South east airshow at manston tomorrow

• howard mcsweeney1

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  21 June 2013     20:29234299
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  everything being made ready today, photos courtesy of the harriet quimby centenary project that has a stand there tomorrow.
  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  
• Paul Watkins

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  22 June 2013     12:08234396
  #2      
  8 mile queues on A299 trying to get to Manston just before 12.00.
  
  Watty
• howard mcsweeney1

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  22 June 2013     19:03234426
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  took these this morning before the air show started.
  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  
• Guest 967

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  22 June 2013     19:31234435
  #4      
  Lets hope they have better weather tomorrow.
  Rollin wiv the punches
• howard mcsweeney1

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  22 June 2013     20:35234444
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  wasn't that bad debbie except for the near gale force wind, just a few spots of rain.
  
  the main problem was that the transport system could not handle the numbers that tried to get into the event, post 2 is accurate.
• Guest 756

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  22 June 2013     21:10234455
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  Didn't fancy a spot of wing walking then Howard?
• howard mcsweeney1

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  22 June 2013     21:51234457
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  i was thinking along those lines lesley just to please my legions of female admirers but decided that i felt a little out of sorts.
• Terry Nunn

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  23 June 2013     08:24234474
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  A Catalina (probably that one, there can't be many) flew up the Dover valley about three weeks ago. Sadly I didn't have a camera with me.
  
  Terr
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• howard mcsweeney1

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  23 June 2013     12:07234502
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  a very small selection of the vintage cars on display yesterday.
  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  
• Guest 698

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  23 June 2013     20:48234570
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  9, from the top. A 1933 Alvis, a 1933 Austin Seven van, a 1934 Riley 9 Monaco, a Humber late '20s and two postwar Rileys.
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• howard mcsweeney1

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  23 June 2013     21:00234573
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  all goes over my head peter but was chatting with a chap (i think it was number 3 there) who said his car was one of only 20 ever built and the only survivor.
• Guest 698

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  23 June 2013     21:13234574
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  The Riley Nine is not terribly rare. But many coach builders made bodies for it so the owner's claim is quite feasible.
  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
• Guest 673

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  23 June 2013     23:50234583
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  Tornado static exhibit.
  

  

  
  
  The Vulcan being towed towards the runway as a Small Planet Boeing 737 charter flight lands.
  

  

  
  
  The Small Planet charter plane during its brief turnround.
  

  

  
  
  The Vulcan takes off with the customary mighty roar of the four Olympus jets.
  

  

  
  
  The distinctive delta wing of the Vulcan as it performs a spectacular and lengthy display over the airfield.
  

  

  
  
  The Catalina flying boat. We were able to have a look round inside and I was amazed at how small it was considering the very long flights that this type had to undertake in WW2, including this very plane, on anti-submarine patrols over the ocean. It was an RAF Catalina which spotted the Bismarck after the shadowing Royal Navy warships had lost contact and radioed off her position thereby sealing her doom.
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  
• howard mcsweeney1

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  24 June 2013     20:41234730
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  great selection of photos ed. wonderful event if we discount the traffic problems.
• Brian Dixon

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  25 June 2013     06:24234756
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  the organizers are in deep poo,people are baying for refunds etc.
• howard mcsweeney1

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  25 June 2013     09:00234792
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  not surprised people want refunds brian, pictures here courtesy of karine of the harriet quimby centenary project.
  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  
• howard mcsweeney1

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  25 June 2013     20:06234901
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  a couple more from karine.