Any Duxford photos around yet?

Jim Beasley · **Posted:** Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:35 am

I can see why ....

After much negotiating with Peter I was allowed to use a map and find our way back from Lydd to DX. "Go left at the Thames and take a right at the lakes." "Don't hit Stansted" was repeated like the phrase in the Shining. Boy there are lots of planes flying around the UK.

Randy Haskin wrote:

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.

Django · **Posted:** Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:34 am

Thanks for sharing those great photos Jim. Like you say, it's cool to see them in color when we're so used to only seeing the war in (mostly) black and white.

B-17 Buff · **Posted:** Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:04 pm

[quote="Jim Beasley"]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 ....quote]

Jim, thanks for sharing your personal shots of flying down there, most of us can only dream of doing such things! (though i've flown past that spot many times - just not in a P-51! :shock:

)

Eastbourne and the cliffs at Beachy Head were used as a visual reference point by many a returning aircrew, british and american not to mention the Luftwaffe during the war! Unfortunately these days its more well known for its suicide spot (they even have a watch group set up) :shock:

Great shots with a very appropriate backdrop and thanks again for a fantastic display on the weekend!

lestweforget · **Posted:** Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:34 pm

There is a good teaser trailer here.
http://www.flyingmachinestv.co.uk/

JDK · **Posted:** Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:57 pm

B-17 Buff! wrote:

Unfortunately these days its more well known for its suicide spot (they even have a watch group set up) :shock:

You mean they call their mates along to see people go splat? :rolleyes:

B-17 Buff · **Posted:** Thu Jul 16, 2009 2:56 pm

JDK wrote:

B-17 Buff! wrote:

Unfortunately these days its more well known for its suicide spot (they even have a watch group set up) :shock:

You mean they call their mates along to see people go splat? :rolleyes:

...and watch P-51's go by. :wink:

marine air · **Posted:** Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:43 pm

Jim, you are definitely the luckiest guy!

Speedy · **Posted:** Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:28 am

Jim Beasley wrote:

Um...wow.

Just

wow.

Randy Haskin · **Posted:** Sat Jul 18, 2009 3:13 pm

Speedy wrote:

Um...wow.

Just

wow.

EXACTLY.

That's got to be one of the coolest warbird photo shoots I've seen in a LONG time.

skippyscage · **Posted:** Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:31 pm

Randy Haskin wrote:

Speedy wrote:

Um...wow.

Just

wow.

EXACTLY.

That's got to be one of the coolest warbird photo shoots I've seen in a LONG time.

I agree - great light, clouds and subject matter

here are some shots from a website I'm affiliated with

GAR - Duxford Flying Legends

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