scothunter 12,609 Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 Dont know where it was from but just watched a spitfire for a good half hour flying up loch lihnnie and then it headed up towards ben nevis. Pilot must hqve have seen me and a few others watching as he dipped his wings a few times. Few yank tourists seemed impressed. I knew before i even looked up it was a spit. No mistaken the sound of those engines. Sorry couldn't get pics lads didnt have a camera with me. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 The sound of a Merlin always makes the hairs on my neck stand up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,812 Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 I saw the Lancaster with Spitfire escort at the weekend too. Nothing impressive though, just going from A to B. Had a cracking experience a couple months ago while walking the fresh stubbles. Two Tornadoes came ripping straight over my head very low! f***ing love those jets and quite possibly the last time I'll experience that with them being replaced in the near future. Wish I could have gotten my phone out quicker to video it! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wipeout 80 Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 YOUR DOIN WELL TO SEE ONE LIKE THAT NOT MANY LEFT AMAZING MACHINES AND THE MEN THAT FLEW THEM WERE ALL LEGENDS AND VERTY YOUNG MEN AT THAT PITY YOU DIDNT GET A PIC 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 Had Frog Raffales overhead here for the past few weeks, bloody hard to get a snap! Probably the best one I got, and even that is cropped to hell! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,858 Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 Dont know where it was from but just watched a spitfire for a good half hour flying up loch lihnnie and then it headed up towards ben nevis. Pilot must hqve have seen me and a few others watching as he dipped his wings a few times. Few yank tourists seemed impressed. I knew before i even looked up it was a spit. No mistaken the sound of those engines. Sorry couldn't get pics lads didnt have a camera with me. there great to watch and listen to, there's one based on Anglesey and I quite often see it doing its rolls and loops just out to sea from my house fantastic to watch 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 7,019 Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 Same here, easy jet dropping into luton!air ambulance, and police helicopter are quite busy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted September 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 Think the spitfires are owned by private collectors. Yea feel privellaged to have seen it. As said didnt have phone with me and my tablet was on charge normally have it in my backpack. just back from town and a few were talking about it. @born lots of jets fly really low around here. Noisy as f**k but not clued up on fighter jets so no idea what they are lol always knew the harriers though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 13,253 Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 The sound of a Merlin always makes the hairs on my neck stand up. Yep. Spitfire is iconic to see but those Merlin engines and the sound they make as they cut through the sky around you is spectacular 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 13,253 Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 (edited) I saw the Lancaster with Spitfire escort at the weekend too. Nothing impressive though, just going from A to B. Had a cracking experience a couple months ago while walking the fresh stubbles. Two Tornadoes came ripping straight over my head very low! f***ing love those jets and quite possibly the last time I'll experience that with them being replaced in the near future. Wish I could have gotten my phone out quicker to video it! Nearly got trampled once by donkeys at the Blackpool air show when a Harrier hovered. By fec that's some noise. My mate used to do the refits on the Tornados (Gr7 I believe) I used to go watch them take off and mooch around the sky. Funnily enough they were flown by mates of my uncle, they were all test pilots for the Eurofighter also, as it was called then. Remember being at my cousins Christening asking alsorts of questions and all of them just said it was a crazy plane to fly (20 odd years ago now). Edited September 28, 2017 by mushroom 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,819 Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 Get tornados low flying over here regularly and saw the red arrows passing by a couple of weeks back. Cheers, D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 The sound of a Merlin always makes the hairs on my neck stand up. Yep. Spitfire is iconic to see but those Merlin engines and the sound they make as they cut through the sky around you is spectacular Talking of iconic sounding engines from iconic British planes, the 'howl' from the Rolls Royce Olympus engines on the Vulcan Bomber during takeoff was something to behold and all. I count myself lucky in that there used to be an airshow at RAF Brawdy here in Pembs every year and I got to see and hear a fair number of iconic aircraft in close proximity as a kid. Spitfire, EE Lightning, Mosquito, Lancaster, Tornado F3 interceptor, Harrier, the mighty Vulcan, and loads more.. Vulcan 'howl:' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Gain 1,764 Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 Living just 20 miles east from Heathrow I am well within the 29 mile final approach, and being on the flight path, so see plenty of commercial airliners flying over when the wind is from the west. Up until 2000 it was always a treat to see and hear Concorde flying over in the evening. In the run-up to the London 2012 olympics we were getting Typhoons flying over, used to hear them before you see them. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 13,253 Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 The sound of a Merlin always makes the hairs on my neck stand up. Yep. Spitfire is iconic to see but those Merlin engines and the sound they make as they cut through the sky around you is spectacular Talking of iconic sounding engines from iconic British planes, the 'howl' from the Rolls Royce Olympus engines on the Vulcan Bomber during takeoff was something to behold and all. I count myself lucky in that there used to be an airshow at RAF Brawdy here in Pembs every year and I got to see and hear a fair number of iconic aircraft in close proximity as a kid. Spitfire, EE Lightning, Mosquito, Lancaster, Tornado F3 interceptor, Harrier, the mighty Vulcan, and loads more.. Vulcan 'howl:' Incredible feats of British engineering, so sad we've lost our skill set. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Gain 1,764 Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 The sound of a Merlin always makes the hairs on my neck stand up. Yep. Spitfire is iconic to see but those Merlin engines and the sound they make as they cut through the sky around you is spectacular Talking of iconic sounding engines from iconic British planes, the 'howl' from the Rolls Royce Olympus engines on the Vulcan Bomber during takeoff was something to behold and all. I count myself lucky in that there used to be an airshow at RAF Brawdy here in Pembs every year and I got to see and hear a fair number of iconic aircraft in close proximity as a kid. Spitfire, EE Lightning, Mosquito, Lancaster, Tornado F3 interceptor, Harrier, the mighty Vulcan, and loads more.. Vulcan 'howl:' Yep, Vulcan was always a treat to view. Used to attend a few airshows and have seen some impressive flying. At Mildenhall one year got to see a F14 Tomcat flown by a lunatic, now that was impressive. Another one that sticks in my mind was at Biggin Hill one year and they had arranged for a Virgin 747 to divert and do a low pass along the runway, it even dipped it's wings, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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