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Originally Posted by barx1963
Brings back memory of attending the Duxford Airshow back in '96 and seeing the BBMF Lanc flyover escorted by several Spitfires. The noise of those lovely engines and the sight of the craft was something special.
Malcolm
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i visited Duxford in 1989. As I pulled into the carpark, I heard a low-flying roar, and as i got out of the car, a lone B-17 flew over with one wheel up, one down, one engine not turning, smoke belching from another engine ...
i ran to the perimeter fence in time to see it do a perfect touch-and-go on the runway, then the 4th engine started up, the second wheel dropped, and she did a circuit and landed safely.
It turned out that they were filming a little movie you might have heard of: "Memphis Belle", and I just happened to arrive on the day when they were shooting the final climactic scene, when she arrived home badly shot up after her final mission.
The movie makers had assembled an incredible collection of flying WWII war-birds for the film, and they were all on static display around the airfield - what a bonus!