How low can BBMF fly?

[Pinkie15]

About 11 this morning the BBMF Lancaster fly over my house. Bloody glorious it was (and loud). Shame I didn't have camera on me.

It was surprisingly low, guess would be a few hundred feet.

I'm between Stevenage & Welwyn Garden City, can't see there was anywhere it was displaying.

I thought aircraft we're meant to have minimum altitude of 1500 ft over built up areas ?

[Pinkie15]

Well 4-500 ft probably; was trying to imagine it's wing span then 'built up' to it's altitude. Dam difficult to do.

I always thought minimum height was 1500 ft, seems I was wrong then if 500 is minimum.

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Tony1963 said:

They have to fly really low, in order to land

Was trying to come up with a witty retort, but they all come across as rude / offensive / dickish, even with a 'smiley'

So it'll hust have to be

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lost in espace said:

I live somewhere very close to the OP I suspect, and was in Suffolk at 11 this morning. Damn.

I'm Datchworth/Knebworth/Woolmer Grn borders, it flew east to west; would have gone over Potters Heath & south end of Codicote

Edited by Pinkie15 on Sunday 22 May 23:06

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eltawater said:

Pinkie15 said:

About 11 this morning the BBMF Lancaster fly over my house. Bloody glorious it was (and loud). Shame I didn't have camera on me.

It was surprisingly low, guess would be a few hundred feet.

I'm between Stevenage & Welwyn Garden City, can't see there was anywhere it was displaying.

I thought aircraft we're meant to have minimum altitude of 1500 ft over built up areas ?

Higher or lower than this do you reckon from yesterday?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2nHkd3ZGWQ

Today's run down south presumably was part of this:

https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/runnymede-mem...

Edited by eltawater on Sunday 22 May 20:02

Reckon it was lower than in that YT clip, was getting to the point of 'filling the sky'. I know loses to the microphone of whatever that was filmed on, but way, way, way louder.

Edited by Pinkie15 on Sunday 22 May 23:01

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Oilchange said:

Pinkie15 said:

Well 4-500 ft probably; was trying to imagine it's wing span then 'built up' to it's altitude. Dam difficult to do.

I always thought minimum height was 1500 ft, seems I was wrong then if 500 is minimum.

I see what you did there

Glad someone did

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normalbloke said:

Dr Jekyll said:

One of my fondest airshow memories is being at Dunsfold while 2 Lancasters flew low overhead.

We were there too, a massive goosebump moment.We were lucky enough to see both of the Lancs at 3 different venues whilst she was over. It’ll probably never happen again.

Was holidaying in Clacton that year, didn't realise when booking it was show week.

Was great to see them both together. What wasn't great was one my kids deleting the photos. Probably only half-way to forgiving them that.

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Funny how it goes, I read FAA as Fleet Air Arm