Battle of Britain 75 years - wish I could be there.

[Spitfire]

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article1594302.ece

And here are all the facts:
http://www.battleofbritainday.co.uk

Just imagine: Allmost 50 Spitfires, Hurricans and Blenheims scramble on the sam day.
That has never happened since 1945!!!!

 

[Big J]

That's going to be one hell of a sight!

 

[Otter]

Never mind the sight, just think of the sound of all those Merlins and Griffons !

 

[Stand By]

Wow! And never to be repeated. A chance in a lifetime to witness something very special … very special indeed.
Thanks for the heads-up on that. Will look out for it on the news.

And yes Otter - that sound … nothing like it. I was at RAF Duxford last year and saw 11 Spits flying - I'd never seen more than 2 or 3 at one time. Amazing. And there were dozens of vintage aircraft (Me-109s, Spits, Hurris, Sae Furies, P-40s, P-51s etc etc) from WW2 and at the end, they all did a mass flypast - and the noise … wonderful. I'll never forget that as long as I live.

 

[Stearmen]

Here are what 16 Spitfires sound like! I personally, have only seen two fly, and not on the same day. [video=youtube;c6c3v9iihgw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6c3v9iihgw[/video]

 

[Stearmen]

For the record, this is what I would feel like if I got to witness 50 Spitfires and Hurricanes! [video=youtube;YUx3MU9iM6c]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUx3MU9iM6c[/video]

 

[Stand By]

I can feel the DVD box set of Piece of Cake coming on ….!

 

[kampkatz]

Stearmen, thanks so much for the documentaries. I found the 303 Squadron piece well done. My ancestry is Polish, my great-grandparents having
arrived in the USA in the 1880's.