John R Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Well the flying was excellent and the weather was good for flying but no so for photography as it was grey all day with just a few shafts of sunlight in the evening. Flying went on until after 9pm which made photgraphy of the Edwardians challenging, to say the least as it nearly dark when they flew. As if that wasn't enough it was the first time out with my new camera - one of those that needs some sort of qualification to operate. However the Bleriot and Deperdussin flew, something I have not seen for some years. The day started with a couple of passes by a BBMF Spitfire Then we had the Lysander pair. The ARCO one was making its first public appearance. For some reason they couldn't seem to synchronise the bank angles Next a Hurricane leading three Spitfires Shuttleworth Sea Hurricane Mark 1 Mark V Mark 1X Miles Magister and Avro Tutor The Eon Primary glider The English Electric Wren amazed us by flying several circuits The Fauvel AV36 glider was supposed to be fitted with smoke generators on the wingtips but these did not function - no explanation as to why not. There was a three ship formation of the Comet, Mew Gull and Hawk Speed Six but ,alas, no decent photos but here is the Speed Six taking off The show ended with the Edwardians. The blueish haze in the background was caused by the smoke left by the previous act, an Extra 300, that lingered long enough to make us wonder if the old timers would be able to see enough to make their runs Bristol Boxkite Blackburn Monoplane Bleriot Deperdussin - by now it was VERY dark - the camera said ISO 12000! Hope this wasn't too many John 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Great photos! the Hurricane didn't show, but please if you have more...post more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 49 minutes ago, John D.C. Masters said: Great photos! the Hurricane didn't show, but please if you have more...post more! Don't know what happened there but I have reloaded it John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Thanks for sharing, John. Great photos. i keep meaning to visit Old Warden, preferably for a ‘show’. It’s a great place to visit. Jonny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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