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Just been watching
Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 4:32 pm
by Cmdr Kharma
Some serious piloting skills down at the local beach.......
The Red Arrows......
The Black Cats helicopter team.....
The Red Bull Team.....
A Vulcan Bomber.....
A Flying Fortress....
A spitfire and a hurricane.....
A Chinook doing some crazy shite.....
and the noisy bastard Eurofighter......
The Bournemouth air festival......
The Town was rammed......Never seen it so busy.......
Re: Just been watching
Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 4:51 pm
by Loriath
See! See Kharma!
See what you can do when your Sober? Look at the control they have! They can Fly so well. You have something to strive for now!
Re: Just been watching
Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 6:02 pm
by Loriath
Omg Kharma, are you at the Shoreham show? Are you okay?
I just saw the video from the crash. Horrifying.
Re: Just been watching
Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 8:35 pm
by Cmdr Kharma
No......
I was at the Bournemouth one......
That "not too well" at the moment geezer in the hunter was due to come down to us after that show....So I believe.....
It looks like all the people wiped out were driving on the main road (A27) that goes past the airport......
A red Devil pilot went down at our show a few years ago......
Sad day........That was......
http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive.cfm? ... D780F4CE4EI drive past it every day on the way to work......
And on some mornings as the sun is just rising......With the light the right way......It's awesome.....
I really should put my camera in the van and take a photo......
Re: Just been watching
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 1:00 am
by Avago-Earo
Cmdr Kharma wrote:Some serious piloting skills down at the local beach.......
The Red Arrows......
The Black Cats helicopter team.....
The Red Bull Team.....
A Vulcan Bomber.....
A Flying Fortress....
A spitfire and a hurricane.....
A Chinook doing some crazy shite.....
and the noisy bastard Eurofighter......
The Bournemouth air festival......
The Town was rammed......Never seen it so busy.......
Did the Meteor and Vampire fly with the Vulcan? I used to love that!
Re: Just been watching
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 2:36 am
by StaticRadion
Holly cow... I am at a loss for words.
https://youtu.be/pvHplYmh2f8
Re: Just been watching
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 6:54 am
by Loriath
Glad you're ok.
That is horrible. I am at a loss for words as well. Tragedies like this are never easy to hear, let alone see. I saw the video clip on the news and had to turn away.
Air shows are spectacles of wonder, but I have to ask if it is worth it when things like this happen. Beautiful to watch them fly, but I think maybe seeing them close up on the ground would be better than this.
Sorry, just the sadness for the families talking.
Re: Just been watching
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 8:00 am
by Cmdr Kharma
Avago-Earo wrote:Did the Meteor and Vampire fly with the Vulcan? I used to love that!
No....It was just the Vulcan.....And today (Should it go ahead)...Will be the last time it will be seen flying....They cannot maintain it any longer.....
No Lancaster this year either...A Dakota took it's place.....
Also looks like I missed the Mig 15.......Bollocks.....
Re: Just been watching
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 11:46 am
by Avago-Earo
Cmdr Kharma wrote:Avago-Earo wrote:Did the Meteor and Vampire fly with the Vulcan? I used to love that!
No....It was just the Vulcan.....And today (Should it go ahead)...Will be the last time it will be seen flying....They cannot maintain it any longer.....
No Lancaster this year either...A Dakota took it's place.....
Also looks like I missed the Mig 15.......Bollocks.....
Shit! So one day airfix is all we'll have
