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At Duxford.

Up and away on this fine summer's day.

Close up of that Pratt & Whitney R 2800 18W Double Wasp

But'll never catch that..however...

THESE might

"pull over, you were speeding"

"OK, we'll let you off this time."

nice shots, second from last is the best, the air france livery is a bit wack though  8-)

nice shots, second from last is the best, the air france livery is a bit wack though  8-)

It's just a default 747 I buzzed for a laugh.  

r u sat on the wing in shot#6

Mh, Crusaders.

Truly fine aircraft.

What happened was, I was watching the Flying Legends -Duxford 2002 on Discovery Wings, and as usual when you watch something on the telly about a particular aircraft, you race ( well I do ) over to the computer to fly one.  8-).
Also on the History channel I watched Dogfights... in particular this episode..
"The U.S. Navy's top fighter, the F8 Crusader flown by skilled fighter jocks Paul Speer and Phil Wood, tackles the fierce North Vietnamese MiG over the killing skies of Vietnam. Re-live one  of the longest, gut-wrenching dogfights on record as Lt. Commander Richard Schaffert - out of missles and with his guns jammed - takes on a lethal MiG-17 and the best enemy pilot he's ever faced. He's got one chance - the amazing capabilities of the F8 Crusader, "the last gunfighter".
http://www.history.com/minisite.do?cont ... i_id=51833
In particular look for the last two clips.."the last gunfighter"....
THATS why I chose these two planes.

pretty good formation flying too!
I've been fond of Crusaders for a long time, I blame Buck Danny for this...