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  • in reply to: Biggin Hill Air Fair #1259934
    Tailspin
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    14:34pm. Two Typhoons just flew by. My cat is still outside though. Couldn’t have had the afterburners on. 😀

    flew past my study window

    I wish I had a study. 🙂

    in reply to: Biggin Hill Air Fair #1259982
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    The DC-6 must have landed from the northern end of the runway.

    Just had a DC-3 bumble around. I was hanging out of my bedroom window when I suddenly realized from the sound that it was flying in from behind my house. I decided to leg it into my garden… I was a little too slow and got only a snatched shot.

    in reply to: Biggin Hill Air Fair #1260136
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    The website says that as well as MH434 and theAtlantic planes, we can expect:

    Flying
    Consolidated Catalina
    Fiesler Storch
    Sally B
    BBMF Spit, Hurricane and Lanc (although I’ve heard the Lanc may be a maybe!)
    Royal Netherlands Air Force Spitfire

    Static
    DC-3 (Aces High)
    Harvard(s)
    Grasshopper

    There’s probably more on the website to the trained eye.

    A DC-3 just took off from Biggin. Perhaps it’s going to rendezvous with the DC-6.

    in reply to: Biggin Hill Air Fair #1260290
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    MH434 & a Gnat did 2 very low passes over the airfield. 😀

    Cheers for the info, Dave.

    in reply to: Biggin Hill Air Fair #1260454
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    11:31am. A Spit and a Gnat just bombed over my house in formation!

    11:38am. Whiny-dronny stunt team buzzing about.

    12:10pm. DC-3 flew over the field about a mile from my house.

    13:38pm. RN Black Cats Lynx (two of them).

    14:34pm. Two Typhoons.

    14:40pm. Stunt team.

    in reply to: Biggin Hill Air Fair #1260480
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    11:04am. All quiet so far. Anyone else heard or seen anything?

    in reply to: General Discussion #317930
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    I’ve just talked to my mum, who went there last year. She spent 4 days there and came back with change from £200.

    It’s a beautiful town. Very historical with some superb architecture. There are some nice bars and restaurants that were very reasonably priced. The hotel they stayed at was nice too. She mentioned that there wasn’t much to buy for the tourist but what was there, again, was pretty cheap.

    They also flew by EasyJet which was pretty good too. This may seem like a silly question, but how are you getting there?

    Paul

    in reply to: Prague #1930235
    Tailspin
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    I’ve just talked to my mum, who went there last year. She spent 4 days there and came back with change from £200.

    It’s a beautiful town. Very historical with some superb architecture. There are some nice bars and restaurants that were very reasonably priced. The hotel they stayed at was nice too. She mentioned that there wasn’t much to buy for the tourist but what was there, again, was pretty cheap.

    They also flew by EasyJet which was pretty good too. This may seem like a silly question, but how are you getting there?

    Paul

    in reply to: Biggin Hill Air Fair #1262620
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    I must say I’m looking forward to it. I always do. Personally I don’t think it’s as good as when the USAF was still over in the UK (in abundance) as we seemed to get a fair bit of US hardware display. I remember the A-10 most vividly in about 1987 or 1988. But it’s still good to hear the familiar sound of a piston engine or the boom of a jet engine.

    in reply to: Biggin Hill Air Fair #1262631
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    First arrival on Friday should be the Belgian Air Force Magister at 0930, subject to delays, with the main arrival and practice window starting at around 1130.

    Splendid! I’ll have my bins and Bovril at the ready!

    in reply to: Southend on Monday 29th #468555
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    The first picture’s a great shot of the “B” though. “A stormy ride home”

    in reply to: Biggin Hill Air Fair #1262771
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    I’ve got tomorrow (Friday) off so I’ll have the binoculars at the ready. I should really ask for a quality digital camera for Christmas.

    in reply to: General Discussion #318347
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    Family Guy is excellent but I’m really into American Dad! at the moment. It’s so un-pc it’s great!

    Francine: Stan, you’re so stressed. You want me to make you happy with my mouth?
    Stan: Yeah, I guess so.
    (Francine starts blowing raspberries in Stan’s stomach, Stan laughs)
    Stan: Ah, that helps a little.
    Francine: Stan, maybe you’d feel better if we met this boy. Why don’t we have him over for dinner so you can get to know him?
    Stan: That’s brilliant, Francine. Now rephrase it so it sounds like my idea.

    Stan: (With gun, searching the house) Osama, is that you? (Hears noise, fires gun)
    Roger: Geez, Stan, what gives? Holy Toledo, you killed your son’s dog! And don’t ask me to bring him back with that E.T. finger thing because that’s a giant load of crap.

    Splendid!

    in reply to: Family Guy #1930424
    Tailspin
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    Family Guy is excellent but I’m really into American Dad! at the moment. It’s so un-pc it’s great!

    Francine: Stan, you’re so stressed. You want me to make you happy with my mouth?
    Stan: Yeah, I guess so.
    (Francine starts blowing raspberries in Stan’s stomach, Stan laughs)
    Stan: Ah, that helps a little.
    Francine: Stan, maybe you’d feel better if we met this boy. Why don’t we have him over for dinner so you can get to know him?
    Stan: That’s brilliant, Francine. Now rephrase it so it sounds like my idea.

    Stan: (With gun, searching the house) Osama, is that you? (Hears noise, fires gun)
    Roger: Geez, Stan, what gives? Holy Toledo, you killed your son’s dog! And don’t ask me to bring him back with that E.T. finger thing because that’s a giant load of crap.

    Splendid!

    in reply to: 'Flyboys' WWI Movie #1271459
    Tailspin
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    Based on a true story,MMMMM,Zeppelin running,i remember that in the biographies i’ve read, :rolleyes:

    I believe the true story it was based on is called World War 1 😉

    The trouble with trailers is the film makers usually throw all the juicy bit into the 2 minutes of running time. This gets the masses drooling and buying tickets. Then you get 88 minutes of average entertainment (and love interests) and 2 minutes of action. :confused:

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