Shoreham Airshow is themed "Battle of Britain" so there is a strong WWII presence, with Spitfires, Hurricanes, Messerschmitts (they need something to pretend to shoot down!):
There were some American planes too, Mustangs and this P40 Kittyhawk:
The B17 was magnificent:
As was the Lancaster:
The highlight for many was the Vulcan bomber, even though it was clearly flying slowly at part-throttle it was quite awesome, flying amazingly low and close:
The Navy turned up too and did some crazy stunts with a pair of Lynx helicopters:
There were other displays too, including acrobatics, wing-walking, parachutists, and some WWI bi- and tri-planes (replicas). A great day out, and worth a little sunburn! My boy loved it too, though he found the Typhoon a bit too noisy on full afterburner! (Amazing what that plane can do, but the picture's weren't great). These aeroplane enthusiasts know how to put on a show.
I remember when I was at Lincoln art College quite a few years ago now. The Lancaster could be seen flying over the city quite often. What a fantastic sound from those engines.
ReplyDeleteYes, but the Typhoon was noiser with full afterburner on! :-)
ReplyDeleteAvro Lancaster...an old one used to fly over our house in the sixties ... we lived near Woodford aerodrome for a while. I built the Airfix kit when I was ten and constantly drew the plane. Just my roundabout way of saying thanks for posting these shots, I enjoyed the post.
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