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Re: BBMF Lancaster @ Bletchley Park

Postby Thumper » Sun Sep 05, 2010 12:17 pm

No gastro problems, had Glandular Fever last week but killed it with anti-biotics and probably some very stupid riding =))

Cluny = The Lanc is down to appear at 4pm today. My freeloading site is Collosus Way. I do actually have a season ticket for Bletchley but I can't find it ~x( If you are going and fancy swinging by to collect me that'd be awesome as I can't get the bike looked at until tomorrow.

Glad you all like the pics, thank you! The lens is an old 75-300 off my last 35mm SLR. None of the pics are shot at more than 200mm though as after that length they get too soft. The Lanc was VERY low and VERY close so no need for Hubble telescopes ;)

Oh, yes there is a passenger in the gun turret, there always is when I have seen her.

Yesterday really was the most spirited of displays I have seen the Lanc do, very very tight turning, superbly low and some great climbs from down low. Was magnificent! :D
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Re: BBMF Lancaster @ Bletchley Park

Postby Cluny » Sun Sep 05, 2010 1:33 pm

Cool , il pm you my phone number so i know where to pick you up from ;)
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Re: BBMF Lancaster @ Bletchley Park

Postby Thumper » Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:39 pm

Big thanks to Cluny for picking me up and taking me to see the Lanc again today :D

I couldn't decide whether to take pictures or video so I multitasked and did both :))

Only 1 go around today and she was a bit higher than yesterday but still a lovely sight especially with the sun glinting off her wings :)

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Re: BBMF Lancaster @ Bletchley Park

Postby Cluny » Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:51 pm

Cool and no problem ;)
Love the second pic B-)
You did a better job of tracking her than i did ;)
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Re: BBMF Lancaster @ Bletchley Park

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:55 pm

Good work agent H, nice to see your chauffeur is punctual, does he have a THING about Helens?


Nice to see the hatches open!
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Re: BBMF Lancaster @ Bletchley Park

Postby Cluny » Sun Sep 05, 2010 5:52 pm

My vid taken about 10 feet away from Thumper :))
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Re: BBMF Lancaster @ Bletchley Park

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:00 pm

Nice trees mate!
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Re: BBMF Lancaster @ Bletchley Park

Postby Mayfly » Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:05 pm

:ymapplause: thanks both - so why all the flypast at Bletchley then? I assume BoB is the connection
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Re: BBMF Lancaster @ Bletchley Park

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:06 pm

Mayfly wrote::ymapplause: thanks both - so why all the flypast at Bletchley then? I assume BoB is the connection



Surely it's where the Americans won the war for us! :p
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Re: BBMF Lancaster @ Bletchley Park

Postby Jigsaw » Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:08 pm

Stirling efforts :D
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Re: BBMF Lancaster @ Bletchley Park

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:09 pm

Jigsaw wrote:Stirling efforts :D



Pillock, it was a LANCASTER! :-o
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Re: BBMF Lancaster @ Bletchley Park

Postby Olicat » Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:10 pm

well they could.
after all they are so far advanced than us
and they were so much more fantastic than us in every way and they won the war on their own!
Fly fast jets and/or C130s over my house please, I'm bored!

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Re: BBMF Lancaster @ Bletchley Park

Postby Cluny » Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:13 pm

Mayfly wrote::ymapplause: thanks both - so why all the flypast at Bletchley then? I assume BoB is the connection

It was their [the museums] Churchill Weekend and today was the Annual Enigma Reunion ;)
http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/calendar/futureEvents.rhtm

XPL - 1 of them was a Larch ;)
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Re: BBMF Lancaster @ Bletchley Park

Postby Mayfly » Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:14 pm

Thank you Paul - At last a sensible remark!!!! :D


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Re: BBMF Lancaster @ Bletchley Park

Postby Thumper » Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:32 pm

Excellent video Cluny!! How LOUD is my camera's shutter :-o
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Re: BBMF Lancaster @ Bletchley Park

Postby Jigsaw » Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:34 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:
Jigsaw wrote:Stirling efforts :D



Pillock, it was a LANCASTER! :-o


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