The fascination of flight

[Hagar]

For centuries Man dreamed of being able to fly, free like the birds. In the early 20th Century he finally achieved it. I often have problems explaining my life-long fascination with anything that flies & the grace & beauty I see in it. Also my passion for vintage aeroplanes. Perhaps these photos taken yesterday at Old Warden can explain it better than any words.

The dream becomes reality.


Onwards & upwards.


Only 30 years later. Into the wild blue yonder.


Thanks for looking.

[Craig.]

Amazing the jump they made from those machines to planes like the Spitfire in only 30 years. Nice photos Doug:)

[Hagar]

It is astonishing Craig. Unfortunately it would have taken much longer without two terrible World Wars. Such is the price of progress.

PS. I'm feeling in a philosophical mood this morning.

[Woodlouse2002]

And here we see an artists impression of Hagar enjoying his day out at Old Warden.

[Craig.]

And here we see an artists impression of Hagar enjoying his day out at Old Warden.

[Flt.Lt.Andrew]

Lovely snout on that Spit! Well done!


A.

[Hagar]

And here we see an artists impression of Hagar enjoying his day out at Old Warden.

I like it.

8)  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D

[Woodlouse2002]

Hehe. I found the book of "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines" in a second hand bookshop in Sweden. Cost me 90p.

[C]

Hehe. I found the book of "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines" in a second hand bookshop in Sweden. Cost me 90p.

Thankfully Doug doesn't bear to much of a resemblance to Robert Morley...

[Hagar]

Thankfully Doug doesn't bear to much of a resemblance to Robert Morley...

Thanks for that Charlie. I'm probably a tad slimmer.

Hehe. I found the book of "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines" in a second hand bookshop in Sweden. Cost me 90p.

I remember reading that book many years ago. Some parts reduced me to hysterics (or should that be hysteria? ) & I found it far more amusing than the film. Mention of the sewage farm always started me giggling for some strange reason.

[C]

I don't remember which came first, the book or the film.

If Woodie's book was a first edition, it would suggest the film came first...

[Woodlouse2002]

It is a book of the film. And fantastic. The bit at the beginning, "Pegasus and all those" or how men learnt to fly is absolutely brilliant with such gems as "It's a little recognised fact that the widespread persecution of witches throughout the 14th and 15th centuries was in fact the first recognition of women as aviators."


I only got it out because Hagars first line coincides with the first line of the book. "Men have always dreamed that they could fly."

[ozzy72]

Flight is the most amazing thing, and that last photo is the most amazing plane

[61_OTU]

Flight is the most amazing thing, and that last photo is the most amazing plane

Nah.......wings need to be a bit more geometric

[C]

Nah.......wings need to be a bit more geometric

Yeah, be nicer if it was a Hurricane!!!