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Fly Navy 2016

Postby Hagar » Tue Jun 07, 2016 11:05 am

I went to Old Warden last Sunday for the Fly Navy Day. Wall to wall sunshine & a capacity crowd. It was a tad hazy & the cloudless light blue sky together with the high summer sun made it a challenge to get decent photos. Here's a selection of some of my better attempts.
(If anyone is wondering about the number of images in this post the average file size is 60 Kb & the total file size is just under 1 Mb.)

This opened the show. The magnificent Sea Vixen.
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The Seafire III flown by Richard Grace.
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One for Ozzy. The BBMF Spitfire LF XVIE.
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The RNHF contingent, Chipmunk, Swordfish & Harvard.
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Morane Saulnier MS 317 representing the Aéronavale (French Naval Air Arm.)
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Bristol Scout replica. First time I've seen it in the air.
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The resident Sopwith Pup. Unfortunately repairs to the Sopwith Triplane are not finished following a mishap last year.
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The Duxford contingent. This was a little preview for the Flying Legends show next month.
Two beautifully restored Hawker Nimrods, led by the Shuttleworth Sea Hurricane in the first shot.
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The TFC Nimrod I
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& HAC Nimrod II.
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And finally, the Fighter Collection big three
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Grumman Wildcat FM2, known as the Martlet in the Fleet Air Arm.
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Goodyear FG-1D Corsair
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Grumman F8F Bearcat
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Excellent! This was my first visit to Old Warden this year & the best air display I've seen for some time.
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Re: Fly Navy 2016

Postby Shadowcaster » Tue Jun 07, 2016 12:12 pm

Very nice pictures there sir, :clap: :clap: I really love the Sea Vixen such a graceful looking aircraft. 8-)

Thanks for posting :dance: :dance:

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Re: Fly Navy 2016

Postby Jean Loup » Tue Jun 07, 2016 1:59 pm

Watching your wondefull shots, I notice that when they clipped wings on the Spitfire :character-jaws: they clipped it's beauty as well (I know, efficiency was the culprit :snooty: ).
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Re: Fly Navy 2016

Postby C » Tue Jun 07, 2016 3:29 pm

Jean Loup wrote:Watching your wondefull shots, I notice that when they clipped wings on the Spitfire :character-jaws: they clipped it's beauty as well (I know, efficiency was the culprit :snooty: ).
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Ahhh, yes the BBMF's XVI! Very impressive though and can give quite an aggressive display at the right venue! The Collection's Spitfire Vc should fly again within the next 18 months, complete with it's nicely clipped wings!

A wonderful show full of variety IMHO Doug - I did think a couple of the formations made the show a little laboured in places (Avro XIX & Dragon Rapide took far too long for just two passes and added little - far better as singletons; and the combination of G-EBLV and the Morane just didn't work at all - all we got to see was the Morane struggling to stay behind the Moth!).

The rest were good though, particularly the Vixen. A nice compact, noisy, display. ^-^ Sorry I missed you. I was tied to the car with the kids!
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Re: Fly Navy 2016

Postby OldAirmail » Tue Jun 07, 2016 7:16 pm

Beautiful! :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Re: Fly Navy 2016

Postby Jean Loup » Wed Jun 08, 2016 9:17 am

Jean Loup wrote:Watching your wondefull shots...

Wondefull?? :( :o :roll: (SORRY!!) :snooty:
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Re: Fly Navy 2016

Postby papituwall » Wed Jun 08, 2016 11:11 am

Many thanks for this fantastic pictures!
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Re: Fly Navy 2016

Postby Anthindelahunt » Wed Jun 08, 2016 7:35 pm

Great shots,everyone of them.
Thanks for showing them.

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Re: Fly Navy 2016

Postby Hagar » Thu Jun 09, 2016 2:03 am

Thanks for the comments. Glad you like my photos. ;)

C wrote:Ahhh, yes the BBMF's XVI! Very impressive though and can give quite an aggressive display at the right venue! The Collection's Spitfire Vc should fly again within the next 18 months, complete with it's nicely clipped wings!

A wonderful show full of variety IMHO Doug - I did think a couple of the formations made the show a little laboured in places (Avro XIX & Dragon Rapide took far too long for just two passes and added little - far better as singletons; and the combination of G-EBLV and the Morane just didn't work at all - all we got to see was the Morane struggling to stay behind the Moth!).

The rest were good though, particularly the Vixen. A nice compact, noisy, display. ^-^ Sorry I missed you. I was tied to the car with the kids!

I'm with Jean on the Spitfire. It might perform better in certain roles but just doesn't look right without those classic elliptical wing-tips. :whistle:

Otherwise I agree with you on the show. The first air display I've attended since the tragic events at Shoreham last year. It was a most enjoyable day. I hope to see you at a future show.
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Re: Fly Navy 2016

Postby PhilFly » Thu Jun 09, 2016 5:22 am

Hello,

You're very lucky to have the possibility to watch all these wonders!

In addition, congratulations for your splendid pictures :clap:

Have a nice day

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Re: Fly Navy 2016

Postby Tonydb » Thu Jun 09, 2016 9:19 am

Wish I had been there! Many thanks for the great photos. :clap: :clap:
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Re: Fly Navy 2016

Postby Flying Trucker » Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:03 am

Thanks for taking us along again Doug...much appreciated for those wonderful shots... :clap: <<q
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Re: Fly Navy 2016

Postby Sinkrate » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:10 am

Fantastic pics. What camera / lens were you using?
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Re: Fly Navy 2016

Postby Hagar » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:33 am

Thanks chaps. 8-)

Sinkrate wrote:Fantastic pics. What camera / lens were you using?

These were taken with my trusty Canon 60D with 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM lens + 1.4x Extender.
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Re: Fly Navy 2016

Postby Tonydb » Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:56 am

Fantastic, thank a lot :clap: :clap: :clap:
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