The Red Arrows

[St Landrew]

Forgot to mention this yesterday [Monday] evening, but did anyone see the Red Arrows fly over Southampton during the afternoon..? I was working on a couple of items on my Audi 80S to get it up to scratch for sale, when the diamond formation flashed past at a very low altitude. As usual, in the case with exciting aircraft, I then spent the next hour with one eye on the sky. I should be annoyed at their flagrant use of fuel these days, but they've never failed to impress this lad as far back as I can remember, when they used the Folland Gnat as their display aircraft.

[EastleighSoulBoy]

Forgot to mention this yesterday [Monday] evening, but did anyone see the Red Arrows fly over Southampton during the afternoon..? I was working on a couple of items on my Audi 80S to get it up to scratch for sale, when the diamond formation flashed past at a very low altitude. As usual, in the case with exciting aircraft, I then spent the next hour with one eye on the sky. I should be annoyed at their flagrant use of fuel these days, but they've never failed to impress this lad as far back as I can remember, when they used the Folland Gnat as their display aircraft.

 

Whilst at Lepe on Saturday morning they flew over twice. They also were close enough to be heard in Eastleigh early on Sunday afternoon. Along with that characteristic 'merlin' growl of a Spitfire and another, unseen (probably a Lancaster), aircraft.

[Iowsaintsfan]

Yeah i saw them when i was on the ferry Saturday morning

[stevegrant]

I saw the Spitfire flying overhead when I was walking home from the King Alfred after the game on Saturday. Was there some sort of special occasion?

[Jillyanne]

I saw the Spitfire flying overhead when I was walking home from the King Alfred after the game on Saturday. Was there some sort of special occasion?

 

Yes, Saints didn't lose.

[Baj]

I saw the Spitfire flying overhead when I was walking home from the King Alfred after the game on Saturday. Was there some sort of special occasion?

 

Air show in Bournemouth I think, my parents took our kids to see it.

 

If you live in Eastleigh you pretty much see the Spitfires every weekend through the summer as some are based here and fly direct to airshows and back again. Almost a shame that I've become accustomed to seeing them now, such beautiful machines.

[stevegrant]

Yes, Saints didn't lose.

As soon as I hit "Submit Reply", I knew someone would reply saying something like "Saints got a point". Glad you didn't disappoint.

[Um Bongo]

I believe they were at Hiltingbury Rec (Chantlers Ford) show or something. Saw something in the Echo about it.

 

As for the Lancaster, Flew over Hedge End at no more then 2000 feet. Was an awesome sight.

[Jillyanne]

I believe they were at Hiltingbury Rec (Chantlers Ford) show or something. Saw something in the Echo about it.

 

As for the Lancaster, Flew over Hedge End at no more then 2000 feet. Was an awesome sight.

 

See it quite a lot living in Eastleigh/Boyatt Wood, still haven't found out what the hell the plane I saw a few weeks ago was, had a spolier thing on the back of it.

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

See it quite a lot living in Eastleigh/Boyatt Wood, still haven't found out what the hell the plane I saw a few weeks ago was, had a spolier thing on the back of it.

 

An Avro Vulcan was flying to the IOW for a display a couple of weeks back. My sons were in Eastleigh and both saw it.

 

[EastleighSoulBoy]

An Avro Vulcan was flying to the IOW for a display a couple of weeks back. My sons were in Eastleigh and both saw it.

 

 

Lucky lads as it's the only remaining one that actually flies!

[Jillyanne]

An Avro Vulcan was flying to the IOW for a display a couple of weeks back. My sons were in Eastleigh and both saw it.

 

 

Nope, it had more of a square like spoiler thing on it and it was all white, no colour.

[Robsk II]

I always like seeing Spitfires. Shame I didn't.

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

Nope, it had more of a square like spoiler thing on it and it was all white, no colour.

 

I know the one you mean. It has twin fins with a spoiler-type bridge joining them at the top.

[Jillyanne]

I know the one you mean. It has twin fins with a spoiler-type bridge joining them at the top.

 

I think it flew at the Bournemouth airshow last month.

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

I think it flew at the Bournemouth airshow last month.

[scott_saints]

Also saw that one at Bournemouth.

