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Oct 2nd, 2005 at 6:30pm

Hagar   Offline
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Charlie, Craig & I met up at Old Warden today & a jolly fine day out it was too. I sat back & let Craig take most of the photos cos he's better at it than me & it gave me a chance to watch the show. I'm not as silly as I look. 8)

The others left before me & I was lucky enough to see the Edwardians (pre WWI aeroplanes) fly. These are the sort of shots I was hoping for at the Sunset Display last week. I've posted shots of these before so won't bore you with my usual diatribe. Wink

Avro Triplane & Bristol Boxkite replicas.
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Blackburn Type D Monoplane. This is an original built in 1912 & the oldest airworthy British aeroplane in the world. It flies very well indeed.
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The 1909 Bleriot XI. Similar to the one that crossed the English Channel in the same year.
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Pity Craig wasn't there to get some better shots of that Bleriot. Mine didn't come out too well but this is a pretty rare event.
 

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Reply #1 - Oct 2nd, 2005 at 6:50pm

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I've posted shots of these before so won't bore you with my usual diatribe. Wink


Doug, stop putting yourself down. Top shots of some amazing aircraft. I am definitely going to put Old Warden on the calendar for next year.

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Reply #2 - Oct 2nd, 2005 at 6:56pm

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Beautiful shots Doug, definatly worth the wait:) Your photos are very nice Doug, you are just too critical of your abilities:) Wink I certainly couldn't have done any better and most likely alot worse. In perfect conditions like the afternoon it was luck, but in low light, you have captured them beautifully.
 
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Reply #3 - Oct 2nd, 2005 at 8:10pm

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Holy cow, the light couldn't have been better...
  The Bleriot shots aren't too bad... sort of super-snapshots.
And who cares? It's an airworthy Bleriot XI !!!
 

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Reply #4 - Oct 2nd, 2005 at 9:43pm

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Thanks, Doug..............



..............Just..... THANKS !
 

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Reply #5 - Oct 3rd, 2005 at 2:37am

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Lovely shots Doug, I'm sitting here humming "Those Magnificent Men" Grin
 

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Reply #6 - Oct 3rd, 2005 at 2:30pm

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Lovely shots Doug, I'm sitting here humming "Those Magnificent Men" Grin


All together now!!! Grin

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