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03-06-2006, 04:12 PM
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| Spitfire 70th anniversary 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 
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03-06-2006, 04:16 PM
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03-10-2006, 01:07 AM
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03-10-2006, 01:41 AM
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03-10-2006, 09:57 AM
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03-10-2006, 10:17 AM
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03-13-2006, 03:36 AM
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| 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. |
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03-13-2006, 03:02 PM
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| 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.
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03-14-2006, 12:49 PM
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| 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. |
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03-14-2006, 05:28 PM
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03-14-2006, 06:03 PM
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03-15-2006, 06:30 AM
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| Indeed - despite the 'bracing' conditions!
Only two flypasts? Meanies! |
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03-15-2006, 06:35 AM
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03-17-2006, 03:05 AM
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| 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? |
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03-17-2006, 06:30 AM
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Country: | 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.
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