North Weald 24 May - Southend Airshow participants photos

North Weald 24 May - Southend Airshow participants photos

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anonymous-user

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69 months

Sunday 24th May 2009
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Tried to get to Southend for the airshow today but gave up when the queues for both Laindon and Basildon stations were out of the booking hall and up the street yikes

I've never seen anything like it.
I decided to go to North Weald instead.

Some really nice people up there, one of the guys saw I was taking photos, so took me in the patrol pickup near to the runway to see the Gnats take off. Unfortunately one went tech.

Anyway here are the photos.



P-51D Jumpin Jacques arriving back after its display at Southend.





And the Vampire run & break.







Gnat departing for Southend.





The one that broke.







BLUETHUNDER

7,881 posts

275 months

Sunday 24th May 2009
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Nice pics. Thanks for sharingthumbup

eharding

14,539 posts

299 months

Sunday 24th May 2009
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anonymous said:
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I understand a Gnat made a precautionary landing at NW yesterday afternoon with a fuel system problem - no idea if it was the same one which broke today.

Been too long since I was at the Weald - I need to go back to let the Soup Dragons top up my cholesterol level with another fry-up.

anonymous-user

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69 months

Sunday 24th May 2009
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The guy in the patrol pickup said it had fuel problems yesterday aswell.