Battle of Britain Memorial Flight

IanC_UK · 14-10-2005, 21:57

Something a little different for me

Went to RAF Coningsby to see the BBMF, heres a couple pics, not particularly great, but was interesting to see them, and the Typhoon Eurofighters at the same airbase !!!!

All taken on the 20D with the 17-40 using the built in flash !

digitalfailure · 14-10-2005, 22:21

All those images and nothing more than a nose of the lancaster

the spitfire is a beautiful plane, seeing them up close and personal is a marvel.

I was totally in awe on a recent trip down to the RAF museum at hendon the other month.

digitalfailure · 14-10-2005, 23:12

The tail gunner wasn't the only cramped area. The cockpit is a shoulder to shoulder affair too.

That combined with very low temps for hours on end is a testiment to what those brave people went through even before they started being shot at.

IanC_UK · 14-10-2005, 23:25

Yeah, we had a tour by a guy who was in the tail gunner seat ! They had 8 to 10 hours in there, couldnt wear a parachute as they didnt have room, didnt have heating either, and when you are at 20000 feet, temps are pretty chilly ! Certainly gives you a new respect for these people !

Warspite · 14-10-2005, 23:41

Nice pics there - always interesting to see these bits of our history, but its even better to see something a little closer than usual

14-10-2005, 21:57	#1 (permalink)
IanC_UK Feet under the table Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Northampton Posts: 2,137	Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Something a little different for me Went to RAF Coningsby to see the BBMF, heres a couple pics, not particularly great, but was interesting to see them, and the Typhoon Eurofighters at the same airbase !!!! All taken on the 20D with the 17-40 using the built in flash ! Last edited by IanC_UK : 14-10-2005 at 22:05.

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14-10-2005, 22:21	#2 (permalink)
digitalfailure Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: on the floor Posts: 694	All those images and nothing more than a nose of the lancaster the spitfire is a beautiful plane, seeing them up close and personal is a marvel. I was totally in awe on a recent trip down to the RAF museum at hendon the other month.

14-10-2005, 23:12	#3 (permalink)
digitalfailure Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: on the floor Posts: 694	The tail gunner wasn't the only cramped area. The cockpit is a shoulder to shoulder affair too. That combined with very low temps for hours on end is a testiment to what those brave people went through even before they started being shot at.

14-10-2005, 23:25	#4 (permalink)
IanC_UK Feet under the table Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Northampton Posts: 2,137	Yeah, we had a tour by a guy who was in the tail gunner seat ! They had 8 to 10 hours in there, couldnt wear a parachute as they didnt have room, didnt have heating either, and when you are at 20000 feet, temps are pretty chilly ! Certainly gives you a new respect for these people !

14-10-2005, 23:41	#5 (permalink)
Warspite Feet under the table Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Newcastle Sunderland Middlesbrough (UK) Posts: 1,736	Nice pics there - always interesting to see these bits of our history, but its even better to see something a little closer than usual