 | 'Videos of the Day' an ongoing thread| Aviation Videos Discuss 'Videos of the Day' an ongoing thread in the World War II - Aviation forums; I was actually stationed at Lakenheath from 85-88. Because it is so close to Mildenhall, I went to the ... |
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09-09-2005, 08:49 AM
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#16 | | "Shooter"
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Country:  | I was actually stationed at Lakenheath from 85-88. Because it is so close to Mildenhall, I went to the Air Fetes there every year. That's where I first saw the Lynx do it's roll.
While I did get "rides" in the Herc, they were just a means of transport to where I was going. Because of some of the places we went to, that diving landing pattern was used many times. While I didn't get airsick, it still always made me nervous to be pitched down like that. I usually yelled "WEEEE" as a way to break the tension. It usually worked. It doesn't when accompanied by the familiar "plink plink plink" of incoming rounds though.
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09-09-2005, 09:05 AM
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#17 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | Amen to that evan... U and I have been in the same situations before, and that pitchdown made me nervous as well....
Go figure.........
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09-09-2005, 09:08 AM
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#18 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | It would have taken one hell of a guy to not be nervous in that severe a pitchdown. It was worse at night, when you hoped like hell that the pilot was reading the instruments right and you didn't auger in.
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09-09-2005, 09:57 AM
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09-09-2005, 10:20 AM
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#20 | | "Shooter"
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09-09-2005, 12:59 PM
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#21 | | World Traveler
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09-24-2005, 06:31 AM
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| Harvards at IWM Duxford
Here we have a couple of clips of Harvards (?) arriving at IWM Duxford.
Small and larger files. | |
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09-28-2005, 11:32 AM
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| Spitfires at IWM
First for this week to catch up on the IWM Duxford sequence. First we have a short clip of a couple of the Spitfires visiting for the airshow plus resident P51 etc. | |
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09-28-2005, 11:41 AM
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#24 | | World Traveler
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Country: | Nice video Roy, good too see so many of them there.
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09-28-2005, 01:44 PM
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| Spits contd and Yak...
cheers... plenty more to come!
One of the other attractions is a pleasure flight - here you can see the resident DH Rapide. | |
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09-29-2005, 11:40 AM
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| Rapide off on another trip
Here's the next part of the Rapide sequence and the next... | |
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09-30-2005, 09:24 AM
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| Here's the next part of the Rapide sequence and the next...
Here's the next part of the Rapide sequence and the next... | |
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09-30-2005, 09:27 AM
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| Spits & Hawk arrive
Spits & Hawk arrive... sorry about the errant kids.... they are much older now but no less noisy!
Again, a small and larger file for better quality. | |
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09-30-2005, 10:06 AM
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#29 | | World Traveler
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10-02-2005, 05:14 AM
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| Warbirds in the Hangar
Sunday treats for viewers worldwide!
A wander around the working warbirds in the hangar at IWM Duxford. But when I watch this I have a mix of emotions. While I am impressed with the power exuded by this machinery even when stationary, seeing the P38 again all menacing and waiting to fly - well, you will know what I mean after seeing the other video strand.
I am going to try to put this up in three formats. First a smallish file - 7 megs but you get nearly five minutes of footage - then a larger one, then a Divx (24 megs). The other day the Divx gang was having a birthday and were 'for one day only' giving away the converter for free. Dunno if it is unlimited but let's hope.
You will need to unzip the file and get the (free) Divx player): http://www.divx.com/
[free moview to download there too].
Finally, we came across a nice feature on the National Geographic site yesterday. They had a webcam set up by a watering hole in Botswana. fascinating to watch 'live' birdies, deer, etc coming down for a drink and squabbling etc. Better than TV! http://www9.nationalgeographic.com/n...a/wildcam.html
I dunno what the time difference is. You yanks will have to get up early or something! If you are an insomniac you will love it! So noisy too. | |
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