Spitfire Spectacular!!!

[rovers90]

Attended the Battle of Britain airshow at Duxford on Sunday and it was fantastic. Great flying displays, started with three Messerschimitts flying low over the field, the alarm bell ringing and a couple of Spits and a Hurricane taking to the sky to see them off!!! Some fabulous old planes flying including Harvards, B17 Flying Fortress and a Chinook doing things you would not think possible.

 

Towards the end 18 Spits and Hurricanes did a mass scramble, they reckon it was the biggest collection taking off since the war. They put on a fabulous display to a very appreciative crown. The Red Arrows started their display by flying in a up turned V formation over the Battle of Britain Flights Spitfires and Hurricanes as a tribute. Here are a few pictures which I hope you enjoy!

[easy-lift guy]

Thanks for sharing. I hope you had a great 2015!

easy-lift guy

[andybike]

Was there on the Saturday. Amazing sight seeing and hearing them all flypast together. Great day.

[Ian Flatters]

Awesome pictures I bet that was a beautiful sound flying past.

[silky fox]

Very evocative

[Andrew McEwan]

The show sounds great, ace photos, wish I could've made it. Had a good surprise this evening though, just finishing work NE of Duxford and heard first, then saw a pair of spits doing a loop, stunning.

[rovers90]

Thanks for the comments guys. It was very evocative Paul, I think Spitfires are very ethereal, like they are not man made, so graceful and elegant. So I feel privileged to have seen so many in one place.