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lowestoft airshow!

PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:29 pm
by Ben R
today was a great day, went to lowestoft, and watched an amazing airshow..

saw such aircraft..

red arrows
lightning
lynx
..

and alot of others i cnt remembr!!


who else went?

Re: lowestoft airshow!

PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:44 pm
by Tom...
today was a great day, went to lowestoft, and watched an amazing airshow..

saw such aircraft..

red arrows
lightning
lynx
..

and alot of others i cnt remembr!!


who else went?


I went, but their definately wasnt a lightning, their are no flying lightnings of any sort in the uk at the moment

Re: lowestoft airshow!

PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:53 pm
by Mictheslik
today was a great day, went to lowestoft, and watched an amazing airshow..

saw such aircraft..

red arrows
lightning
lynx
..

and alot of others i cnt remembr!!


who else went?


I went, but their definately wasnt a lightning, their are no flying lightnings of any sort in the uk at the moment


We almost saw lightning at Weston yesterday.....lightning of the electric variety, and I dont mean English Electric ;)

are we gonna get any pictures....?

.mic

Re: lowestoft airshow!

PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:57 pm
by Tom...
I didnt take a camera :-[

Re: lowestoft airshow!

PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:04 pm
by Woodlouse2002
Isn't Glacier Girl in the UK at the moment? She's a Lightning, of the P38 castrated variety.

Re: lowestoft airshow!

PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:20 pm
by Tom...
Isn't Glacier Girl in the UK at the moment? She's a Lightning, of the P38 castrated variety.

No, she didnt make it, their was a problem with the one of the engines so it couldnt make the trip :'(

Re: lowestoft airshow!

PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:14 pm
by C
Isn't Glacier Girl in the UK at the moment? She's a Lightning, of the P38 castrated variety.



Sadly a cracked piston liner put the anchors on her transatlantic voyage in Goose Bay. She was only staying for Duxford's Flying Legends anyway before a return trip straight back for Oshkosh! :o :)

Re: lowestoft airshow!

PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:18 am
by Mictheslik
Isn't Glacier Girl in the UK at the moment? She's a Lightning, of the P38 castrated variety.



Sadly a cracked piston liner put the anchors on her transatlantic voyage in Goose Bay. She was only staying for Duxford's Flying Legends anyway before a return trip straight back for Oshkosh! :o :)


And RIAT the week after ;)

.mic

Re: lowestoft airshow!

PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:47 am
by Ben R
it must've been a buccaneer then..some man next to me told me it was a lightning after i told my friend that the lovely coloured paint scheme on the buccaneer was nice lol..

but thanks..

ben

Re: lowestoft airshow!

PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:49 am
by Ben R
well, i got 1 pic of the red arrows and thats it..aint got a really good camera, so ill post it when i upload em mate..


ben

Re: lowestoft airshow!

PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 4:05 am
by Hagar
it must've been a buccaneer then..some man next to me told me it was a lightning after i told my friend that the lovely coloured paint scheme on the buccaneer was nice lol..

:-/ No airworthy Buccaneers in the UK either. AFAIK
Maybe it was a Hunter. --->  Miss Demeanour

Re: lowestoft airshow!

PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 11:09 am
by Ben R
stupid me! =(

that is the plane though, thank you for the point out =D


cheers,

ben