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Didn't have time to post this at the weekend:
Sunday lunchtime - making lunch. Noise outside - that sounds like a Merlin, so outside we go (self and No 1 son).
Yes, it's a Spitfire, looks like a Mk9 or possibly a 14, doing aerobatics over the fields behind my house. He was flying between the bridges at Farningam and Eynsford, turning at each end with an Immelmann or split S. Went up and down 5 or 6 times, then finished with an immaculate roll then headed off towards either Biggin Hill or Shoreham.
At the top of said field is a memorial to Flt Lt James Paterson MBE, who died in his Spitfire on 27th September 1940. The memorial was raised last September, with a dedication ceremony and a flypast. This may have been a repeat performance.
No1 son was absolutely transfixed, and I have to admit to a small lump in the throat as well.
Sunday lunchtime - making lunch. Noise outside - that sounds like a Merlin, so outside we go (self and No 1 son).
Yes, it's a Spitfire, looks like a Mk9 or possibly a 14, doing aerobatics over the fields behind my house. He was flying between the bridges at Farningam and Eynsford, turning at each end with an Immelmann or split S. Went up and down 5 or 6 times, then finished with an immaculate roll then headed off towards either Biggin Hill or Shoreham.
At the top of said field is a memorial to Flt Lt James Paterson MBE, who died in his Spitfire on 27th September 1940. The memorial was raised last September, with a dedication ceremony and a flypast. This may have been a repeat performance.
No1 son was absolutely transfixed, and I have to admit to a small lump in the throat as well.
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