Cottesmore Families Day

[Mayfly]

The last one!! Had a really good time tho' [thanks XP ] the weather stayed dry & blue skies for the majority of the day ...

Avro Anson

Harrier

The Beautiful Sabre

with wing vortex

Yak52

Hawk

Stearman

[Olicat]

briliant photos MF thanks for sharing

[Bovril]

great shots

[Sooty655]

Thanks, MF.

Looks like you had a good day.

[Jigsaw]

excellent stuff Pam

[Mayfly]

The Avro Anson did a lovely spirited display - unfortunately the Vipers hunters, Typhoon & Sea Hawk didn't show, but they was a couple of flypasts by the harriers as well as the display - so all in all it was a good day - especially for free!!

And I forgot to mention that an Auster hit the runway rather hard & at an acute angle first thing this morning - pilot reported OK even tho' a crash was called & the RAF emergency services attended. There was a good crunching sound but looking at the pics close up the A/c doesn't look as bad as XP & I first feared!!

[Gaz]

I've been working out that way and have had a few of them fly over me.

Glad you had a good day, great pics too

[Mayfly]

I forgot this little beauty!!!

Just popped in to do a flyby

[Olicat]

apache!

[Lucas1860]

Nice selection Pam, getting the hang of it now with the new camera. Good stuff.

[Xplumberlives]

Nice shots M.F.

I'll get round to posting a few when I have time!

[Mayfly]

Why thank you Sir praise indeed coming from you or is it because you feel sorry for me as I'm totally knackered today!!

[Xplumberlives]

:-o Why thank you Sir praise indeed coming from you or is it because you feel sorry for me as I'm totally knackered today!!

You were starting to yawn after lunch, I then went to work and walked around most of the night, I am the KNACKERED one!

Glad you enjoyed yourself, Photobucket is working away as fast as possible!

So here you go.

Just after leaving the car we heard an engine stop and a hell of a thump!


In all my time at Wittering and Cottesmore, this is the first time I have managed to catch 1(F) Sqns Spitfire out of the hangar in the light.


Chatted to the WREN with the polish and noticed the sign! Health and Safety Dept at the fore!


A view of the Pan in wonderful light.


The Blades.


As ever the Sabre was wonderfully flown by Mark Linney.



A few Harrier shots.






The Avro 19 Anson was a surprise visitor up from the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden.

[Jigsaw]

Bravo XP

[Howslo]

I went along, but I was in 'cattle class' by the crash gate on Hooby (?) Road. I think I arrived just after 11:30 (after following a sodding tractor for 4 miles from Oakham...). I saw something displaying as I was on my way in - I suspect it was the Sabre - if it was on before the Harrier. What I saw was pretty good, particularly the JP with it's nice low passes over the runway, but I had to leave at about 14:15, just after the Yaks took off. Probably missed the best stuff!

[Mayfly]

It started off with the Falcons then the Harrier,

the Sabre display around 2.30 before more Harriers - it was a good day must admit.

[Xplumberlives]

I went along, but I was in 'cattle class' by the crash gate on Hooby (?) Road. I think I arrived just after 11:30 (after following a sodding tractor for 4 miles from Oakham...). I saw something displaying as I was on my way in - I suspect it was the Sabre - if it was on before the Harrier. What I saw was pretty good, particularly the JP with it's nice low passes over the runway, but I had to leave at about 14:15, just after the Yaks took off. Probably missed the best stuff!

JP was on at 13:00 and the Sabre at 14:30, as you say the Yak Team, The Ospreys were on at 14:15.

[Mayfly]

There were some late arrivals because of the Auster heavy landing!!! The Tucanos, Hawk & JPs

I hear XP it was a fuel problem with the Auster

[Xplumberlives]

There were some late arrivals because of the Auster heavy landing!!! The Tucanos, Hawk & JPs

I hear XP it was a fuel problem with the Auster

Sounds possible as the ENGINE had stopped, still fail to comprehend why the pilot elected to make a DOWNWIND landing on the middle of the runway when he was heading in to wind when the prop stopped!

Nothing like making things harder in a BAD situation!

[Howslo]

I went along, but I was in 'cattle class' by the crash gate on Hooby (?) Road. I think I arrived just after 11:30 (after following a sodding tractor for 4 miles from Oakham...). I saw something displaying as I was on my way in - I suspect it was the Sabre - if it was on before the Harrier. What I saw was pretty good, particularly the JP with it's nice low passes over the runway, but I had to leave at about 14:15, just after the Yaks took off. Probably missed the best stuff!

JP was on at 13:00 and the Sabre at 14:30, as you say the Yak Team, The Ospreys were on at 14:15.

Whatever it was I saw as I was on my way in looked from the distance as though it had delta wings and a long slender tail. Bear in mind though, that I was still two or three miles away and just catching occasional glimpses over the hedges whilst driving, so it probably didn't look like that at all!

Just a thought - could it have been a Sabre doing a go-around before landing?

[Mayfly]

I think [can't quite remember - a function of age] that she came straight into display about 2.30

Edit: found the Official list
order was

Falcons
Harrier, Tucano, Hawk JP arrivals
Blades
King Air
Tucano
JP
Tutor
Stearman
Christen Eagle
Spitfire
Yak 52
Sabre
hawk
Harrier formation
Flying circus
Avro Anson

[Xplumberlives]

The Sabre appeared from the South and joined to display from the Eastern end of the airfield.