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Shuttleworth Collection Air Display, June 2005 |
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Note: You can click on each image below to view a larger version.
These pictures were taken at the Shuttleworth Collection VE Day Anniversary Air Display on June 5, 2005. This was a fairly small show concentrating on older aircraft, many of them owned by the Collection. Unfortunately they weren't able to fly their 1909 Blériot XI monoplane, the oldest airworthy aircraft in the world, as the wind was too strong. With heavy, dark cloud for most of the day it wasn't great weather for photography either, although since this was my first attempt at airshow photography with a digital camera I snapped everything that moved anyway. BELOW: A Bristol F.2b fighter. This type was the most successful British two-seat fighter of World War One.  BELOW: An Avro Tutor trainer from the 1930s, the only surviving example of its type. I believe that this colour scheme is a replica of one used by an aerobatic team of the RAF's Central Flying School in the 1930s.   BELOW: Another World War One fighter, the Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5A. Like the Bristol F.2b above, this is the last airworthy example of its type. It was considered one of the best British single-seat fighters of the war.  BELOW: The Avro Tutor in formation with a Hawker Tomtit, another 1930s training aircraft. This aircraft is the last of its type to be built and is yet another sole survivor owned by the Shuttleworth Collection - it's actually quite surprising that they're still willing to fly these unique machines, but we should be glad that they are.  BELOW: The Tomtit after landing. The "wing walkers" holding on to the aircraft are there to ensure that it doesn't get damaged by a wing hitting the ground if it gets caught by a gust of wind.  BELOW: The Ryan PT-22, used as a primary trainer by the U.S. Army Air Corps in the 1940s (the U.S. Air Force wasn't established as a separate branch of the military until 1947). It's a quirky-looking aircraft, and apparently had some tricky flying characteristics.      BELOW: A Sopwith Pup fighter fitted with rockets for attacking balloons, which were used as observation platforms in World War One. The rockets have a blade on the tip so that they could cut into the balloons and ignite the hydrogen inside.  BELOW: A Spitfire taxiing back to its parking spot after landing. This is a Mark Vc, which carried four machine guns and two 20mm cannons in the wings.  BELOW: The Hawker Hind, which entered service with the RAF as a light bomber in 1935 but was soon relegated to a trainer role. This aircraft was built for the Royal Afghan Air Force in 1938, and is now painted in the colours of 15 Squadron, RAF.  |
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