 

 

Feck me is the thing loud!!

[Jillyanne]

 

Thank you, now what the hell is it?

[Al de Man]

I saw the Spitfire flying overhead when I was walking home from the King Alfred after the game on Saturday. Was there some sort of special occasion?

 

There were at least three flying at Goodwood this weekend.

 

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/showpost.php?p=53936&postcount=59

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

Thank you, now what the hell is it?

 

Sea Vixen.

 

 

Based at Hurn

[Jillyanne]

Sea Vixen.

 

 

Based at Hurn

 

Thanks, it is cool, thanks also for the PM.

[dubai_phil]

An Avro Vulcan was flying to the IOW for a display a couple of weeks back. My sons were in Eastleigh and both saw it.

 

 

So glad they got one flying again, used to go regularly to Fairford/Boscombe Down/Middle Wallop airshows.

 

Being underneath the Vulcan when it did it's steep climb away always cost a fortune on going to the dentist as the noise and vibrations caused everyone's fillings to drop out.

 

Was lucky enough one year at Fairford to get a photo of a Lancaster lining up on the runway alongside a taxing American Stealth fighter. Still hangs on my wall

 

The Red Arrows come here quite often, there's a great photo of them flying past the Burj al Arab somewhere around the innernet, always makes the chest puff up a bit to see them

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

 

The Red Arrows come here quite often, there's a great photo of them flying past the Burj al Arab somewhere around the innernet, always makes the chest puff up a bit to see them

 

Nothing wrong with a bit of sabre-rattling around Johnny Foreigner to keep him in his place...

[dubai_phil]

Nothing wrong with a bit of sabre-rattling around Johnny Foreigner to keep him in his place...

 

And I must say that rattling one's sabre around some Jenny Foreigners is also an enjoyable past-time

[Dog]

The Red Arrows are embarrasing, too old and slow compared to the other demonstration teams.

[St Landrew]

Sea Vixen.

 

 

Based at Hurn

 

As a kid I went to Summer School for a week, to do some extra work [what a swot I was back then] at Stubbington Study Centre. One day, a party of us were just coming out of the Study Centre approach road to walk to Titchfield to do some historical architectural learning, when one of those beauties came over the fence after its take-off. I shall always remember the green and white flash as it roared just overhead. As a design, the DH Sea Vixen wasn't exceptional; just good at what it was asked to do. But to this day, it remains one of my favoured 50-60's military aircraft, along with the Blackburn Buccaneer, the Gloster Javelin, and my out-n-out favourite the English Electric Lightning.

 

Anybody noticed they're all British..?

[Robsk II]

Racist

[St Landrew]

Racist

 

Well, one of them Canadian now.

[Deppo]

I'm suing them for underpant soilage costs after Sunday's debacle.

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

As a kid I went to Summer School for a week, to do some extra work [what a swot I was back then] at Stubbington Study Centre. One day, a party of us were just coming out of the Study Centre approach road to walk to Titchfield to do some historical architectural learning, when one of those beauties came over the fence after its take-off. I shall always remember the green and white flash as it roared just overhead. As a design, the DH Sea Vixen wasn't exceptional; just good at what it was asked to do. But to this day, it remains one of my favoured 50-60's military aircraft, along with the Blackburn Buccaneer, the Gloster Javelin, and my out-n-out favourite the English Electric Lightning.

 

Anybody noticed they're all British..?

 

Me too. Saw them many times in my childhood as my father ran all the exhibitions for Shell and they had a fantastic corporate tent in the front row at Farnborough for every Air Show.

[Sheaf Saint]

The Red Arrows are embarrasing, too old and slow compared to the other demonstration teams.

 

I really hope to god you are on a wind-up here. The Red Arrows are internationally recognised as among the finest (if not the finest) display teams in the world.

[Dog]

I really hope to god you are on a wind-up here. The Red Arrows are internationally recognised as among the finest (if not the finest) display teams in the world.

 

I used to be a big fan of the red arrows, but the Swiss take the p!ss.

 

[Ponty]

I was sat at the traffic lights on the A44, right at the start of the runway at Kidlington airfield as a Hurricane came into land. I thought it was gonna strafe me with machine gun fire - **** me was that loud!

