A pleasure and a privilege.

Just watched a Lancaster and a Spitfire from the Battle of Britain memorial flight turning to make two of their three passes over the city.

A pleasure to see such beautiful aircraft and to remember the men who originally flew them. A privilege to be able to stand here and enjoy the freedom for which so many fought and died.

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That must have been something special to see ST

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Hoping they will be at Sunderland airshow later this month, im due another visit.

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I'm like a big kid when I see these aircraft!

I made all of the airfix models of the well-known RAF and RN planes and knew them all by sight, including the German planes.
I even got to know the USAAF planes and I still get a bit of a thrill to see these aircraft still flying in the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight or elsewhere.

I used to know them by their distinctive engine noises but, sadly I can't tell the difference anymore and I can't tell the Rolls Royce Merlin engine from anything else now!

We get them flying over us to fly over Bletchley Park - about a mile away as the crow flies - or the Spitfire! stevmk2

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Loved to see that Silver, my first air fix model was a Spitfire, given to me as a christmas present from my favourite Aunt Eileen, ah memories.

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We are fortunate in being able to see 'the flight' almost every time it's airborne .

But no matter how many times I them, they still make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

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Oh wow! Fantastic.

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It was wonderful. The Lancaster engines have quite a distinctive roar - you can hear them coming long before you see them.

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How wonderful !

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Anyone off to the Royal International Air Tattoo this weekend?.