Spitfires Over Southampton this afternoon

Flibster · 5 Mar 2006 at 23:05

pyro said:
Yeah, nice going, I was trying to make the lady feel younger.

No need to - growing old disgracefully is the way to go.

Spitting flames from the exhaust and exciting anyone with a pulse.

Simon/~Flibster

slothmeister · 6 Mar 2006 at 00:39

ethan said:
Why are they flying over Southampton instead of Stoke-on-Trent?

Because they were re-enacting the first 8 minute maiden flight of the plane.

Treefrog · 6 Mar 2006 at 00:49

Flibster said:
Mmmm...Merlins - possibly the nicest engine noise of all time.

No arguments there. I heard one flying around about 2.5 years ago and dashed outside to see it circling over Stafford, about 6:45 p.m. Gorgeous!

Flibster · 6 Mar 2006 at 10:35

Treefrog said:
No arguments there. I heard one flying around about 2.5 years ago and dashed outside to see it circling over Stafford, about 6:45 p.m. Gorgeous!

It's when you see 10 of them forming up over your house for the Duxford flyby that you know there's something special going on. Although - the sound of the Lancaster is pretty bloody close to underpant-mess inducing...4 Merlins... :eek:

Just so everyone knows:

Spitfire Anniversary Air Show – Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 September 2006 @ the Imperial War Museum Duxford

More info: http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/server/show/conEvent.885

I'll be there.

Simon/~Flibster

PsiFox · 6 Mar 2006 at 11:15

I hope to be there too.

Phantom · 6 Mar 2006 at 11:52

i heard them go over, didnt see them though