We have just returned from a very nice week on the Channel Island of Guernsey.
Unknown to us there was an Air Display at St. Peter Port - the main harbour for the island. so we were very lucky to have chosen this week to visit the place!
Anyway, we found a great viewing spot way above the town. Unfortunately, because of safety reasons, the display took place away from the port out at sea between Guernsey and Herm, So we were a bit out of the way, but still had a great time.
Photographing was hard, They were that far away in reality, I could almost cover the aircraft with my thumb nail, so I had to have the camera on full zoom, and had to try and track the fast moving aircraft and hope for the best.....
Here are a few pictures for you to see, but because taking the pictures was so difficult, some tend to be a bit blurred.
The Royal Navy 'Black Cats' display team using the Wildcat multi role helicopter....
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. My first ever viewing of all three aircraft together.
The fort at St. Peter Port....Heads down! This was how far away the aircraft generally where.
Aerosparx.....Grob 109 motor gliders. Slow and very graceful. The R.A.F. use these as training aircraft.
Breitling Wingwalkers. These two women on the wings were total nutters! They even climbed back into the cockpit during the display......
Pitts S2S.. This thing did stunts that defied belief. It went that fast I could hardly keep up with it - apart from one stunt when it was vertically motionless (prop hanging) for 30 seconds and never moved! Camera focused, then a bloke walked in front of me.....!
The Wildcats Display team......Pitts Specials
Again too fast to photo properly!
These 'Gate Crashers' showed up at the end of the display...I haven't a clue who they were!
NEEEEOUUUUW....Herm Island in the back ground
All upside down.....
Head lights on...My favourite!
Team Raven.....self built Vans RV aircraft.
I hope you like this selection of photos and again sorry for the blurred shots on some pictures....my neck still hurts from trying to follow them through the skies!
Ron
Unknown to us there was an Air Display at St. Peter Port - the main harbour for the island. so we were very lucky to have chosen this week to visit the place!
Anyway, we found a great viewing spot way above the town. Unfortunately, because of safety reasons, the display took place away from the port out at sea between Guernsey and Herm, So we were a bit out of the way, but still had a great time.
Photographing was hard, They were that far away in reality, I could almost cover the aircraft with my thumb nail, so I had to have the camera on full zoom, and had to try and track the fast moving aircraft and hope for the best.....
Here are a few pictures for you to see, but because taking the pictures was so difficult, some tend to be a bit blurred.
The Royal Navy 'Black Cats' display team using the Wildcat multi role helicopter....
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. My first ever viewing of all three aircraft together.
The fort at St. Peter Port....Heads down! This was how far away the aircraft generally where.
Aerosparx.....Grob 109 motor gliders. Slow and very graceful. The R.A.F. use these as training aircraft.
Breitling Wingwalkers. These two women on the wings were total nutters! They even climbed back into the cockpit during the display......
Pitts S2S.. This thing did stunts that defied belief. It went that fast I could hardly keep up with it - apart from one stunt when it was vertically motionless (prop hanging) for 30 seconds and never moved! Camera focused, then a bloke walked in front of me.....!
The Wildcats Display team......Pitts Specials
Again too fast to photo properly!
These 'Gate Crashers' showed up at the end of the display...I haven't a clue who they were!
NEEEEOUUUUW....Herm Island in the back ground
All upside down.....
Head lights on...My favourite!
Team Raven.....self built Vans RV aircraft.
I hope you like this selection of photos and again sorry for the blurred shots on some pictures....my neck still hurts from trying to follow them through the skies!
Ron
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