My local airshow

hammered · May 28, 2011

Or at least some of the more interesting bits :laughing7:

. We have a 2 day free airshow here every year, the weather this year was overcast so the program today was a bit subdued. At least the Vulcan bomber made an appearance :hello2:

, enjoy the pics.

The first 2 pics are of the beautiful P51

The next 3 pics are of a couple of Tornados, these were a suprise last minute appearance

The last 5 are of the Vulcan bomber, a beautiful plane and a beautiful sound

hammered

OhioDeb · May 28, 2011

Dayton, Ohio has a big air show. Think about July. Just down the road from me. Some of the planes fly over my house. OhioDeb

shaun7 · May 28, 2011

I bet that was noisy

Great pics Ian :icon_thumleft:

pat-tekker-cat · May 28, 2011

Beautiful birds! Thank you so much for the great pic's!

OhioDeb · May 28, 2011

I forgot to tell you - Great Pics!!! :hello2:

OhioDeb

aa battery · May 28, 2011

nice photos :hello:

rjwmam · May 28, 2011

Just beautiful. I am one who will forever be looking skyward. You took some awesomw shots there.

mjido · May 29, 2011

Thanks for the pictures, it's sure great to see the Vulcan airborne again!

nascarfan · May 29, 2011

Hammered,

Great shots man! I really like the last 2 above the rooftops....great perspective! I think your airshow outdid mine by a longshot.

Bob

hammered · May 29, 2011

Thanks for all the comments guys :icon_thumleft:

nascarfan said:
Hammered,

Great shots man! I really like the last 2 above the rooftops....great perspective! I think your airshow outdid mine by a longshot.

Bob

Bob, your shots are just as good :icon_thumleft:

. Interestingly, I took shelter in a friends seafront shop that day, and his late father used to be a navigator on that particular Vulcan. One of the shots I took impressed him enough that he is going to have it printed in A2 format and hung in his shop, honor indeed for me :thumbsup:

hammered

spartacus53 · May 29, 2011

How did you get those jets to slow down for your picture :icon_scratch:

Honestly, the RAF has some nerve buzzing those poor people. I bet they didn't know which way was up after the second pass :tongue3:

I haven't gone to an airshow in years, too many accidents almost every year. I don't feel like making the news that way. :thumbsup:

hammered · May 29, 2011

spartacus53 said:
How did you get those jets to slow down for your picture

Honestly, the RAF has some nerve buzzing those poor people. I bet they didn't know which way was up after the second pass

I haven't gone to an airshow in years, too many accidents almost every year. I don't feel like making the news that way.

Number 1. I called up the RAF and told them all I had was a Box Brownie and could they fly past at about 2 mph. They complained at first, but when I pointed out that I had voted for the Jedi party in the last election they said they would order their pilots to fly slow. Added to which they would save fuel, it was a no brainer

Number 2. They buzzed the people and houses cos they were pissed at having to fly slow just for me

Number 4. I have forgotten about Number 3

Number 5. What was I talking about :icon_scratch:

Number 6. We don't have accidents here, we can't afford it :laughing7:

hammered