discussion Guernsey Air Display 2016...Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Nine gatecrashers and others too!

[spanner570]

Guernsey Air Display 2016...Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Nine gatecrashers and others too!

We have just returned from a very nice week on the Channel Island of Guernsey.


Unknown to us there was an Air Display at St. Peter Port - the main harbour for the island. so we were very lucky to have chosen this week to visit the place!


Anyway, we found a great viewing spot way above the town. Unfortunately, because of safety reasons, the display took place away from the port out at sea between Guernsey and Herm, So we were a bit out of the way, but still had a great time.


Photographing was hard, They were that far away in reality, I could almost cover the aircraft with my thumb nail, so I had to have the camera on full zoom, and had to try and track the fast moving aircraft and hope for the best.....


Here are a few pictures for you to see, but because taking the pictures was so difficult, some tend to be a bit blurred.


The Royal Navy 'Black Cats' display team using the Wildcat multi role helicopter....


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The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. My first ever viewing of all three aircraft together.


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The fort at St. Peter Port....Heads down! This was how far away the aircraft generally where.


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Aerosparx.....Grob 109 motor gliders. Slow and very graceful. The R.A.F. use these as training aircraft. 


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Breitling Wingwalkers. These two women on the wings were total nutters! They even climbed back into the cockpit during the display......


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Pitts S2S.. This thing did stunts that defied belief. It went that fast I could hardly keep up with it - apart from one stunt when it was vertically motionless (prop hanging) for 30 seconds and never moved! Camera focused, then a bloke walked in front of me.....!


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The Wildcats Display team......Pitts Specials


Again too fast to photo properly!


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These 'Gate Crashers' showed up at the end of the display...I haven't a clue who they were!


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NEEEEOUUUUW....Herm Island in the back ground


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All upside down.....


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Head lights on...My favourite!


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Team Raven.....self built Vans RV aircraft.


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I hope you like this selection of photos and again sorry for the blurred shots on some pictures....my neck still hurts from trying to follow them through the skies!


Ron

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[Ian M]

Hope you had a good time there. The photos are better than you thunk thanks for sharing them.

 

[monica]

looks like a great day out Ron,hope you did have an enjoyable one,great pic,s thank you for showing us,

 

[spanner570]

Thanks Ian and Monica. Yes we did, it is a superb Island, just 25sq. miles of slo' mo' heaven.... 30mph max, 15mph down lanes where walkers, cyclists and horses can be expected.


Sorry, I was back there for a minute...I'm glad you like the pictures, which I hope will be of some interest to our aircraft building members on S.M.


Cheers,


Ron

 

[colin m]

Brilliant Ron, and very well done getting any pics at that distance. What a fantastic blue sky to photograph against. Shame about the gate crashers, I believe they get about a bit in the summer.

 

[Peej]

Thanks for putting the pics on. The BBMF are fantastic. I used to live just a couple of miles away from RAF Coningsby were they are based and would often see them flying around. Since my move to Norfolk I miss seeing them, especially the Lanc as this is my all time favourite aircraft.

 

[spanner570]

Thanks Colin and Paul.


Colin......I also had to put up with a to**er with a big lens, who kept shoving into me!


Paul..... I'm chuffed with the P.M. you sent to me - Reply sent.

 

[flyjoe180]

Stunning photos Ron, the blue skies really set them off. Your photography is very good. Thanks for sharing these, looks like it was a fantastic display.

 

[Pikeman]

Its not easy to catch shots like that,I think they are great Ron.


looks like it was a good day and thanks for sharing the pics