Thread: Pre Digital Aircraft Photos

Not one, not two, but just for you ladies and gentlemen, we have three Lysanders at Flying Legends a few years ago. One must be the Shuttleworth, but who owned the other two? I'm sure only one flew in the display based on this video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHhBA3ivEDY .

How about some sunset pictures? Both the B-17 and the B-24 are the 1/6 scale models seen a few posts ago. We were going to be flying them at a show in Norway, and this is the Thursday evening practice flight session. The B-24 was photographed earlier in the evening, while I flew my B-17 later as the sky colours became stronger, and landed while the light was just good enough to see clearly.

Quote: Originally Posted by Scouse Yes, the two at Abingdon are the same ones now at Hendon. There's a dozen or so more from Abingdon, but I might start a new thread for them as I don't want to swamp this one. I don't want to take anything away from Vultee's magnificent collection of photos but this thread is getting a tad long, so a new thread of oldies would, in my opinion, be a good thing. Looking forward to seeing more...

Quote: Originally Posted by vultee35 Great, thanks. Do you know why the EE Lightning had a fin strake added? It was an interim solution to directional instability,the production Lightnings had a larger fin design,the fin area was increased again for the later marks. rgds baz

Great photos: thanks

This lot are also from Abingdon, but the Battle of Britain display in September 1967. Not as good quality I'm afraid, from the days when as a 15-year-old I couldn't afford an SLR. We had (still have) family only about 5 miles from Abingdon, so my dad hardly needed much persuasion to pop down and see his sister at the drop of a hat!

Flying Legends 2003 AB910 in desert scheme OFMC get low

I find it strange how the scenery around some airfields never seems to change or the little bit it does change does nothing to disguise where it is. In all my photos from Duxford the background always looks the same apart from different colours depending on time of year and what they were growing that particular year.

A few more from me, plenty left to scan, work comittments allowing! Firstly, a Tiger Meet F-104, location either Abingdon, Benson, Upper Heyford or Alconbury Lancaster at Duxford, early 80's A26 at Duxford

couple more from prints slightly overexposed but well youve got to learn sometime.B17 at coventry in 03 and other from Elvington.