FULL POST - HAC Hurricane Air-to-air over Dover

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FULL POST - HAC Hurricane Air-to-air over Dover

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Hi all,

Went up again with Action stations over Dover, this time alongside David Harvey in the HAC Hurricane. Here are a few shots. More to come:

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Cheers
Rob
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Excellent photos, are they the company that allow to fly with the Mk. 5 Spitfire?
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You must be a "major shareholder" now !! Great pics as per usual,the one showing the Harbour is particularly good.Me jealous ??----not a bit

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Father's Day treat, eh? Very nice. Excellent set of pictures. Thanks for posting.

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Hi Rob.

Very nice shots, we don't see many of the Hurricane. I was on the Memorial site Thursday and Friday for a meeting and hosting a visit, and we were a little worried about the weather, but you seem to have been lucky. Did you get any pictures of the Hurricane over the Memorial. You will not believe it, but on Thursday we actually got someone complain about the Spitfire flying round.

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Great pictures of the Hurricane. I flew with Action Stations on Thursday morning with the Spitfire BM597. Still smiling three days later for what was a great photo opportunity. Still wotking my way through my pictures.

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Hi all,
Here's a more comprehensive photo post:
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Charlie was there too in the Spitfire:
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Robin: We did go over the Memorial, but the Hurri was quite high unfortunately
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Hangin' the camera out the window!
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Finally - giving it the period treatment
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Cheers for looking - a final selection later in the week

Rob :smile:
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Very nice indeed. Dover Castle is beautiful. :clap:

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Hi Rob.

Thank you for that, they did seem to be flying higher than usual at the weekend.

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Lovely set of shots! Glad the weather was kind in the end, I should think the conditions were just right :clap:

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Superb set of shots, must be a great experience to fly over the white cliffs with such an iconic aircraft,

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Stunning, what a dream come true for a lot of people, air to air with a Hurricane over Dover..brilliant....
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