20 Sep, 2009
A drizzly Sunday relaxing indoors, was enlivened by the throaty roar of (what I thought at the time to be – see comment below), a Mustang flying over the sea, past our flat. Presumably linked to the Euromilitaire event on at the Leas Cliff Hall…
…the plane came by several more times, giving me chance to grab my camcorder, and film these images. Play Loud!
1 | Richard
September 22nd, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Are you sure Mustang, sounds more like a spitfire, Mustang wing tip square, also looks like the Remembrance Flight, by the markings it is 541 squadron, could have been for the 20 year-old fighter pilot found in his Hurricane at Newchurch though that may have been the week before. Still very good and lucky to have caught it, I could hear it but it appeared to be inland, echo of the buildings one imagines.
Sounds from my childhood, flew until 1957, and am certain it was a regular visitor to Folkestone when they filmed the Battle of Britain at Hawkinge.
2 | prince vince
September 22nd, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Hello Richard, thanks for your comments.
I am very happy to stand corrected. As a general rule of thumb, I find it best to accept everything my wife tells me. On this occasion, she told me it was a Mustang, and I believed her, because she used to work at the Imperial War Museum, (though not as a historian, before you start to worry too much). I have since checked the Euromilitaire website, (if only I could turn back time), which confirms there was a Spitfire flypast scheduled for around noon on Sunday.
I was thinking, as it flew by several times, how terrifying it must have been to have lived here when they and their German counterparts were flying overhead!
Thanks again for your contribution. Hope you pop back to check us out from time to time.
3 | Richard
September 30th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
I am pleased you accepted my comment in very good grace, I was reluctant to make it but though it would be a shame to ruin a good piece of work. I am also impressed that you had the batteries charged, I manage to look through the viewfinder only to discover I am filming nothing and always the best shots.
I enjoyed watching it and your video confirmed what I had told someone as we listened but could not see the plane, “Sounds like a Spitfire,” and you prove me right.
I always feel the modern jet is terrifying not only because of the fire power but the noise, when the Folkestone air show was on the noise of the jet vibrated your body and everything around you.
Once again I can only say how much I enjoyed watching the video, Mustang or Spitfire who gives a damn.
Richard
