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KeithM
January 15th, 2004, 01:36 AM
For all you aviators, and non-aviators, out there, you may have seen this before....

Spitfire low pass (http://www.alexisparkinn.com/oh_my_god.htm)

If not, enjoy. The language does get understandably colourful by the way !

It totally creased me up for a few minutes :rofl:

Keith.
LightWriter6208
January 15th, 2004, 05:39 AM
that was funny...I'd have probably said that a few more times if I'd been him...
GaryB
January 15th, 2004, 05:46 AM
Ray Hanna strikes again!
KeithM
January 15th, 2004, 06:07 AM
Ray's name was mentioned here as well !

Apparently he also did a low pass along a Dutch dyke as well ? - just neatly hopping over the bridge the camera was sat on !

It's the sound that gets me - a Merlin (?) on full chat - simply sublime !

( can't remember which, but I believe there was another engine fitted to Spit's - I'm assuming this one is a Merlin though ! :) )

Keith.
deMille
January 15th, 2004, 06:15 AM
Duck, you sucker!
sandman
January 15th, 2004, 06:19 AM
HI Keith
looks a bit like Tiff Needham from Top Gear .
Brown pants time i think ?.

Brian
KeithM
January 15th, 2004, 08:55 AM
He looked like ( a possibly younger ?? ) Guy de la Bedoyere to me - yes ?? :)

There is an opinion that maybe this was a bit of a setup ( wizzard prank :) ) and the cameraman was in on it !!

Keith.
eric
January 19th, 2004, 03:35 AM
As one who grew up at the time that Spits were doing what they were designed to do I loved it. Joined the RAF when I was 15.5 years old. I was back in the UK three years ago and was lucky enough to see the Spit and the Hurricane of the Battle of Britain flight doing low passes, not as low as that though. Jets just don't sound the same do they?