Simviation Forum - RAFA BoB Airshow 07: WW2 Scramble Pt.2

Sep 15^th, 2007 at 6:32pm

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Continued from part 1

Dogfighting ensues between the allied and axis aircraft....

At this point the Hurricane appeared to stall in a loop and fall out of the sky.....the display was quickly cancelled

However all six spitfires form up to perform a missing man formation

Before coming in to land

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Reply #1 - Sep 15^th, 2007 at 6:40pm

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I've just found about the Hurricane.. Cry

A fitting and moving tribute from the Spits.

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Reply #2 - Sep 16^th, 2007 at 2:16am

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A fitting tribute.

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #3 - Sep 16^th, 2007 at 5:12am

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While I think it's a nice tribute, I still find it kinda strange that they do this while the Hurricane is probably still smoldering in the distance... Personally I'd have cancelled the whole show as a sign of respect to the pilot and his relatives...

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Reply #4 - Sep 16^th, 2007 at 5:17am

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Omag 2.0 wrote on Sep 16^th, 2007 at 5:12am:

While I think it's a nice tribute, I still find it kinda strange that they do this while the Hurricane is probably still smoldering in the distance... Personally I'd have cancelled the whole show as a sign of respect to the pilot and his relatives...

The pilot wouldn't have wanted to cause the cancellation of a show, the best way to honour his memory is to dedicate the flying to him, rather than cancel the show and leave everyone there feeling extremely negative.

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Reply #5 - Sep 16^th, 2007 at 5:32am

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Omag 2.0 wrote on Sep 16^th, 2007 at 5:12am:

While I think it's a nice tribute, I still find it kinda strange that they do this while the Hurricane is probably still smoldering in the distance... Personally I'd have cancelled the whole show as a sign of respect to the pilot and his relatives...

As I said in the other thread, you then have the problem of coordinating the emergency response, securing the crash site and 20,000 people all trying to leave the show at the same - with some inevitably being curious and/or attempting to rubberneck.

Hence continuing the show. This also will divert the public's attention from the pall of smoke in the distance.

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Reply #6 - Sep 16^th, 2007 at 7:19am

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Hmmm... perhaps you guys are right.

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