Attention all Spitfire fans! 13 Spitfires flying from Humberside Airport today (13/08) at 4pm

fritzthedog
Posted 13/08/2015 - 08:54 Link
Only just found out about this - and in case anybody in the area is interested and like me - had not heard of it.....

Up to 13 Spitfires are setting off from Humberside airport today to celebrate the battle of Britain.

All will be flying over the Humber Bridge at 1604

They will then be splitting in to groups and flying over a wide area in the North covering parts of East Yorks, North Yorks, Teeside, North Lincs, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire

Full details of places covered and timings here link

If I had known in advance - I know exactly where I would be standing on Hessle foreshore to get the bridge shots!

Carl
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johnriley
Posted 13/08/2015 - 08:58 Link
Sounds like a great opportunity for anyone close enough to get there. Many thanks for the info.
Hullman
Posted 13/08/2015 - 08:58 Link
Just here by any chance ?

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Like you Carl, if I'd known about it earlier I would have been there!
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fritzthedog
Posted 13/08/2015 - 09:08 Link
Hullman wrote:
Just here by any chance ?

Like you Carl, if I'd known about it earlier I would have been there!
Perhaps a bit further away Andy - but if they cross in the right place - that could be good I suspect they will be coming in from the East to give the best view to the spectators on the bridge

Carl
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1stEverPentax
Posted 13/08/2015 - 15:48 Link
Sounds great. We had the mass flypast at Fairford...spits plus hurricanes, Me109 and Buchon, not forgetting the sole surviving flying Blenheim. BUT the only problem photographically is that if its anything like Fairford they will be split into smaller flights of 3-4 aircraft...very difficult to get all in the same frame without each aircraft being much more than a speck...hope i'm wrong!

Will be a fantastic spectacle regardless for aviation enthusiasts.
cabstar
Posted 13/08/2015 - 16:58 Link
5 flew over my house in formation in Grimsby. I had just returned from shooting a wedding so my cameras where away but they sounded brilliant -)
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wvbarnes
Posted 13/08/2015 - 23:08 Link
Hi all,

Four went over the centre of Chesterfield about a mile from our house. Sadly dull conditions, wonderful noise.Comment Image

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