Any Duxford photos around yet?

Randy Haskin · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:11 am

JDK wrote:

Airshows have some relation to combat flying

Uh, what?

That's sort of like saying that driving to the grocery store to get bread and milk is just like driving in the Indy 500 (or, in your case JDK, the Australian Grand Prix).

Yeah, it's related in that the engine is providing thrust, the wings are providing lift, and the pilots are manipulating the controls to maneuver the aircraft...but outside of that, there's no relation IMHO.

JDK · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:25 am

For a fighter pilot, you're a bit slow, Randy.

I thought you'd hit some irony in your UK stint. Certainly the context - the fact that the FW is the same shape(ish) as a Fw and nothing else) was, I hoped, a clue.

JDK wrote:

Airshows have some [i.e. hardly any] relation to combat flying

The relation I chose was watching a racehorse walk-past in a paddock and estimating the race winner based on that... Exactly like your comparisons. Geddit? [ironyemoticon]

We can explain better at Osh, hopefully, with hand gestures. You still aiming to be there? :partyman:

Cheers,

PS - As to the whiney car race, I'd rather gnaw my own leg off than have anything to do with that futile exercise. :vom:

bomberflight · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:54 am

I've just posted a few pictures in the photo section right here on WIX .....

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... 179#305179

Randy Haskin · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:16 pm

Got it -- my poor grasp of the subtleties of written language noted.

PeterA · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:55 pm

DX 11/12 July.

PeterA

retroaviation · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:00 pm

As usual, great shots Peter.

I'm assuming the entry step on the 190 retracts with the landing gear?

Gary

PeterA · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:09 pm

retroaviation wrote:

As usual, great shots Peter.

I'm assuming the entry step on the 190 retracts with the landing gear?

Gary

Not every time. :wink:

PeterA

retroaviation · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:36 pm

I wonder if it's like on the Sea Fury, where you have to manually retract it prior to getting in the cockpit? I noticed on someone's earlier photo of the dark blue Sea Fury, that you could just barely see that it's step was left down as well.
(Eighth photo down on this link.... http://forum.planetalk.net/viewtopic.php?t=8236 )

Gary

Lightjug · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:16 pm

Here’s the Link to my Duxford Flying Legends Pictures ... some of my favourites as follows.

The Flying Horsemen

Jim Beasley with ‘Friend’ ...who says P-51 pilots don’t have a sense of humour?

(I’d be happy to explain the lamb in case anyone is curious)

Germans at Duxford?!

Bomber Flight Line

Hurricane with reenactors... there were four... count em... four... Hurricanes there!

Urp... oops... pardon me.

Curtiss P-40N Warhawk 42-105915

P-51D-30 Mustang 44-74427 Nooky Booky IV with reenactors

JägerMarty · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:57 pm

Great pics, more please!

Jim Beasley · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:05 pm

Here are a few I took on Thursday on the way to Lydd to grab a few photos with John Dibbs by these white cliffs that look like those at Dover. There was this neat lighthouse that added to the cool factor, especially when raging past it at 50'.

We were led to Lydd by our friend Peter in his Mk. IX. Can't trust the yanks to not overfly Stansted ....

from above -- you can see my finger in the top left part of the frame. oops. Kinda puts color to all the WW2 shots we've seen:

Here's Shipley in Rob Davies' BBD inland of the cliffs where John Dibbs was getting ready to shoot us. James Horner (Titanic, Bravehart, James Cameron's new movie Avatar, etc.) is in the back of BBD

Here's one of the shots John got. It was pretty cool flying by these cliffs. Shipley also had a helicopter with a wierd gyron type camera filming us doing acro by the cliffs. Hopefully the footage will turn out okay:

another:

and finally the most important guy -- Joe Kennedy is the best and, along with Alister Kay, were very kind to share their special Mustang with me. It was in impeccable shape and flew quite well. Thanks guys!

JBrawner · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:14 pm

nice pictures... i was hoping mr. beasley would post that second to last one... since thats the one he showed elsewhere but was a bit smaller. very nice pictures from everyone.

JDK · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:35 pm

Randy Haskin wrote:

Got it -- my poor grasp of the subtleties of written language noted.

Let's just put it down to the inadequacy of internet communications.

More relevantly, thanks for the insights and pics, everyone. looks like TFC and Co did well in some adversity.

ZRX61 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:16 am **Posts:** 2309

Jim Beasley wrote:

Here are a few I took on Thursday on the way to Lydd to grab a few photos with John Dibbs by these white cliffs that look like those at Dover. There was this neat lighthouse that added to the cool factor, especially when raging past it at 50'.

Was there much quaffing of ale in the Eagle? :wink:

Randy Haskin · **Posted:** Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:29 am

The Dover shots are phenomenal. Many, many thanks for sharing them.

Jim, the Brits don't trust Yanks to fly "alone" past Dover after a number of occasions where US military folks have caused some significant, shall we say, "disruptions" to London area civil traffic because of where they've flown.

Of course, it wasn't my fault....can't prove anything.

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