Central London flypast

[silverthorn2151]

I understand that a Spitfire and Hurricane are doing a flypast over town today. Can't for the life of me find out what time and what route they are using. Any ideas oh learned plane chaps?

I normally forget about fly pasts, hear it a moment too late and nearly fall out the office window looking for the sky. As I'm only in Covent Garden and I resume they will be coming over Buck House or somewhere I'll go and wave this time!

[Ledaig]

Todays activities from the BBMF site:

20 Aug BOB/RAD Stns/London Flypasts
Skegness Flypasts
Bournemouth Display 15:00
Worthy Down Flypast

More info here:

Link

[eharding]

NOTAMs

[silverthorn2151]

Thanks chaps.

first link say 16:00 over central london and the other 15:00. Is one GMT?

[eharding]

silverthorn2151 said:

Thanks chaps.

first link say 16:00 over central london and the other 15:00. Is one GMT?

NOTAM times are UTC.

[ninja-lewis]

silverthorn2151 said:

Thanks chaps.

first link say 16:00 over central london and the other 15:00. Is one GMT?

NOTAMs are in GMT so both times are correct - 4 o'clock this afternoon.

[andy ted]

Just watched them come over Hyde park right past my office window, The sound is amazing even from a distance, gave me goose bumps!

Now off to read about the Battle of Britain....

[NiceCupOfTea]

What the hell happened? Stood at Biggin Hill with 200 or so other people from 3:30 until 4:40 and nothing.

[bluesatin]

Went over marlow at around 6pm!

[NiceCupOfTea]

seriously, does anybody know what happened re Biggin Hill? There were several hundred very disappointed people there. Of all the airfields to miss out...

[eharding]

NiceCupOfTea said:

seriously, does anybody know what happened re Biggin Hill? There were several hundred very disappointed people there. Of all the airfields to miss out...

No idea - but given the weather, it may have been they had to re-arrange the timings. Sorry you were disappointed.

I understand the Spitfire and Hurricane are staying overnight at White Waltham, so there may be an opportunity to catch them departing tomorrow morning (typically, I have to wait at home for a fresh skip to be delivered so that I can dispose of the rest of my garden...)

[Smiler.]

3 over the office heading north. Spit(s) + Hurricane(s).

Sounded fan-bloody-tastic

[NiceCupOfTea]

BBMF PR dept said:

Thank you for your email. Unfortunately, due to adverse weather conditions, the route over London has to be altered.

Ah well. Would have been nice if there'd been something on the website or something, would have saved a few hundred of us standing around for a couple of hours for no reason.

[Elskeggso]

I was round my Grandparent's house in Welwyn yesterday afternoon and saw what looked like a Hurricane and Spitfire in the distance, possibly followed by a B-25 Mitchell.

Edited by Elskeggso on Monday 23 August 15:38

[mattdaniels]

Sywell air show. Lacaster bomber came right over my house in Northampton very low, and a couple of what looked like Pitts in formation a bit later on.

Edited by mattdaniels on Monday 23 August 18:47

[ecsrobin]

mattdaniels said:

Sywell air show. Lacaster bomber came right over my house in Northampton very low, and a couple of what looked like Pitts in formation a bit later on.

Edited by mattdaniels on Monday 23 August 18:47

Possibly the Blades?