No idea how the show was, but it was great to watch the Tin Triangle with an F15 escort do a series of passes over Lakenheath this afternoon.
Moggy
Of course, you got some pictures ?
Clacton wasn’t too bad Charlie. It was a bit fresh first thing, with rain threatening. Thankfully it stayed dry.
We got there quite early, and managed to park without any trouble (for free). with a 15 minute walk to the pier.
Display centre was a little further on. Had a walk around the various stalls, bought a Red Arrows/Vulcan T-Shirt
(which I put on over my other T-shirt to keep warm 🙂 ) Sat on a bench to eat some rolls we’d taken, and had
an interesting chat with a chap who used to be on HMS Hermes.
Found a nice position to watch the flying, without any obstructions for photography. Took more video than stills,
although I’m not that happy with the results 🙁
There were a few aircraft I hadn’t seen before (or for a long time).
The Raven display team flying the Van’s RV4 & 8s
Auto Gyro, put on a very good display
Sally-B, ages since I’ve seen her display
Interesting to see the parachutists land in the (shallow) water. Not sure of the reason for this ?
Most of the others we’d seen at Eastbourne.
The Vulcan did an impromptu display at Walton before flying in. I had a job seeing her at times, must have been sand
blowing off the beach, into my eyes. 🙂
I can’t say I’m that keen on Clacton, although from a spectator point of view it beats Eastbourne hands down.
Far more places to photograph from, without the risk of getting someone’s head in shot. More toilets too.
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