Spitfire 70th anniversary - Aircraft of World War II

R988 · 03-06-2006, 03:12 PM

I went down to Southampton for the 5 spit flypast, blody freezing it was too. I braved the elements and captured this masterpiece of film making, Spielberg eat your heart out

Gnomey · 03-06-2006, 03:16 PM

Nice R988, the footage doesn't really matter it is the sound that does

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Aggie08 · 03-10-2006, 12:07 AM

Wow, awesome!

loomaluftwaffe · 03-10-2006, 12:41 AM

darn good

evangilder · 03-10-2006, 08:57 AM

Nice!

Beni · 03-10-2006, 09:17 AM

Great!!

Royzee617 · 03-13-2006, 02:36 AM

Magnifique... waht camera did you use?

I am feeling unloved - how come so few have downloaded my clips in the other thread and yet a couple of dozen have downloaded this one? Boo hoo.

R988 · 03-13-2006, 02:02 PM

I'm a little suprised as well! Your vids are way better than mine.

I used a Pentax Optio thats a few years old now.

Royzee617 · 03-14-2006, 11:49 AM

Your camera sounds like a still camera with movie function.

I am annoyed I didn't watch out for the 60th anniv on TV - tho we did get a re-run of the Spitfire TV doc on the BBC - not seen it since 1976....

Now this is a candidate for that DVD tree I was on about that no one was interested in.... I post a DVD of it to someone who copies it and posts it to the next person etc etc.

R988 · 03-14-2006, 04:28 PM

Not sure when you mentioned the DVD tree thing.

And yes it is a still camera with movie function like most digital cameras these days. I have some photos of the event as well. They went round twice where I was watching so I got to take some photos, just in case you were wondering how I managed to film and take still photos from the same camera at the same time

They have this mock spitfire that kids could sit in, apparently you can hire it for parties.

The camera crew, I thought they could have been better positioned really, I later moved to a better location in front of them near where that pointy thing (technical term) in the distance is.

Gnomey · 03-14-2006, 05:03 PM

Good stuff R988, I would of liked to have been there rather than watch it on BBC News 24.

Royzee617 · 03-15-2006, 05:30 AM

Indeed - despite the 'bracing' conditions!

Only two flypasts? Meanies!

Gnomey · 03-15-2006, 05:35 AM

It is still better than one...

Royzee617 · 03-17-2006, 02:05 AM

or none.... ho ho. Wonder which Spits they are and did they rehearse?

The photo from underneath shows a neat formation - 4 cannon Spits (MkXIVs?) plus one with MGs or nowt.... a Mk II? Maybe it is CG's machine.

See BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...re/4775726.stm
must have been the 2-seater coz AH went up again...

Great pics there. The 2-seater has an unusual markings scheme... Irish?

Gnomey · 03-17-2006, 05:30 AM

Yes it was in Irish markings not sure about the others but there was at least a MK-XIV, a couple of MK-XVI/XVIII, the 2 seater (MK-IX?) and a MK-I or MK-II.

03-06-2006, 03:16 PM	#2
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 16,540	Nice R988, the footage doesn't really matter it is the sound that does . __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

03-10-2006, 12:07 AM	#3
Aggie08 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,013	Wow, awesome! __________________ "I had ten rockets on board, and as I wasn't particularly fond of head-on attacks, I salvoed the whole lot at him. The rockets didn't hit him but but they must have scared the bejesus out of him, for he did a steep turn to starboard... I let him have the full blast, all eight fifty-calibers. I had never seen an aircraft completely disintegrate in the air the way this Me-110 did..." Bill Dunn, 406th Fighter Group Matt

03-10-2006, 12:41 AM	#4
loomaluftwaffe Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,848	darn good __________________ "The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves. This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories." - General der Jagdflieger Adolf Galland"

03-10-2006, 08:57 AM	#5
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 15,427	Nice! __________________ For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

03-10-2006, 09:17 AM	#6
Beni Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Granada,Spain Posts: 40	Great!! __________________ ¡¡¡Salud y Libertad!!!

03-13-2006, 02:36 AM	#7
Royzee617 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: MK UK Posts: 1,625	Magnifique... waht camera did you use? I am feeling unloved - how come so few have downloaded my clips in the other thread and yet a couple of dozen have downloaded this one? Boo hoo.

03-13-2006, 02:02 PM	#8
R988 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Londonium Posts: 609	I'm a little suprised as well! Your vids are way better than mine. I used a Pentax Optio thats a few years old now. __________________ Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.

03-14-2006, 11:49 AM	#9
Royzee617 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: MK UK Posts: 1,625	Your camera sounds like a still camera with movie function. I am annoyed I didn't watch out for the 60th anniv on TV - tho we did get a re-run of the Spitfire TV doc on the BBC - not seen it since 1976.... Now this is a candidate for that DVD tree I was on about that no one was interested in.... I post a DVD of it to someone who copies it and posts it to the next person etc etc.

03-14-2006, 04:28 PM	#10
R988 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Londonium Posts: 609	Not sure when you mentioned the DVD tree thing. And yes it is a still camera with movie function like most digital cameras these days. I have some photos of the event as well. They went round twice where I was watching so I got to take some photos, just in case you were wondering how I managed to film and take still photos from the same camera at the same time They have this mock spitfire that kids could sit in, apparently you can hire it for parties. The camera crew, I thought they could have been better positioned really, I later moved to a better location in front of them near where that pointy thing (technical term) in the distance is. __________________ Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.

03-14-2006, 05:03 PM	#11
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 16,540	Good stuff R988, I would of liked to have been there rather than watch it on BBC News 24. __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

03-15-2006, 05:30 AM	#12
Royzee617 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: MK UK Posts: 1,625	Indeed - despite the 'bracing' conditions! Only two flypasts? Meanies!

03-15-2006, 05:35 AM	#13
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 16,540	It is still better than one... __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

03-17-2006, 02:05 AM	#14
Royzee617 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: MK UK Posts: 1,625	or none.... ho ho. Wonder which Spits they are and did they rehearse? The photo from underneath shows a neat formation - 4 cannon Spits (MkXIVs?) plus one with MGs or nowt.... a Mk II? Maybe it is CG's machine. See BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...re/4775726.stm must have been the 2-seater coz AH went up again... Great pics there. The 2-seater has an unusual markings scheme... Irish?

03-17-2006, 05:30 AM	#15
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 16,540	Yes it was in Irish markings not sure about the others but there was at least a MK-XIV, a couple of MK-XVI/XVIII, the 2 seater (MK-IX?) and a MK-I or MK-II. __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

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