[lee_saint]

I was sat at the traffic lights on the A44, right at the start of the runway at Kidlington airfield as a Hurricane came into land. I thought it was gonna strafe me with machine gun fire - **** me was that loud!

 

I've just got back from visiting parents in South of France, now and again the French airforce come flying over playing about, watched them come in low and head off almost vertical in the Euro-fighters, awesome to watch for about 30 minutes!

[Al de Man]

I used to be a big fan of the red arrows, but the Swiss take the p!ss.

 

 

You do realise that is their entire air force?

 

Still, it's better than navy I suppose.

[LVSaint]

I've just got back from visiting parents in South of France, now and again the French airforce come flying over playing about, watched them come in low and head off almost vertical in the Euro-fighters, awesome to watch for about 30 minutes!

 

We get the RAF into McCarren Int. airport here a few times a year (customs clearance before their wargames training in the desert) with the fantastic VC-10 tankers. They were here a while ago and the accompanying Eurofighters barrell rolled shortly after takeoff...when in Vegas!

 

Hope they keep that one remaining Vulcan flying for many more years. Awesome plane.

[lee_saint]

We get the RAF into McCarren Int. airport here a few times a year (customs clearance before their wargames training in the desert) with the fantastic VC-10 tankers. They were here a while ago and the accompanying Eurofighters barrell rolled shortly after takeoff...when in Vegas!

 

Hope they keep that one remaining Vulcan flying for many more years. Awesome plane.

 

It's awesome to watch, I'm sure they could see me and my old man watching so stayed around to show off a bit! It's one of those dream jobs isn't it? Being a fighter pilot....my cousin is and I hate him for it!

Edited 13 July, 2009 by lee_saint

[Mattio]

I saw the red arrows whilst working at wakestock this weekend it was awesome stuff, couldn't have been more than a few hundred feet off the ground at some points!

[Arizona]

I was sat at the traffic lights on the A44, right at the start of the runway at Kidlington airfield as a Hurricane came into land. I thought it was gonna strafe me with machine gun fire - **** me was that loud!

 

Never forget the day a Piper Warrior went flying off the end of that runway, throught the fence and landed upside down on that junction, minus a wing.

[dubai_phil]

I was sat at the traffic lights on the A44, right at the start of the runway at Kidlington airfield as a Hurricane came into land. I thought it was gonna strafe me with machine gun fire - **** me was that loud!

 

Back in the mid 80's was mowing the lawn when heard a noise over the whine of the hovermower, looked up and it was a Spitfire AND an ME 109 doing aerobatics right above the house. They spent about 15 minutes and then lined up for finals at Old Sarum. Suffice to say, grabbed the camera and hurtled up there and the guys were sitting chatting away at the small bar they had there, they were practicing for the summer display season. They then did a formation takeoff with an SE5 replica that was on the field and did a full throottle fly-by before heading off wherever home was.

 

Have never forgotten that moment, priceless

[ericofarabia]

On the subject of Spitfires, this is still one of my all time favourite YouTube moments EVER. (and even my home town of Beastleigh gets a name check).

 

Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpq4Tu2NnrQ

[ribbo]

i was on a boat motoring up the hamble a few weeks back and that sea vixen gave us a low flyby just as we were passing Warsash Marina he did a figure 8 around us about 3-4 times after the 2nd-3rd time we remembered we had a camara with us

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPTopKMPwgE - so we got a vid he was ****ing low so we didnt need to zoom, it sounded AWESOME!

[Sheaf Saint]

I was out riding my bike the other weekend round Rother Valley Country park near where I live in Sheffield, and there was a hovercraft racing event going on at the lake. As I was riding I heard an engine noise that just didn't sound like any racing hovercraft I have ever seen so I stopped and looked around, only to see one of these beauties fly right over my head...

 

 

Not sure if it was supposed to be overflying the hovercraft race on the way to an airshow (Waddington was the same weekend I think and is not far away) but he completely missed it, as the lake is the other end of the country park. Was a fantastic sight (and sound) anyway.

[Saint in Paradise]

I saw this "Catalina" land and then take off from Lake Taupo 3 or 4 years ago.

 

http://www.catalina.org.nz/introduction.htm