Awesome sight

[glasfryn]

Lancaster bomber with a Spitfire and Hurricane alongside flew straight over us this afternoon.

 

[dingodan]

Flying killing machines.

Lovely.

 

[glasfryn]

Flying killing machines.

Lovely.

but for them I doubt a lot of us would be here

 

[Stevie Boy]

they came over us this afternoon aswell, awesome sight, there is only 1 thing better than 1 merlin engine, and thats 4 of them purring

 

[TheJasperCo]

Prepping for the Shoreham Airshow, I'd have thought?

 

[backson]

Flying killing machines.

Lovely.

You're so right.

We should have let the Germans come over and bomb the shit out of us

 

[Martinf]

Fantastic. The sound of a Spitfire RR Merlin engine one of the best.

 

[glasfryn]

Prepping for the Shoreham Airshow, I'd have thought?

I assume they were here for the Eastbourne show

 

[Seagull over Canaryland]

they came over us this afternoon aswell, awesome sight, there is only 1 thing better than 1 merlin engine, and thats 4 of them purring

Even better six Merlin engines if all three planes were flying in formation.........presumably the Battle of Britain flight? Superb.

I love the quote about that last flying Lancaster, something along the lines of: 'a million rivets all flying in close formation'

 

[seagull33]

Eastbourne Airbourne 4 day show is on this weekend. Ends on Sunday

Thats what it was for !! No flying yesterday though due to very low sea mist .

Fantastic day for it today

 

[TheJasperCo]

I assume they were here for the Eastbourne show

Oh yeah, forgot that's more likely.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I assume they were here for the Eastbourne show

Look out for the Vulcan tomorrow.

 

[glasfryn]

Look out for the Vulcan tomorrow.

can't miss it everything will go dark in its shadow

 

[Silk]

can't miss it everything will go dark in its shadow

Normally flies over here on its way down. Incredible sight. Sadly will miss it tomorrow if it does.

 

[keithbeaky]

For a moment I thought you'd seen my girlfriends arse

 

[dingodan]

but for them I doubt a lot of us would be here

You're so right.

We should have let the Germans come over and bomb the shit out of us

If someone attacked me, and I defended myself with a weapon, say a knife, I would not then look upon that knife with feelings of wonder and awe.

I would look upon it with feelings of regret and sadness. Not regret that I defended myself, just regret that I had too, and that I had to at the expense of the life of another.

The romantic view this country has towards war and militarism, I find it quite disturbing to be honest.

 

[glasfryn]

If someone attacked me, and I defended myself with a weapon, say a knife, I would not then look upon that knife with feelings of wonder and awe.

I would look upon it with feelings of regret and sadness. Not regret that I defended myself, just regret that I had too, and that I had to at the expense of the life of another.

The romantic view this country has towards war and militarism, I find it quite disturbing to be honest.

this country was fighting for its very existance against a state that wanted to wipe us out and I have pride that those men who piloted these planes were there for us all

 

[Frutos]

The Vulcan is due tomorrow....shame I'm at work and won't see it.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

If someone attacked me, and I defended myself with a weapon, say a knife, I would not then look upon that knife with feelings of wonder and awe.

I would look upon it with feelings of regret and sadness. Not regret that I defended myself, just regret that I had too, and that I had to at the expense of the life of another.

The romantic view this country has towards war and militarism, I find it quite disturbing to be honest.

The vast majority of the men that fought in the war felt exactly the same way but those machines did save our country and are no longer killing machines but items of history.

 

[backson]

If someone attacked me, and I defended myself with a weapon, say a knife, I would not then look upon that knife with feelings of wonder and awe.

I would look upon it with feelings of regret and sadness. Not regret that I defended myself, just regret that I had too, and that I had to at the expense of the life of another.

The romantic view this country has towards war and militarism, I find it quite disturbing to be honest.

It's not a romantic view of militarism, it's a recognition of phenomenal bits of engineering, the success of which made all the difference as to whether we were able to defend ourselves or not.

And it's also a tribute to the high numbers of them which didn't come back.