Sunday, 1 June 2008

de Havilland Vampire

At about 9:30 this morning, what I believe to be the last de Havilland jet operated by the Vampire Preservation Group flew over the house. Very loud, very low (low cloud this morning and it was flying below the cloud cover), very fast and incredibly impressive to see. The Vampire Preservation group are based in Essex, and today is the RAF Cosford Airshow; RAF Cosford is near Wolverhampton, and the direct line of flight goes over my house. Sadly I didn't have the camera (and even if I had I wouldn't have had time to take a picture), but I'm pleased that I've seen this late WW2 jet fighter actually flying, rather than just seeing it in a museum.

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