hurricanemk1c 195 Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Hi all! Introduction 20.00hrs, Belfast City Aerodrome. Briefing : To fly my aircraft to Edingburgh. Simple? The 1940's was a dark period indeed. The might of the Nazis was bearing down on to a defence-no-more Britian. Thats were Herman Goering and Hilter were wrong. The RAF fought, and won. Fast foward to 1943, and Bomber Harris was waging war above Germany. With the help of some 250000 aircrew. Of them, 55000 would die. The Lancaster, Halifax and Sterling were his machines. So, here we are at 20.28.18 hrs (local) at Belfast City Dawfing the Piper Start up Taxi Lined up I hope you heard me Dave! Rolling Up - not bad for a first take-off! Gear and flaps up Leaving Belfast behind Don't want to use this Until landing, I'll let the pics do the talking Corchscrew Level Flaps out Gear down Final approch Sorry, no landing shots as it was also the first landing! Taxi Engines off Leaving the aircraft And nav display Ending As I said before, 55,000 aircrew died for Britian in the war from Bomber Command. Their sacrifice is often overlooked or frowned upon, due to the incredible loss of life on the ground. But some people forget, they were fighting for what was good and free. Kieran Link to post Share on other sites
fighterpilot 0 Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 very nice set of pics there, diden Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Very nicely done. After all the teasers, a closeup of the nose art would be appropriate, however. John Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted August 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Here's the noseart Kieran Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Hi Kieran, Love the flight, the aircraft and your shots, well done :good Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
TapA321 0 Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Kieran, :good Excellent post! I love the aircraft, it was well worth the wait! :blink: The Piper comparison shot is a great angle! George Link to post Share on other sites
grth_bbtt 0 Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 nice shots there george looks like you had some crosswinds on landing to contend with Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted August 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Im not George! Kieran Link to post Share on other sites
fighterpilot 0 Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 hehe, first it was mut and now gereth (did I spell your name wrong grth_bbtt?) Link to post Share on other sites
grth_bbtt 0 Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 woops sorry keiran so many names to remember :poster_oops: :poster_oops: i think it was because i saw georges name at the bottom of his post and just thought it coinsided with yours :doh as for fighter pilot my name is spelt Gareth. Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 woops sorry keiran so many names to remember At least I can blame my mistake on old age! :blink: Link to post Share on other sites
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