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Jimbuna 05-06-11 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Oberon (Post 1658345)
I am a very lucky person. Very lucky indeed.

I live not far from the old USAF airbase at Bentwaters where Carolyn Grace keeps her Mark IX Spitfire.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content...70_470x300.jpg

Therefore on nearly every sunny day there will be a faint drone in the distance of a Rolls Royce Merlin engine purring away. It's unmistakable, my ears pick it up straight away and it never fails to bring a smile to my face. Occasionally she'll bring the Spitfire right over the town and that's a lovely sight to see and sound to hear.
Since I've been living up here in Suffolk I have seen (outside of airshows) P-51 Mustangs, F-15s, A-10s, Hercules, a Tornado, Apaches, Lynxs, Sea Kings, Chinooks, Air Force One (75% sure), E-3 Sentries, and some other aircraft which travel with AF1.
It's a good place for aircraft watching...pretty flat too. :up:
But have you seen a 'brick'?

Oberon 05-06-11 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by jimbuna (Post 1658397)
But have you seen a 'brick'?
An F-4 Phantom II? Alas no...

I haven't seen a flying brick, I had my back to it at the time whilst running away from the guy throwing it, saw it on the floor after it hit me on the back of the foot though. Then I invited the guy involved to take a close examination of the floor. :yep:

Jimbuna 05-06-11 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Oberon (Post 1658424)
An F-4 Phantom II? Alas no...

I haven't seen a flying brick, I had my back to it at the time whilst running away from the guy throwing it, saw it on the floor after it hit me on the back of the foot though. Then I invited the guy involved to take a close examination of the floor. :yep:
Ya daft bugga!!

You know what a brick is Jamie?

A Phantom is a Rhino....a brick is? :DL

UnderseaLcpl 05-06-11 04:03 PM
Hands up if you reflexively had the urge to hit the "c" key upon viewing this thread.

Oberon 05-06-11 04:23 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jimbuna (Post 1658433)
Ya daft bugga!!

You know what a brick is Jamie?

A Phantom is a Rhino....a brick is? :DL
A Banana jet? :hmmm:

Gerald 05-06-11 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Oberon (Post 1658469)
A Banana jet? :hmmm:
And what could it possibly be, :06:

Oberon 05-06-11 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Vendor (Post 1658470)
And what could it possibly be, :06:
http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/...eer_S2B_32.jpg

Blackburn Advanced Naval Aircraft (or Blackburn Buccaneer)

Gerald 05-06-11 04:29 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Oberon (Post 1658471)
http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/...eer_S2B_32.jpg

Blackburn Advanced Naval Aircraft (or Blackburn Buccaneer)
Great,thanks,nice shoots :DL

papa_smurf 05-06-11 04:51 PM
Beautiful aircraft:yeah:

Not sure if it still happens, but every summer there was a flyover of Derwent water to commemorate the dam busters raid.

Torplexed 05-06-11 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by papa_smurf (Post 1658480)
Beautiful aircraft:yeah:

Not sure if it still happens, but every summer there was a flyover of Derwent water to commemorate the dam busters raid.
I think I saw that event in an old episode of Peak Practice once. Except they were using Spitfires.

TLAM Strike 05-06-11 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet (Post 1658109)
Status update if NAZIs had facebook in 1943 :yeah:
I can imagine the twitter that would follow: "Achtung Englanders!"

joegrundman 05-07-11 01:07 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by papa_smurf (Post 1658480)
Beautiful aircraft:yeah:

Not sure if it still happens, but every summer there was a flyover of Derwent water to commemorate the dam busters raid.
Derwent Water is in the Lake District. Are you sure it wasn't over the Ladybower reservoir?

Torplexed 05-07-11 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted by joegrundman (Post 1658663)
Derwent Water is in the Lake District. Are you sure it wasn't over the Ladybower reservoir?
He might be referring to the Upper Derwent Valley in the Peak District of which the Ladybower Reservoir is one feature.

Jimbuna 05-07-11 11:18 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Oberon (Post 1658471)
http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/...eer_S2B_32.jpg

Blackburn Advanced Naval Aircraft (or Blackburn Buccaneer)
Exactly...and not only has that photo above been my sig on the britmodeller forum for over a year now but I also have the diecast version of that 12 Sqn 'Brick' in the foreground.

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3646/buccaneersig.jpg

Here's the photo without the mark:

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/1075/buccaneer3.jpg

If you like the 'brick', have a look here:

http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/


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