Avro Lancaster 'Phantom of the Ruhr'

I went to the Duxford Battle of Britain air display on Sunday and took my new lens for an outing, although I didn't get quite as many keepers as I would have liked, but once I get used to handling it I think things will improve.

Anyway here are a few of the Lancaster (big pics):

Some good shots there nice one

These are great Ken - and I really wasn't expecting to see the guy with a camera in that first one!

These are really good, really like the second one.

Thanks everyone, I'll post up a link to a few more from the day PP'd and made a gallery.

Thanks Azz, I didn't know he was there until I got home and started to look at the days pictures

The second two are just incredible!

xx

Thanks Zoundz, I really enjoyed taking these.

Really nice set of images Ken, right amount of prop blur and of course exposure always a bit difficult against the sky. Well done.

Does anyone know what the little 'aerial like' protusions are on the rear 'stabilisers' (vertical part of tail plane) of the Lancaster?

Those guys flying in those things in the war must have been scared er... very scared when the 109's came swarming in. No armour, just luck whether you took a hit or not...and trying to get out if it went down, unbelievable.

I love to see the old planes Ken.

We've just had Leuchars air show up here this weekend - 'Defending Britain's Skies - Past Present and Future.

http://www.airshow.co.uk/

RAFAT - The Red Arrows, Hawk T1 - RAF Scampton - 14:00

RAF Lancaster, Spitfire & Hurricane - Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - RAF Coningsby

RAF Falcons - RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team - RAF Weston on the Green

RAF Typhoon - RAF Typhoon Display Team, 29(R) Squadron - RAF Coningsby

RAF Tucano T1 - RAF Tucano Display Team, 1 FTS, 207(R) Squadron - RAF Linton-on-Ouse

RAF Harrier GR9 - RAF Harrier Display Team, 4 Squadron - RAF Wittering

RAF King Air B200 - RAF King Air Display Team, 45(R) Squadron - RAFC Cranwell

RAF Tornado GR4 Pair - XV(R) Squadron - RAF Lossiemouth

RAF Sea King HAR3 Role Demo - 202 Squadron, A Flight - RAF Boulmer

RAF Typhoon & Supermarine Spitfire Synchro Pair - RAF Coningsby

RAF Tornado F3, Typhoon & Spitfire - Air Defence: Past, Present and Future Flypast

RAF Tornado F3 x 4 - Sunset Ceremony Flypast - 111(F) Sqn - RAF Leuchars

RAF Tristar Flypast - 216 Sqn - RAF Brize Norton

CzAF JAS-39 Gripen - 211 Sqn - Chotusice AFB

Sea Hawk - Royal Navy Historic Flight - RNAS Yeovilton

Sea Fury - Royal Navy Historic Flight - RNAS Yeovilton

Alphajet - Armée de l'Air - BA705 Tours AFB

F-16 - RNLAF F-16 Demo Team, 322 Squadron - Leeuwarden AFB

F-16 - Solo Display Team - Belgian Air Component - Vliegveldlaan AFB

Civilian Flying

Avro Vulcan - The Vulcan Operating Company - 11:30 (display 11:45)

F-86 Sabre – Golden Apple - Duxford

P51D Mustang – Scandanavian Historic Flight - Oslo

A26B Invader – Scandanavian Historic Flight - Oslo

Saab 29/J29F Tunnan - Swedish Air Force Historic Flight - Halmstad

Saab 105/SK60E - Swedish Air Force Historic Flight - Halmstad

Hunter 4-Ship Display Team - Team Viper - Exeter

The Blades - 2Excel Aviation - Sywell

SE5a – Neil Geddes

Yakolev Yak-3 - 'White 100'

Harvard – The Real Aeroplane Company - Breighton

Spitfire & Hurricane - Historic Aircraft Company - Duxford

DH115 Vampire T55 - Norwegian Air Force Historic Flight - Hokksund

Thanks Phil & BC

I can't tell you guys how excited I get when I'm there watch/photographing them, I'm sure this is why I end up with not as many keepers as I do at motor sport events.

It's the sounds as well... P51 Mustang in a dive, full throttle is just wonderful