RAF at Southend Airport

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The RAF Red Arrows, BBMF and Typhoon all landed at Southend Airport last week for the airshows at Eastbourne, Shuttleworth and Folkestone. Here's a few images from the weekend:

1) BBMF Lancaster on Saturday evening

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2) Red Arrows arriving at sunset

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3) Typhoon heading out to Eastbourne on Sunday

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4) BBMF Lancaster departing on Sunday

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5) BBMF formation pass

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6) Red Arrows arrive overhead for the run and break

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7) Red Arrows heading for home on Sunday evening

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8) Bonus shot of the newest resident at the airfield, T2 Aviation's Oil Spill Response Boeing 727 landing at the airport last Thursday evening
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There's some great images there, and some great old planes
 
Great set, love the Lancaster ;)
 
Great set. I particularly like the BBMF. May I ask what your shutter speed was for that shot?
 
Excellent photos. I actually really like to 727 shot, showing the slats and flaps to good effect.
 
Peter123 said:
Great set. I particularly like the BBMF. May I ask what your shutter speed was for that shot?
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In the air they were all at 1/250th, my panning isn’t what it used to be.

The ground shot of the Lancaster was 1/160th but the props turn so slowly on low power settings, I probably needed to go much slower but I don’t trust myself not to screw it up. I don’t get to see the Lanc on the ground very often.
 
Superb shots.... I especially like the 727 approaching. Incredibly modern looking for a jet that's around 60 years old!
 
welshwizard645 said:
Superb shots.... I especially like the 727 approaching. Incredibly modern looking for a jet that's around 60 years old!
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Thanks. Most tri-jets look great.

This one had a first flight in July 1983 and was one of the last ones ever built. The second jet operated by them (which will also be based at Southend soon) was *the* final one off the production line.
 
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Great set of shots! I was at the Vulcan open day on the Sunday afternoon and I have a load of shots to go through; don't think I've got anything as good as these though.
 
Great shots!

I watched saw most of these as they came in to land from my garden as they flew overhead.
 
Great set (y)
 
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