Darius at Home Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 At last the weather held good - just a few spots of rain and the odd dark cloud - but other than that warm sunshine. After walking the flight line I perused the flea market and had a nice chat with Ian of Heritage Aviation. Looking forward to the Grob Vigilant and Tutor (awaiting decals so Ian told me). Pictures taken from the TFC enclosure. Darius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bennygman Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Nice shots Darius. I like the Balbo and the B-25 top side. Glad to see you got a decent one of the F-15E Dedication pass too, he was ripping some vapour wasn't he? I was surprised how fast he came in - much quicker than the F-15C at RIAT last year I thought. He caught me on the hop slightly - suffice to say every shot I took of that ended up in the bin! (though I did get a eye-wateringly sharp one...that cropped off just behind the canopy - Doh!!) I did at least find the Heritage stand this time, but I'd already 'blown my wad' on a Hobbyboss A-10 (Mike's fault, he more or less told me to do it!) Great to see the sun again for the first time since Biggin! Just finished editing mine - should be posting a few tomorrow. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdxtnt Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Great photos Darius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderjug Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 I loved the F15 P39 P51 formation great idea. Maybe next year A B17 B52 formation or Spitfire Hurricane Typhoon formation. Better still a Hawk75 P38 P39 P40 P47 P51 formation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE Lightning Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Really fantastic pics Darius. Sadly I couldn't make it, but reall awe inspiring stuff - many thanks! Regards, Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHREAK Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Great shots Darius, I like the big formation shot in particular. Reminds me of the last Wroughton War Bird display back a few years....I think they managed 92 a/c in the fly past....2x B-17s and a Lanc in formation....awesome! Guess which muppett didn't bother taking a camera to that show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Fantastic shots Darius THATS why I don't go to airshows - you chaps do it all for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Superb pictures-thanks for sharing them here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanrgb Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Great shots Darius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobs_Buckles Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Sunday at Duxford. Many pics where taken. This is my favorite one. I must buy myself one of those huge lenses that need a JCB to prop up. I felt left out, what wiv my little one poking out. As some of you may be aware, Jets just don't do it for me... BUT!! I have to admit to being blown away by the sheer power and grace of the F15. Apart from the Lanc, that beauty made my day... Awesome! Cheers. Bob Von Buckle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary West Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Wot no Legend Jets????? Bet that mass formation made the hairs on the palm of your hands stand up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeew Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 (edited) Really good piccies Darius, many thanks for sharing them here. I couldn't make it this year, first time in many years . Particularly like the Hurricanes with the perfect white clouds and blue sky - thats what airshows are all about! Edited July 8, 2007 by mikeew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Hell of a shot Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchet Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Fab shots Darius! That girl on the wing is quite easy on the eyes Would someone please explain to the jet-guy what a Balbo is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobs_Buckles Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Hell of a shot Bob Cheers Mr Skii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkie Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Superb pix and that F15 seemed to be having a hell of a job keeping up with P51's/P39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedtaylor Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 (edited) I did Duxford yesterday, drove straight in parked right on the line almost, never saw one windbreak and they called over the tanoy "them with ladders please keep to the rear" but we still had some greedy thoughtless B***ards up front we even had one guy climbed on top of the portacabin roof which got right in our wiew of them coming in to land. Took a few pics and will put them up on weshots when they are processed. had a realy good but expensive day, cafe chaged a fortune for full english and that didn't include a cup of tea, then another £4.00 to walk the line to take pics? if it had been near Nottingham I would swear it was Robin Hood's brother organising it. drove out of the place in appx two mins at the end and all in all had a good day well done Duxford. Ted Edited July 9, 2007 by tedtaylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil @ Flory Models Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Great photos guys, Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiSteve Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 (edited) Fab shots Darius! That girl on the wing is quite easy on the eyes Would someone please explain to the jet-guy what a Balbo is? The Balbo is named after Italo Balbo an Italian air marshal who believed in massive flights of aircraft flying together, so now when ever you have a lot of aircraft flying together it is now called a "Balbo". If you want some more info on Italo Balbo theres a link below, hope that helped. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italo_Balbo Edited July 9, 2007 by KiwiSteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkie Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Can I ask what Camera you used ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius at Home Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 Can I ask what Camera you used ? Clarkie, I used a Pentax K100D Digital SLR with a 50-200mm lens set at 200mm with +1.5 exposure compensation (+2.0 when the sun was out from behind the clouds) Darius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkie Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Brill - thanks. I ask because my old camera has died a nasty death and I'm after a replacement. Your pictures are excellent but then your skills with the camera come into play as well and I realise I can't purchase that as well as a camera. I'm after a good all rounder I guess as I need it from anything from close in pix for web development right up to trying to take images such as those you took at Duxford over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchet Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 (edited) The Balbo is named after Italo Balbo an Italian air marshal who believed in massive flights of aircraft flying together, so now when ever you have a lot of aircraft flying together it is now called a "Balbo". If you want some more info on Italo Balbo theres a link below, hope that helped.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italo_Balbo Thanks Steve Edited July 9, 2007 by hatchet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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