an old ww2 bomber just flew over our house
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an old ww2 bomber just flew over our house
incredible sight, i ran indoors to grab camera hopeing it was gonna do another circle but it didnt, it was a big thing with twin side bits so presume a bomber or transporter etc.
the noise was outstanding
was so low it felt like i could touch it
the noise was outstanding
was so low it felt like i could touch it
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Same thing happened to me a few years back - it was the BoB memorial flight Lancaster going to do a fly-over at a nearby model airshow! Flew over really low - sight and sound was incredible!
I bet it made the hairs on the back of your neck stand up!!
I bet it made the hairs on the back of your neck stand up!!
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I am prepared to be corrected on this, but I don't think there are any flying Wellingtons left.
I think that the last existing Wellington is being restored (or has now been restored) and is at Brooklands museum.
This Wellington was recovered from Loch Ness where it crashed in around 1943. I did some Sonar training on Loch Ness in 1983 and was asked to describe what I was seeing on the display. The bar stewards took me over the Wellington and I could clearly see a twin engined aircraft so called out "I don't believe this, but it looks like a DC3 at 400 feet". The response was, "That's pretty good. It's actually a Wellington and it's at 426 feet!".
Bar stewards!
I think that the last existing Wellington is being restored (or has now been restored) and is at Brooklands museum.
This Wellington was recovered from Loch Ness where it crashed in around 1943. I did some Sonar training on Loch Ness in 1983 and was asked to describe what I was seeing on the display. The bar stewards took me over the Wellington and I could clearly see a twin engined aircraft so called out "I don't believe this, but it looks like a DC3 at 400 feet". The response was, "That's pretty good. It's actually a Wellington and it's at 426 feet!".
Bar stewards!
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Although from what my Grandad has told me about his experiences in them, that's probably a good thing
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Given that I saw a Lanc 40 mins before Apples did, and Farnborough to Southampton is 35 miles, give or take, as the crow flies, I still reckon it was a Lancaster.
Sorry Apples.
Sorry Apples.
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Number of engines and type would be a nice identifier.
Although from the description of "large" would put me in the Lanc camp to.
B17 and B29 were both single tail fin
Although from the description of "large" would put me in the Lanc camp to.
B17 and B29 were both single tail fin
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For what its worth I'm with Flightman. Very same Lancaster went over us a couple of timesabout 7ish (accompanied by a Spitfire and a Hurricane)
Awesome
Not sure about twin side bits, could it have been a Catalina - ones due at Farnborough
Awesome
Not sure about twin side bits, could it have been a Catalina - ones due at Farnborough