Bruntingthorpe - May 6th Cold War Jets Open Day

[moribund]

Good god, I've been a couple of times before but I still nearly dropped my camera when the Lightning went into full burner 60 feet from me. And I had ear plugs AND ear defenders on. It's a physical blow when the sound hits you.

[thehappyotter]

Edited by thehappyotter on Sunday 6th May 19:46

[S7Paul]

Looks great. I assume the Victor stayed on the ground! What was happening in the Hunter pic?

[thehappyotter]

It did, much as I'd love it to fly I suspect the pilots were being rather careful today!

The Hunter was in the process of being started. The black smoke underneath is from the cartridge, I assume the flames out of the rear is just unburnt fuel.

[S10 GTA]

Cracking day out as usual. I do love the lightning. My ears are still bleeding.

[Extra 300 Driver]

A Short Clip

[thehappyotter]

And a few more

[fatboy69]

Extra 300 Driver said:

A Short Clip

I wonder just how tempted the pilot was to pull back the stick. Just a little. Get her airborne again... Just for a few hundred feet......

Just like Teasing Tina a couple of years ago.

Fabulous footage of a great aircraft. We should be thankful to those who keep aircraft such as this, XH558, and all the others in usable condition.

Shame we cant see them fly however it is a joy to watch them at events such as this. Long may they continue.

[yorkieboy]

Here we go all 305 pics I even got sunburn on my neck! That lightning was deafining! http://s721.photobucket.com/albums/ww215/yorkieboy...

[Hooli]

fatboy69 said:

Extra 300 Driver said:

A Short Clip

I wonder just how tempted the pilot was to pull back the stick. Just a little. Get her airborne again... Just for a few hundred feet......

A flying Lightning is the aircraft I think is most missing from air displays, utterly wonderful machines.