like I’ll be getting a lift in a Taylorcraft this morning. First time for me 🙂
Moggy
By: Rlangham - 15th October 2005 at 09:39
Oops, really should read the first post. As for already airworthy aircraft, i’d like to be in an Auster III, with the other two airworthy Auster III’s on each side of me. Not a glamorous aircraft, but played a vital role in WW2, have local interest for me (they were made in Leicester) and they look and sound nice to boot!
By: Moggy C - 15th October 2005 at 09:24
Well i’d like to have a Hawker Typhoon in formation with me, me in a Hawker Typhoon as well, sweeping over France looking for tanks, trucks and trains to shoot up and rocket
Your ambition is enviable and one many would share, other than cowards like me who’d rather have a very fast aircraft to run away from the people trying to kill me 😉
However, would you like to have another go, but this time answering the original question? 🙂
The idea being to select aircraft that are already airworthy and on the airshow circuit or at least attend fly-ins
Moggy
By: Rlangham - 15th October 2005 at 09:10
Well i’d like to have a Hawker Typhoon in formation with me, me in a Hawker Typhoon as well, sweeping over France looking for tanks, trucks and trains to shoot up and rocket
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