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XH558 @ Wellsbourne 12/09/2010

Postby Leebee0 » Sun Sep 19, 2010 10:52 pm

Hi all

This is the footage i took last week at Wellsbourne as 558 headed back to Brize on her way back from Leuchars :)



Thanks for looking

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Re: XH558 @ Wellsbourne 12/09/2010

Postby Bovril » Mon Sep 20, 2010 12:39 am

excellent
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Re: XH558 @ Wellsbourne 12/09/2010

Postby RLN » Mon Sep 20, 2010 5:22 am

Nice video. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: XH558 @ Wellsbourne 12/09/2010

Postby Spitfire » Mon Sep 20, 2010 1:21 pm

NICE .......That was no ordinary fly past - that was virtually a private air display :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause:
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Re: XH558 @ Wellsbourne 12/09/2010

Postby Crew chief » Mon Sep 20, 2010 7:06 pm

Great vid Lee.
Nice to catch up with you and i hope you enjoyed your little play with 655.




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Re: XH558 @ Wellsbourne 12/09/2010

Postby Jigsaw » Mon Sep 20, 2010 7:19 pm

:ymapplause: Excellent stuff Lee. Thanks for sharing that.
Nice to see 2 magnificent machines in the same shot :ymapplause:
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Re: XH558 @ Wellsbourne 12/09/2010

Postby Mags » Mon Sep 20, 2010 7:42 pm

Very nice :D :D - must do a cartoon of those two sometime! Any ideas what they might be saying to each other folks? :p
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Re: XH558 @ Wellsbourne 12/09/2010

Postby Jigsaw » Mon Sep 20, 2010 7:46 pm

Mags wrote:Very nice :D :D - must do a cartoon of those two sometime! Any ideas what they might be saying to each other folks? :p


Speaking of magnificent beasts......Hi Mags :D

Guess which one would be singing "I Got the POWER"
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Re: XH558 @ Wellsbourne 12/09/2010

Postby Pujgnie » Mon Sep 20, 2010 7:53 pm

Pity there wasn't a little wing wave into the bargain :(
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Re: XH558 @ Wellsbourne 12/09/2010

Postby Bovril » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:22 pm

Jigsaw wrote:Guess which one would be singing "I Got the POWER"


655 :D :D :D

or 655 saying.. i can see my .... from here ;)
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Re: XH558 @ Wellsbourne 12/09/2010

Postby Jigsaw » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:27 pm

Bovril wrote:
Jigsaw wrote:Guess which one would be singing "I Got the POWER"


655 :D :D :D

or 655 saying.. i can see my .... from here ;)


:))

Funny but it's great how it works eh? ;) :D
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Re: XH558 @ Wellsbourne 12/09/2010

Postby Mags » Tue Sep 21, 2010 12:18 pm

I can see my what???
Am I missing the joke here? :(( :D
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Re: XH558 @ Wellsbourne 12/09/2010

Postby Mayfly » Tue Sep 21, 2010 12:57 pm

you and me both Mags

think it was Jiggy, too much pop!!
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Re: XH558 @ Wellsbourne 12/09/2010

Postby Sooty655 » Tue Sep 21, 2010 1:26 pm

Mags wrote:I can see my what???
Am I missing the joke here? :(( :D

I think Bovril may be referring to any one of the various unobtainable "bits" that have been required over the last few years. ;)
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Re: XH558 @ Wellsbourne 12/09/2010

Postby Mags » Tue Sep 21, 2010 1:51 pm

Sooty655 wrote:
Mags wrote:I can see my what???
Am I missing the joke here? :(( :D

I think Bovril may be referring to any one of the various unobtainable "bits" that have been required over the last few years. ;)



Ahhhh!! :)) There was me thinking - 655 to 558 - "I can see your naughty bits!" Will I do that one? :ymdevil: ;) and does anybody know what colour 558's "p****s* are............? :ymblushing: :D
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Re: XH558 @ Wellsbourne 12/09/2010

Postby Jigsaw » Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:52 pm

Go for it Mags :)
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Re: XH558 @ Wellsbourne 12/09/2010

Postby MadNaddy » Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:57 pm

WOW! That vid is excellent! I love how she looks against the different clouds... Simply Stunning!
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Re: XH558 @ Wellsbourne 12/09/2010

Postby Leebee0 » Wed Sep 29, 2010 12:11 am

Thanks everyone for your kind comments thanks Naddy it really was a special day. Also my thanks To CC and everyone at Wellsbourne for such a great Day :)

Cheers

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