Wittering Families Day

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Wittering Families Day

Postby Mayfly » Fri Jul 23, 2010 7:56 pm

Thank to XP for inviting me - as usual the sky was grey & cloudy for the most part so some nose & tail shots to start off with others to follow - whether you want them or not!!! :p

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and XP with his other A/C - I think this suits him much better than the Spitfire
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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby Fifties Fanatic » Fri Jul 23, 2010 7:58 pm

Why shouldn't we want these? Very nice photos - keep 'em coming, :)
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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby Sooty655 » Fri Jul 23, 2010 7:59 pm

Great pics, MF. :ymapplause:

Shame the ugly bloke got in the way of the last one. :p
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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby Mayfly » Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:00 pm

He followed me around everywhere!!!!!
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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby Sooty655 » Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:02 pm

Well, he's obviously got good taste, then. :)) :))
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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby Aceyone » Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:14 pm

Nice shots ( well except the last ) thanks for that :)
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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby Thumper » Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:51 pm

Nice pics and lucky you for the invite! Would be every Harrier fans dream!
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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby RLN » Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:32 am

Nice pics - keep them coming. :ymapplause:
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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby Mayfly » Sat Jul 24, 2010 10:59 am

Ok then - :D

Ladies & Gents I give you ....

The Red Arrows
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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby Thumper » Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:03 am

Nice!!

Here's one I tweaked

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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby Mayfly » Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:21 am

In memory of a very dear friend - Mike Pearson

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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby Thumper » Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:36 am

Hmmmm that's strange, I thought you wanted help with Photoshop.

You forgot to quote me on this too with my Red Arrows shots:

Thumper wrote:cropped about half of them and played with the saturation level for the ones that came out slightly under exposed
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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby Mayfly » Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:48 pm

I agree it does look better, I often use PS often for other things - I'm just too lazy to fiddle with my own pics apart from the odd crop - if I didn't need to resize to upload I wouldn't do that either!!! :))
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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby Xplumberlives » Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:18 pm

My shots from Friday, now that Photobucket has settled them in!

VIP leaving before the show!
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IV Sqns Hangar
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Some of the visitors;
Crop sprayer
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Robinson R44
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Ferarri 612 Scaglietti
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IV Sqn Harrier T10 with 20 Sqn markings
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Some of the base hardware
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My guest, bloody hard work trying to make her look tall!
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The Red Arrows were great, just a game trying to get them to only fly on the blue bits!
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The WONDERFUL F86 Sabre
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The YAK 52
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One of the Harriers in action
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And if you look under the wing of the last Harrier to take off, it’s plainly obvious why he didn’t come back! An overnight bag in the bag pod under the port wing!
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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby Mayfly » Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:30 pm

thanks XP I love the Reds all lined up - they look like menacing sharks!! and it's a good job we didn't hang around then :))

One of these days I'll be out with my camera at an air show where the sun isn't in my eyes & we have blue sky!!!!!! =))
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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby Xplumberlives » Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:31 pm

Mayfly wrote:thanks XP I love the Reds all lined up - they look like menacing sharks!! and it's a good job we didn't hang around then :))

One of these days I'll be out with my camera at an air show where the sun isn't in my eyes & we have blue sky!!!!!! =))



Moan moan moan! :-o
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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby Mayfly » Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:36 pm

slap, slap, slap, slap slap!!! :D
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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby Xplumberlives » Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:39 pm

Mayfly wrote:slap, slap, slap, slap slap!!! :D




well you can do the seafood next time then! :-o
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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby Aceyone » Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:57 pm

Great set of pics,love the Arrows Gypo :ymapplause:
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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby Thumper » Sat Jul 24, 2010 6:05 pm

Brilliant shots, these 2 are incredible!! :ymapplause:


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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby Wedgy » Sat Jul 24, 2010 10:36 pm

Why haven't I seen an F86 in the flesh yet :( I must try harder! :((
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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby MadNaddy » Sat Jul 24, 2010 10:52 pm

Excellent pics - thanks for sharing
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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby Mayfly » Sun Jul 25, 2010 8:18 am

here you go Wedgy :D

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She was rumoured as going to the US this year but didn't obviously - not sure what her future is. She does a cracking display
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Re: Wittering Families Day

Postby Thumper » Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:08 am

Staying in her shed at Duxford with Golden Apple Operations for the time being :D

Here ya go Wedgy:

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