BBMF Dakota

[GoBig]

Anyone know what this was doing around 3-4pm around Much Hoole near Preston.

Was really low, 300ft ish, circled and headed off SE.

I'm guessing it was the BBMF Dak; it had the D-Day stripes.

Looking on the BBMF website, it looks like it was at Duxford and RIAT.

Was quite a sight.

[Eric Mc]

May not have been. There are a number of DC-3/C-47/Dakotas flying in the UK at the moment decked out in D-Day colours (for obvious reasons).

[Simpo Two]

Eric Mc said:

May not have been. There are a number of DC-3/C-47/Dakotas flying in the UK at the moment decked out in D-Day colours (for obvious reasons).

For the just-gone 70th anniversary perhaps?

[Ledaig]

Just for the hell of it - gratuitous Dakota shots from RIAT yesterday...

[GoBig]

Eric Mc said:

May not have been. There are a number of DC-3/C-47/Dakotas flying in the UK at the moment decked out in D-Day colours (for obvious reasons).

Of course.

Bit of a strange manoeuvre though.

[Streps]

One flew over my house rather low yesterday afternoon!
Mowing the lawn has never been more exciting.

It sure gave all the folk in the Newport Showground over the road a nice pass before leaving.

[jonny142]

The RAFBBMF Dakota did a flypast at the old Liverpool (Speke) airport site today around that time for the Aviation Fair there

[GoBig]

jonny142 said:

The RAFBBMF Dakota did a flypast at the old Liverpool (Speke) airport site today around that time for the Aviation Fair there

Not too far from here then.

[mcdjl]

I was on stannage edge and saw it down below us flying along hope valley, some folks on Derwent may have got a treat depending on its route.

[Tango13]

We had a Lancaster and Spitfire fly over Henlow Camp on Saturday, low enough to set off car alarms on their second pass

[mrmaggit]

I was lucky enough to get a tour of the BoB Hanger a couple of years ago, with Smithy (OC, BBMF); when asked the question "do you ever get complaints about flying too low?", he replied, "no, never; but the jet jockies get loads".