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Old 22-10-2014, 10:48 PM
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For anyone who loves old War Birds.

Just receive this in an email.
Fantastic.
http://player.vimeo.com/video/93587997
I would love to attend this .
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Old 22-10-2014, 11:47 PM
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Yep Duxford is awesome. Was there in '96. Easy to get to from london or Cambridge. Highlight was a flypast of the only flying Lanc with a escort of 4 Spits.
Low light was a fatal crash of a P38 which dropped out of a roll during a pass and hit the embankment of the M11 motorway.

The museum itself is very good and the static displays are worth a visit art any time.

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Old 22-10-2014, 11:48 PM
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That would have been the place to be for sure
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Old 23-10-2014, 01:17 AM
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Love old planes, HRH & I went to Duxford in June this year, fantastic experience....
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Old 23-10-2014, 01:42 AM
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oh that was fab ron!
me dad took me to farnsborough(?) in about 1970 but cant be sure of the year exactly, but i am sure i was typical of just about every young lad who's interests were space, aeroplanes and dinosaurs!
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Old 23-10-2014, 07:52 AM
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Airshow season almost hear.
Jamestown just north of Adelaide puts on a beaut
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Old 23-10-2014, 07:57 AM
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Gives me goosebumps!
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Old 23-10-2014, 10:03 AM
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That's a lot of old planes in one place.
This is one of my favourite spitfire clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvDDDKnNhuE
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Old 23-10-2014, 04:54 PM
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was that a working P-38 I saw?
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Old 23-10-2014, 05:39 PM
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Come along to Avalon in 2015. Fingers crossed I will be working near the old war birds this year, come and say hi
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Old 23-10-2014, 09:40 PM
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That gave me ' goose bumps ' ....nothing like a good Air Show....love em '

Thanks for the link Ron...

Col.....
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Old 26-10-2014, 01:19 PM
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On this subject there are some excellent doco's on planes on youtube, I stumbled upon a story this morning on the British developed SR2 alsp the P38 Lightning, there are heaps more on Spitire, Hurricane, Mosquito etc.
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