Radpoe Spitfire Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 If you don't already know, a flypast of 10 military aircraft are due over Endcliff park at Sheffield in memory of the crew of B17 "My Amigo", which crashed 75 years ago with the loss of all 10 crew. It is due to fly over at 8:45 am. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Going to be covered live on BBC Breakfast.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 A huge debt of gratitude goes to Dan Walker from the BBC Breakfast programme, who set this ball in motion after a chance meeting with Mr Tony Foulds, who has tended the memorial of the crew who sadly lost their lives in the crash for many years. Sadly, Dan Walker won't be able to witness the fruits of his labour as he will have flown out to join the team who are about to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of Comic Relief and will miss the flypast. It should be an impressive And emotional event. I've got my box of tissues ready......damn this blasted hayfever. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I'm going to bump this. Coverage is on now on BBC. Go turn the TV on. Flypast schedules for 0845. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I was thinking of going, but stuff cropped up. I used to live opposite the park 1980-1. Surprising good coverage from BBC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Just watched it,absolutely fantastic..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Excellent piece of television, many of my friends attended today, sadly family issues stopped me going. The two Typhoons flew over our house afterwards. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 People amaze me. Human being are capable of the most dreadful deeds yet you find them doing amazing things like this morning. Well done Tony Foulds you are quite a chap. Well done the BBC and all those taking part 10 guys and many more - Lest we forget 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 (edited) What a wonderful mornings television and the BBC at its best. Well done Tony Foulds and Dan Walker. My hay-fever has eased off now. Edited February 22, 2019 by cngaero 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGER HOBBIESLIMITED Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 (edited) Just Got back from the Fly Past, Found a Hill about 3 Klicks away high over the City, looking over the Park. Dakota Flew over first, followed by MJ-130 and V22 in formation, then KC135, two Typhoons, then Four F-15E, with one doing the missing man and pulling up sharp and rolling the aircraft high into the sky. Weather was perfect. Link to someones private film, uploaded to Youtube, show all the aircraft and the F15 Missing man and the aircraft rolling over. Shame the TV crews had not gone to slightly higher ground, where we and quite a few were standing, they could have got almost eye level super focus shots of all the aircraft. I am sure some one will have some great film. Edited February 23, 2019 by TIGER HOBBIESLIMITED 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 What a great tribute to these Airmen and Tony Fould's. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGER HOBBIESLIMITED Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 (edited) 40 USAAF Bombers did not come back that day. The Flypast then flew over the USAAF Memorial in Cambridge where 3 of the crew were laid to rest. Edited February 22, 2019 by TIGER HOBBIESLIMITED 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Thank you for the film of the flypast, I always find the "Missing Man Formation" rather moving. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picard Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 4 hours ago, TIGER HOBBIESLIMITED said: Shame the TV crews had not gone to slightly higher ground, where we and quite a few were standing, they could have got almost eye level super focus shots of all the aircraft. Many thanks for sharing, and I wouldn't worry about the BBC at all, as you coverage of the fly past is infinitely far better than what we saw live sir, proving yet again, even though armed with a helicopter and a camera team, the BBC have no clue at all when it comes to filming a flypast in my very humble, Nice one Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Brilliant and utterly moving. Mi Amigo had taken off from Chelveston, so of local interest to me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGER HOBBIESLIMITED Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) The film was found on youtube, so not my film. but uploaded within an hour or so of the event. this was film from the actual park, I think it is at the moment the only film of the missing man aircraft doing its roll in the sky. We were positioned quite high on the Redmire road looking down a valley on to Endcliffe Park, may be 150 to 200 foot higher, than the park in the valley, so the aircraft were only a couple hundred foot higher and may be 2 to 3 klicks out, if that. The view was totally clear of any obstructions over the Park area. So we were looking up but at the distance almost side on. Hence we got an amazing view of the 4 ship F-15E's, then just over the park one aircraft pulled up then turned on it axis, came out of the climb on it back, and finally rolled out at the top. Sheffield is full of hills, so a bit or recce by the BBC could have saved the cost of the Helicopter. This is possibly the best free airshow of the year, with the amount of US Aircraft on show. Edited February 23, 2019 by TIGER HOBBIESLIMITED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 A moving tribute to a group of men who sacrificed their lives to save children on the ground. Just a pity that East Yorks was not on the route so had to watch on TV - but I did see the three Tornados heading back to Marham on Tuesday pm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGER HOBBIESLIMITED Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 F-15E Cockpit film of the fly past found on youtube 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FZ6 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 I watched the aircraft fly over from Meersbrook park for a different angle and they flew directly overhead. Not as good as I would have liked but these are the ones I'm more or less happy with. As others have said a fantastic tribute to some brave men. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circloy Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 On 2/21/2019 at 11:14 PM, Radpoe Spitfire said: B17 "My Amigo" Radpoe Out of respect for the crew can you correct the title and use the planes correct name "Mi Amigo" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Picked this up off Amazon for an ill octopus DSC_0004 by Richard Linnell, on Flickr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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