Just seen the full video on You Tube.

In my eyes, the poor chap was clearly executed, having been taken down by the first rounds and incapacitated. (When told to put his hands up, he says, “I can’t move’).

Still, one would have thought that would have been enough, but the officers offload several more rounds into him, and seeing his lifeless body, they still seem to think he was threat to them! (An officer can be heard saying ” “Somebody step on that right hand real hard”).

Awful.

Cheers

Paul

Spitfires.com G-ILDA (SM520) overhead at just before 3PM on this sunny afternoon.

According to the flight tracking apps, had departed Goodwood and headed up to West Clandon for a look, then on up to Leatherhead and back this way to a land at Lee-On-Solent.

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Paul 

Pongo

I first saw G-BIXL at Dunsfold in 1987 in the hands of Mark Hanna – I believe it was the aircrafts first public display.

I note from G-INFO that she has now passed on from Robert Tyrell (still on the CAA register) to the same chap that owns the Silver Spitfire MJ271 (G-IRTY). 

Hopefully like MJ271 she will spend time over here in the summer months.

Cheers

Paul

Then an hour later with the cloud base the same as earlier a P-51 roared overhead, a really evocative sight seeing a wartime combat aircraft being flown in something like operational conditions.

When I looked to see which P-51 this was on RadarBox, it turns out it was G-BIXL (‘Miss Helen’), which according to the CAA G-INFO site is under a change of registered ownership.

It will be interesting to see who the new owner/operator is.

Cheers

Paul

Spitfire SM520 TR.IX (G-ILDA) about 40 mins ago.

It flew around a couple of times before heading back to Goodwood.

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Paul

Spitfire IX RR232 (G-BRSF) heading in the direction of Farnborough a few minutes ago.

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Paul

[EDIT] I see from the various flight trackers, it landed at White Waltham.

Thanks for the head up Geoff.

Cheers

Paul