Eastbourne Airshow Saturday. A view from above.

[anonymous-user]

Not brilliant weather for airshow photography today.

Here are a couple after a bit of post production

[Platinum]

Nice, I like the lone Lancaster shot.

Is the fighter with the larger tail a Hurricane? (The wings look similar to those of a BF109 in the first shot, but the tail doesn't. ) braces self for onslaught of insults

Edited by Platinum on Saturday 19th August 20:36

[anonymous-user]

Yes, that's a Hurricane.

[Platinum]

Must be an optical illusion...

[julianhj]

Supraman, what were you flying in?

I'm a few hundred metres from Shoreham Airport and have been rushing out to the balcony with the binoculars each time something went out/came back. Lots of interesting stuff!

[anonymous-user]

julianhj said:

Supraman, what were you flying in?

I'm a few hundred metres from Shoreham Airport and have been rushing out to the balcony with the binoculars each time something went out/came back. Lots of interesting stuff!

I wasn't

I was standing on the cliffs at Beachy Head.

[Platinum]

Ooh, is that a Typhoon or a Tempest?

Lost some of my plane spotting knowledge.

[nick heppinstall]

Platinum said:

Ooh, is that a Typhoon or a Tempest?

Lost some of my plane spotting knowledge.

If you mean the aircraft above the red jet pic then it's a Spit. Mk.XVIII if memory serves...

Edited by nick heppinstall on Saturday 19th August 22:04

[roop]

Nice shot of the Fouga Magister too...

[Platinum]

nick heppinstall said:

Platinum said:

Ooh, is that a Typhoon or a Tempest?

Lost some of my plane spotting knowledge.

If you mean the aircraft above the red jet pic then it's a Spit. Mk.XVIII if memory serves...

Edited by nick heppinstall on Saturday 19th August 22:04

Just looked at my WWII fighters book ( ) and its not a Tempest or Typhoon as the intake is directly behind the propellor.

Was the canopy not built into the fuselage in the later Spitfires then?