Nice day out.

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- Charles Hamilton
  
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14 years ago

Sun, Aug 9, 2009 9:12 PM

Nice day out today at Silloth (Cumbria) celebrating 150 years of Seafaring. Should have had a "Fly-Past" of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, to commemorate Silloth Airfield's participation in the War Effort, but they were grounded at Blackpool Airport due to bad weather!!! One plane did manage an appearance though, what a sight for sore eyes on a glorious sunny day!!!!

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next to see another attraction, the "Pirate" ship Vinca ,complete with Jazz band, Dancing girls and costumed pirates which chugged round the docks all day long, with the "Pirates" taking pot shots at the crowds with some fine period muskets, (Blanks of course!!!) but VERY noisy!!!!

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14 years ago

Mon, Aug 10, 2009 1:36 AM

There was a Griffon engined Spitfire at the Bristol Balloon Festival today. I could see him clearly from my back bedroom window.Possibly PS853, the Company Spit as it is but a stones throw from the Filton airfield to Ashton Court.

The Rolls-Royce Spitfire is an unarmed, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, one of 79 Mk XIXs built at Supermarine, Southampton. It is usually flown by Phill O'Dell, Rolls-Royce Chief Test Pilot. He joined the company in November 2001 having completed 18 years in the Royal Air Force, pilots

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Kim Siddorn

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14 years ago

Tue, Aug 11, 2009 9:52 AM

Went to White Waltham on Sat for festival of wings wheels speed and steam. Only four SEs but lots of other stuff to look at including 'flying circus' with Tiger Moth etc doing limbo tricks, bursting baloons and flour bombing latrine tent. Nice site and the makings of a good rally - hope it grows SE wise.