That’s not a crosswind! You can still see the runway through the front windscreen! 😀

Lovely photos again, thanks!

The P-38 is orbiting West of Eastbourne. It may be waiting for the DC-6b which is over the Channel heading for the same location (OE-LDM).

Shame about the aeroplane and the hangar, but that video appears to be a good demonstration of the P-factor at work. Probably in combination with a bit of crosswind.

(Edited: wind appears to have been from the East during most of the day, but with some gusts and varying direction. Landing on RW03 it would have been from the right. Disclaimer: my attempt at landing most likely wouldn’t have been any prettier! :p)

(Edited again: looking at the video again, the rudder appears to be full left as the tail comes down. Perhaps the pilot got his engines or his feet mixed up.)

It shows the end of the landing roll I’m afraid. Correcting the translation above:

The group had just landed at the airport in Zwartberg, when a gust of wind pushed the aircraft towards the hangar. The nose went through the doors and the damage is substantial, but everyone remained unharmed.

Based on what you described of your visit to North Weald, it appears as if you were driving on the airport itself. In most cases, you’re on private property at that point and will have to follow the rules as set by the owner. I would always start out with the airport owners or operators themselves, even if some of the hangars are privately owned or used by a company, the airport officials will usually know what their preferences are with regards to photography.

Flanker_man The ‘Last Post’ VC10 was CGI job, there was a vid on facebook about it ages back.

Indeed, but Duxford’s Super VC10, G-ASGC, did star in an episode of ‘Tales of the Unexpected’!