dam busters today?

[moyesboy]

Anyone going to Ladybower today?
I'd like to see the pics if you do.

Looks a bit grey, bit it shouldn't rain (I'm just 6 miles away, but have to go to work).

[jboweruk]

Working :(

They were a brave bunch, and as Guy Gibson so famously said, if any of them had known they weren't coming back, they'd have gone anyway.

[tops123]

Hoping to see it all happen through the office window, can't see the actual dam but have a perfect view of the valley/dam entrance from where i'm sat.. work got a free ticket and put it into a raffle, didn't win unfortunately. Sent the bloke who did win armed with a camera so hoping to steel his pic's. Flying over at 10-10:30.

[Leebert]

[quote=tops123;135890]Hoping to see it all happen through the office window, can't see the actual dam but have a perfect view of the valley/dam entrance from where i'm sat.. work got a free ticket and put it into a raffle, didn't win unfortunately. Sent the bloke who did win armed with a camera so hoping to steel his pic's. Flying over at 10-10:30.[/quote]

That sounds like a great office location!
Mrs Leebert and I went for a cycle ride around Ladybower about 5 years ago when the day wasn't flyable (gliding at Camphill). It's an absolutely beautiful location. I hope someone gets some good photos / video of the event - I'd love to see it.

[rombonie]

This might be of interest ;)

Fab!

[URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7404554.stm[/URL]

[BobJ]

Hi


Very cool, wish I could have been here, the sound of four Merlins is wonderful even at a distance but that low and close up would really have been something to remember.

Cheers
Bob J

[tonyheliman]

it came over park hall heli club on saturday

[moyesboy]

Hey Bob, I was flying XC over nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire once and heard that merlin sound (we used to get the RR spitfire come over moor lane offices every so often when I worked there). I soon spotted the spitfire in transit between airshows, but closely followed by an Me109. It was one of those surreal and memorable moments. Both passed about 0.5km away, close enough to see all the markings.

[jboweruk]

Me too, brought a lump to the throat just watching w/out the sound, can't wait to see it with....

[BobJ]

Hi Gordon

That sounds cool, not quite the same I know but last sunday I managed to give Marta a really nice short XC flight on the tandem, while we were close to base at about 6k a light twin flew directly below us but must have been 4k below us, don't think they ever saw us:-)

I was silly enough to fly the Paramotor few years back when Silverstone was going on, in clear airspace but bugger me there was a lot of helicopters around:-)

Cheers
Bob

[3dbasher]

would it make you lot jealous if i said, i've stood roughly 200 yards from the runway at my old club and actually watched the a hurricane and lancaster take off and land:)

[Tim Procter]

[quote=3dbasher;135993]would it make you lot jealous if i said, i've stood roughly 200 yards from the runway at my old club and actually watched the a hurricane and lancaster take off and land:)[/quote]

^^^^^
Yes..:D

Superb site to see and hear I'll bet.:cheers2:

[3dbasher]

[quote=busterboy;135995]^^^^^
Yes..:D

Superb site to see and hear I'll bet.:cheers2:[/quote]

pardon...... lol

[Tim Procter]

I'll make it a little easier for you..;)

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[quote=3dbasher;135993]would it make you lot jealous[/quote]

^^^^
Yes


[quote=3dbasher;135993]
if i said, i've stood roughly 200 yards from the runway at my old club and actually watched the a hurricane and lancaster take off and land:)[/quote]

A superb spectacle to see and hear I'll bet.:cheers2:

[fatmantom]

i think he meant....

its so loud... therefor he said "pardon?"...as a joke? lol or have a read too much into that? lol

cheers,!