Lancaster fly past in Southampton today

[Gwagon111]

Just a quick 'heads up'.There will be a fly past by a Lancaster, over Southampton's Eastern docks at about 16:00 today, it's part of a maritime heritage festival, down at dock gate 4 .

[Fluid]

Sweet, I'll keep an eye out for her.

[davepoth]

Cheers for that - looking at their website she'll be flying pretty much over the top of me on her way home the next day. I shall keep an eye out.

[Legacywr]

Gwagon111 said:

Just a quick 'heads up'.There will be a fly past by a Lancaster, over Southampton's Eastern docks at about 16:00 today, it's part of a maritime heritage festival, down at dock gate 4 .

Thanks for the heads up!

Do you have any links?

[Gwagon111]

Legacywr said:

Thanks for the heads up!

Do you have any links?

http://www.southamptonmaritimefestival.com/

http://www.southamptonmaritimefestival.com/index.p...

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[Legacywr]

Thanks

[Fluid]

davepoth said:

Cheers for that - looking at their website she'll be flying pretty much over the top of me on her way home the next day. I shall keep an eye out.

Do you have a link to the website for its route?

[bint]

Just flown over the top of our house (Swindon) an it was VERY low. Very cool!

[Gwagon111]

He's just done the flypast over southampton. Epic, just epic .

[Eric Mc]

Saw a C-47 pass over Farnborough this morning and have just seen it heading back a few minutes ago. Probably to do with the same event.

[Gwagon111]

Eric Mc said:

Saw a C-47 pass over Farnborough this morning and have just seen it heading back a few minutes ago. Probably to do with the same event.

There was no sign of a C-47 down here, the Lancaster is back tomorrow at 14:30 apparently .

[davepoth]

Fluid said:

Do you have a link to the website for its route?

www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf

[Eric Mc]

Hmm - I wonder what it was up to. It was painted in D-Day colours but I didn't get a chance to see if it carried RAF or USAAF markings.

[Gargamel]

http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/news/index.cfm?storyid=...

[Kitchski]

Swear I saw a P-51 over Ropley around 3:30. It was a long way off!

[Gwagon111]

Kitchski said:

Swear I saw a P-51 over Ropley around 3:30. It was a long way off!

Yep, there was a 'stang in that area earlier.

[Gwagon111]

The Lancaster will be back over southampton at 14:30 today, if anyone is interested .

[Nickyboy]

She was over Oxfordshire earlier for the Air & Country show at Abingdon, was greated by a roar as i came out the pub and managed to see her turning over the town before heading over the show.

[Gwagon111]

She flew past my lounge window with the taps open, at about 14:30. It helps that I'm on the fifth floor, and facing towards Southampton airport / the Itchen bridge . Epic sound .

[Eric Mc]

You have taps in your lounge?