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July 29, 2007 at 3:24 pm in reply to: Spotted #1319561

g6hyf
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BBMF MK356 over Spilsby at 3-08pm heading East-ish en route Sutton-on Sea?..and 3-18pm passing East of Spilsby..heading South for Boston?

Clive.

July 29, 2007 at 11:27 am in reply to: Spotted #1319767

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Spotted…East Kirkby T09 as it wandered past Spilsby yesterday at 1-59pm…on return to EK for display.

Clive.

July 22, 2007 at 9:20 am in reply to: Spotted #1327325

g6hyf
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Hello, Yak 11 fan,

Interesting…. I was sure I glimpsed a red tail.??…as it turned onto North.

….when the next Merlin was heard..I ran down the hallway…and down the garden…
…..I know I’m not good at running…and now seems I’m struggling with colours..;) 😉

…perhaps even aircraft recognition went to pot with all energy used on running.??!!

…was that a Mustang.?? (colour not noted.);) 🙂

Clive.

July 21, 2007 at 8:14 pm in reply to: Spotted #1327552

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..with the BBMF back at base….

another Merlin was heard approaching…again heading East passing South of Spilsby E. Lincs..and just under the murk turning onto North….8-03pm

..was that a Mustang with a red tail..??????

Clive.

July 21, 2007 at 7:58 pm in reply to: Spotted #1327605

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Spitfire pair noted under the murk heading East passing South of Spilsby and turning onto North…

..returning in trail passing over Spilsby from NE back to Coningsby a short while later at c.7-44pm MK356 and PS915?..

Clive.

July 11, 2007 at 6:04 pm in reply to: Spotted #1246869

g6hyf
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Saturday afternoon…East Kirkby Spitfire T09 around Spilsby several times during the afternoon.:)

Sunday afternoon BBMF Spitfire AB910 appeared for the Spilsby show…the show site being 4 doors up the road from home here.:) 🙂

But today all this activity was eclipsed at 11-10? this morning…

…by the sound of Merlins etc:confused:…heading from the West towards my works location at Gunby E. Lincs…into sight came Lancaster followed by Spitfire and Typhoon in line astern.:) 🙂 🙂

They manoeuvred around the area for 15 to 20 minutes with variations of the formation and the fighters breaking left/right and rejoining…before descending in a left turn to head back towards C’by..

Clive:)

June 22, 2007 at 9:21 pm in reply to: Skegness Aerodrome. #1265525

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http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Ingoldmells,+Skegness,+Lincolnshire+PE25,+United+Kingdom&layer=&ie=UTF8&sll=53.098145,-2.443696&sspn=9.055978,19.775391&t=k&om=0&z=16&ll=53.184989,0.340426&spn=0.004436,0.016694&iwloc=addr

Hello Lindys Lad,

I seem to struggle a bit with links to Google maps…but I think the above link may work..??….it seems to do on my machine.

The concrete/chalk? white area at the centre of the image would be the former hangar site.
The airfield extended West towards where you can see the circular filter beds of the Ingoldmells Sewage Works.

If you compare the google image with the photos I posted on replies 6 & 7 of this thread you can see that after the aerodrome had gone mobile homes have extended West up to what had been the aerodrome boundary.

Hope the link works ok,
Clive.

June 22, 2007 at 8:37 pm in reply to: Skegness Aerodrome. #1265545

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Hello Last Lightning,

I do recall the idea to have a few more museum aircraft there…also someone elses dream to have a car museum too…

Did you ever hear of the idea of DB C’ to have a railway around the site.??..(do not confuse this with the current site and its narrow gauge ex Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway).

…Do you recall the AN2 that visited on one of the fly ins..?? it looked massive as it lined up into wind at the end of the field near the access road…..it seemed to be airborne in a couple of metres ….but then took half an hour to go out of sight;)

I think the Aerobat (was it ex Germany ?) met a sad fate around about the day of the re launch of the airfield..(still on the old site)…tragically taking with it two members of the aerodrome staff…possibly the ground school tutor ?? and..I seem to think a young lad who had not worked there long??

Clive.

June 20, 2007 at 7:23 pm in reply to: Skegness Aerodrome. #1267924

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Hi, i sent you a email regarding Auster G-AHCN working out of skeggie, i had no reply,maybe you never got it.Do you have any pics of charlie november at skeggie ? we have just rebuilt her over the last three years after being out of the air for thirty years and plan to take her back there some time this summer “all be it the new air field” hopfully hear from you soon Arthur

Hello Arthur,

Sorry, I haven’t a photo of G-AHCN…it would have been before my time of regular visits to the aerodrome.

Pleased to read of the rebuild…
…..I look forward to adding AHCN to the spotted thread on this forum..;)

Clive.

June 20, 2007 at 6:51 pm in reply to: Skegness Aerodrome. #1267932

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How many people had their first flight in an Auster, either from Skegness, North Denes or Clacton I wonder……………….? Must be hundreds I would think. I’m sure the history of pleasure flying in the UK would make an interesting tale.

Hello Auster Fan,

I suspect you need to get writing;)

….it’s certainly a subject that needs documenting ….”look,, it’s got zip fasteners:eek: “

Meanwhile,…I recently purchased this badge… ex eBay, of course;)

Clive.

June 20, 2007 at 6:29 pm in reply to: Skegness Aerodrome. #1268075

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Sod it after all these years! I remember this ac flying low over the beach (was discussing it yesterday) wondered ever since what it was. (and still do)

Hello Sadsack,
I found another photo of the “pretender”…and also a n other present the same day at Skegness.

Clive.

June 16, 2007 at 4:11 pm in reply to: Spotted #1272398

g6hyf
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Spitfire passed Spilsby, E.Lincs at 16-01 and to East Kirkby.

Spitfire T9 over Spilsby again at 16-49.:) 🙂 …this time in a left turn from the N.W. and thence right hand and return to EK.

..and again at 17-30:)

..and 18-03….:)

June 9, 2007 at 1:12 pm in reply to: Spotted #1280018

g6hyf
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12-47pm radial engined note alerted me to an aircraft heading N. to the West of Spilsby, E.Lincs….perhaps then passing just E of E. Kirkby….slim profile quite a high tail fin..I think a twin.??..but only glimpsed in the distant haze..

…to add..that having had a read elsewhere my suspicions as to the aircraft I saw is more than likely confirmed….Tigercat….but I wasn’t 110% sure at the original time of posting so I went with the hazy description..!!!!!

Clive.

June 6, 2007 at 6:14 pm in reply to: Spotted #1283175

g6hyf
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2-24pm…Spitfire T9 over my works location Gunby, E.Lincs…

Clive.:)

June 5, 2007 at 5:38 pm in reply to: Spotted #1284132

g6hyf
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Really a heard and only glimpsed..:confused:

….3-44pm Gunby, E. Lincs…Merlin engine note…

….lumps of low cloud had moved in from the N. Sea which prevented me from getting a look see as to the source… only just a fleeting glimpse…of Mustang.???? heading South South East.

Clive.
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