Nice pictures, Richard, and take me back to my youth on the south coast of England, when all three were still in RAF service, and often to be seen live and for real around where I lived!
I can't be there myself, but if the Biggin Hill Air Show is still on and in your time-frame, you will have a good chance of seeing the RAF commemorative flight in action. A Spitfire, a Hurricane and a Lancaster, which fly in formation and are still awesomely beautiful aircraft. Last time I was there, they also had a Gloster Gladiator, which flies so slowly it seems you could catch it on a bicycle, but was good enough to beat off the Italians over Malta for weeks. Otherwise, Farnborough in September(?), when you still might see this formation, and perhaps also live demonstrations by current aircraft, which tend to be noisy but fun. I'll never forget the roar of a Handley-Page Victor (first crescent wing bomber) taking off under full burn at Farnborough - rattled the windows (and teeth) for miles around! Have fun.. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia On Wednesday, February 20, 2002 2:03 PM, Richard Seaman [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > folks, > > If these phrases mean anything to you then you're probably (1) British; > (2) an aircraft enthusiast; (3) both. In any case, you might be interested > to see these photos, which were all taken with an MZ-5 and a Tokina ATX > 150mm - 500mm f5.6 manual focus lens: > > http://www.richard-seaman.com/Wallpaper/Aircraft/index.html#SeaFury > > The year 2001 must have been British year at the Oshkosh airshow, where > all of these were taken - there were three spitfires flying that day. The > Sea Venom was excellent, and also for sale, I believe it was only $US70,000, > which seems cheap compared to other planes like the Wildcat, which was > $US950,000. > > Are any of the British list members airshow enthusiasts? I'm thinking > of jumping the pond this summer and attending one of the big English shows, > and it would be nice to touch base beforehand with someone to get some info. > > Richard. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
