Bournemouth Air Festival, 29 August — 1 September 2019
Photos by Andy Ross, Sunday, September 1, 2019
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Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Avro Lancaster bomber lumbers over Poole Bay, its four Merlin engines thrumming evenly
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Muscle biplane Pitts S2S G-EWIZ pilot Rich Goodwin starts his aerobatics display by drawing a smiley in the sky
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Lars Martinsson pilots Swedish Air Force Historic Flight Saab 35 Draken over the bay — a supersonic interceptor from 50-odd years ago
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British Aircraft Corporation Strikemaster Mk 82A pair — the type is a reincarnation of the RAF Jet Provost trainer from 50-odd years ago
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RAF Boeing Chinook Mk 6 heavy support helicopter, as used everywhere — including on combat operations in Afghanistan
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A glimpse of the crowds of holidaymakers and spectators on the beach beside Bournemouth Pier, as well as all the boats in Poole Bay
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"Spitfire's in its heaven, all's well with the world" — it's always good to hear that Rolls-Royce Merlin engine purring smoothly overhead
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15UTI, this one a Polish-built SB Lim-2 made in 1952 and recently painted to resemble Yuri Gagarin's aircraft
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The Ultimate Warbirds, today consisting of two Spitfires, a Hispano Buchon (Spanish license-built Messerschmidt 109), and a TF-51D Mustang
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The two Spitfires (one a Mk V, the other a Mk IX) briefly separate from the other two Ultimate Warbirds to intercept the "Messerschmidt"
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The four Ultimate Warbirds are joined by The Blades, a team of four Extra EA-300 aerobatics planes flown by former RAF Red Arrows pilots
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The day's flying ends with a thrilling (9g) and thunderous aerobatics display by an RAF Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 flown by Jim Peterson
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