Monday, June 06, 2011
Warbirds Ardmore 5 June 2011 D-Day
Warbirds held their D-Day celebrations on 5th June 2011 with an airshow and mock battle.
The P40N Kittyhawk, subject of an interesting book 'The Whole Nine Yards' by John King if you can find it.
The mock battle comprised a reconnisance by the Miles Messenger, 22 parachutists dropped from the Dakota and an air battle between about 8 Harvards, a Messerschmidt Me109, P40 Kittyhawk and the Spitfire.
It was just great seeing the Spitfire flying, the first time for me. Want to hear the sound of a Merlin V12? I took a short movie 2 Mbytes MP4 or WMV format.
There were lots of other planes:
A De Havilland Fox Moth, recently restored and the DH Rapide.
The Catalina and aerobatics from the MX1
The P51 Mustang, taking up a passenger.
The StrikeMaster, a later version of the Jet Provost trainer.
Simon Gault of Masterchef fame in his Thunder Mustang. A share of this plane is available for $300,000 if you have a few lazy notes.
The P40N Kittyhawk, subject of an interesting book 'The Whole Nine Yards' by John King if you can find it.
The mock battle comprised a reconnisance by the Miles Messenger, 22 parachutists dropped from the Dakota and an air battle between about 8 Harvards, a Messerschmidt Me109, P40 Kittyhawk and the Spitfire.
It was just great seeing the Spitfire flying, the first time for me. Want to hear the sound of a Merlin V12? I took a short movie 2 Mbytes MP4 or WMV format.
There were lots of other planes:
A De Havilland Fox Moth, recently restored and the DH Rapide.
The Catalina and aerobatics from the MX1
The P51 Mustang, taking up a passenger.
The StrikeMaster, a later version of the Jet Provost trainer.
Simon Gault of Masterchef fame in his Thunder Mustang. A share of this plane is available for $300,000 if you have a few lazy notes.
