Old Warden (Shuttleworth) - 13/04/10 (pm)

[viper28]

Heard quite a lot of movements on the scanner going on over at Old Warden yesterday afternoon, which is unusal for mid-week. So when I had some spare time I popped over, thinking It might be good practice. Turns out it was one of the pilot training days ( I should read the forum more often!). I was only there for about 2-hrs (15:00 to 17:00) but it was a good couple of hours! Oh, and I'm not too up on older types so if I have the names wrong - sorry!

All pictures Canon 40D + 300/2.8 + 1.4x tc

#1 North American AT-6D Harvard T.2 - sounded great!

#2 Gloster Gladiator

#3 Gloster Gladiator

#4 Ryan-PT22

#5 Bucker Jungmann

#6 Bucker Jungmann

#7 OK, I'll pass on this one

#8

#9 Yak-18 - Nice airplane!

#10 Yak-18

#11 Percival Provost

#12 Percival Provost

#13 Miles Magister

#14 Tiger Moth


The star while I was there Hawker Sea Hurricane B1 - full blown Merlin magic!
#15

#16

#17

#18


I really wanted to convince myself that the 300/2.8 + 1.4x TC was going to be as sharp as my favoured airshow lens the 400/5.6 - it is, and then some!

Thanks for looking and all C&C welcome as normal

[Lumix]

That's a cracking set of shots! Nice light & tack sharp!

[F-86]

Nice set, shots 7 and 11 are my favourites out of them all.

[Lomcevak26]

Glorious set of shots. Airborne Miles Falcon and dusty Hurri take off completely steal it, for me, but they're all great!

Superb taster for the season ahead.

[planemadbird]

Cracking shots, nice to see the Falcon airbourne, lovely shots of the Hurricane

[EMarsh]

Fantastic, winners the lot of 'em!

[Kokpit]

Very nice shots, pin sharp too, you've got to be pleased with them

Kev.