Bex Airfield Open Doors
Bex Airfield Open Doors
Hello everybody,
Bex is a small airfield situated between Geneva and Sion. There is a grass runway of 800 meters length, just enough for a Spitfire Mk IX on a hot summer day !
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REY_3247-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_3553-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_3315-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_3368-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_6574-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_3498-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_6568-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_7002-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_7005-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_6673-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_7150-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_6897-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_7343-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_7374-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_7294-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_7300-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_7171-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_7172-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_7186-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_7284-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_7286-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
I never saw a Spitfire flying so low, it was great. Thank you Nigel
Bex is a small airfield situated between Geneva and Sion. There is a grass runway of 800 meters length, just enough for a Spitfire Mk IX on a hot summer day !
1.
REY_3247-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
2.
REY_3553-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
3.
REY_3315-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
4.
REY_3368-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_6574-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_3498-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_6568-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_7002-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_7005-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
10.
REY_6673-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
11.
REY_7150-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
12.
REY_6897-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
13.
REY_7343-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_7374-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_7294-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_7300-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_7171-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_7172-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
19.
REY_7186-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
20.
REY_7284-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
21
REY_7286-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
I never saw a Spitfire flying so low, it was great. Thank you Nigel
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No. 16 and 20 - hell yeah!
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Fantastic!
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Great to see the ex-UK Avenger is still in fine fettle, and doing what it does best... flying.
I have never seen one of those long-snouted cabs in the air (Schlepp?) either
I have never seen one of those long-snouted cabs in the air (Schlepp?) either
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All superb photos but #17 is utterly flawless.
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Oh wow stunning shots And that Avenger is beautiful would love to see that over here sometime.
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DanO1978 wrote:timuss wrote:Oh wow stunning shots And that Avenger is beautiful would love to see that over here sometime.
It is. Used to fly over here with Tony Haig-Thomas before being sold.
Yeah but its not been back since. I've never seen an Avenger flying full stop. Thats one for a Legends wishlist.
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Just goes to show that you don't need 10+ Spitfires in the air at once to create a magical event. Who was flying MH434?
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Number 16 is a great picture (not that the rest is bad )
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Hasboman wrote:Just goes to show that you don't need 10+ Spitfires in the air at once to create a magical event. Who was flying MH434?
Nigel Lamb, I think.
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Stunning pictures of MH434!
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Stunning set. Best Spitfire pictures i think i have seen, number 15 looks great. Great pictures of the other aircraft as well, number 5 is a very unusual view but those Spitfire ones
Thank you for posting
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Wow, the Spitfire sequence of shots 15-20 are fantastic. Great show.
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Waooh thank you all for the positive comments
The Spitfire was flown by Nigel Lamb who was convided to a formation flight with the Avenger and Yves "Jetman" Rossi.
There are actually two airworthy C-3605 in Switzerland : the HB-RDH is based in Bex and Sion, the other one is the HB-RDB based in Altenrhein.
Cheers
The Spitfire was flown by Nigel Lamb who was convided to a formation flight with the Avenger and Yves "Jetman" Rossi.
There are actually two airworthy C-3605 in Switzerland : the HB-RDH is based in Bex and Sion, the other one is the HB-RDB based in Altenrhein.
Cheers
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DanO1978 wrote:Best warbird shots on UKAR this year.
Totally agree
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wahhhouuuuu Chucky stunning pics... was really great this weekend
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Stunning
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Cracking location, and pic 17 :up:
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Can't believe I missed these, superb set. Nigel did a lovely display at Duxford just before he left to go to Switzerland, must have been even more impressive at Bex judging by the shots above.
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ho chuky the last pics Is fantastic. Great
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Chukky - 16 and 20 are the best ground to air Spitfire pictures I've seen in the digital era .
The rest are superb !
Thanks for sharing these beautiful images,
Phil
The rest are superb !
Thanks for sharing these beautiful images,
Phil
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DanO1978 wrote:Best warbird shots on UKAR this year.
100% agree
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Absolute stunning pictures ....I like it!
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Fantastic set! Looks like something taken at an airfield somewhere in Europe during the second world war.