Air Shows ( Duxford & Others)

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Yes then he has a go because I cocked up the title too the Lanc pic, no "that dont look bad" or "I dont like that pic TE" just "you got the name wrong ,so there. yah boo sucks to you"
Im cut to the quick Lanc

[plan_D]

Yeah - he's the same with me. There was no "Great pictures of the Lancaster, pD" just a "I want more!"

[the lancaster kicks ass]

well you won't get if you don't ask

[mosquitoman]

Sorry I didn't see any of you guys (and gir) there, I was in the Friends of the Fighter Collection bit but I only bought a hat (couldn't find the model I was after)

[Crippen]

I am off to Walney Airshow on Saturday
www.aircraftinaction.co.uk/Walney

It is Walney's first full size Airshow. so if anyone is up near the Cumbria Area on Saturday, it is looking good
WALNEY AIRSHOW - 16th JULY
took this (below) off a Walney local site, if it is of interest to anyone:
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The show taking place at Walney Airfield on the 16th July looks set to be the biggest aviation event in Cumbria in 2005. The organisers are hoping to pull in the following displays according to www.walneyairshow.co.uk

PROVISIONAL LINE UP
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Falcons Parachute Team (C)(F)
Battle Britain Memorial Flight (C)(F)
BAE Hawk T1 (C)(F)
Grob Tutor (C)(F)
Westland Sea King (C)(F)
P-51D Mustang (C)(F+S)- R.Davies
P-51D Mustang (C)(F+S)- M.Hammond
Spitfire T.IX (C)(F+S)- C.Grace
Spitfire T.IX (C)(F+S)- A.Hodgson
Spitfire PR XI (C)(F+S)- P.Teichman
Hawker Hurricane (C)(F+S)- RAC
Harvard (C)(S)- A.Hodgson
DHC-1 Chipmonk (C)(S)- A.Hodgson
Avro Anson (C)(S)- Air Atlantic
F-86 Sabre (C)(F)- ARCO
Hawker Hunter (C)(F)- XE601
Miles Magister (C)(S)- RAC
PBY Catalina (C)(F+S)
B-17 'Sally B'(C)(F)
Utt-Butterlys (C)(F+S)
Yakovlevs (C)(F+S)
Steen Skybolt (C)(F+S)B.Tempest
Extra 300 (C)(F+S)
MBB 105 (C)(S)- NW Air Ambulance
Beech King Air (C)(S)- BAe Systems
Panavia Tornado GR1 (C)(S)- BAe
Eurofighter Typhoon - BAe Mock Up
(C)= Confirmed
(S)= Static only
(F)= Flying only

The organisers are hopeful of some USAF attendance, plus a surprise visitor, but i'm sworn to secrecy!


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[cheddar cheese]

Looks good! Grob Tutor eh...I migh be flying one of them within the next year!

F-86...lucky lass

[Crippen]

Walney was good...... better than expected I have to say (apart from being a bit chilly at the onset and low cloud, but both cleared and it was a damn fine show.
Folcan display team jumping from the C1430 J Hercules, kicked it off. quite a number of the planes were there as were at Duxford the weekend previous, but a few of them flew lower, because many of them couldn't land there. the static displays were easier to access too, you could even climb aboard the Catalina, though obviously no where near as many as Duxford, but still excellent.

Hawker Hurricane, a T33 and a Hawk carried out some damn good displays. Whilst the Yaovlevs were a tad clever and very entertaining.

A few spitfires, a Hurricane and the Dakota filled the Battle of Brit spot and Sally B made an appearance too.
And it was all Free. Well done Walney and Paul Rose, next time is in two years time. In the mean time they are building a museum there ( and a good sailing area for any sailors amongst you out there)
www.walneyairshow,co,uk

[mosquitoman]

I might have known one of the Grob pilots, I'll ask him if I get the chance

[sunny91]

Nice dakota there,

sunny