Gathering of Mustangs.

I made it for most of Sunday! My mother and I went, and enjoyed it greatly. I got some amazing pictures of the planes in the air, including the brilliant tricks done by a fellow in a early 40s trainer biplane, whose name escapes me at the moment.

I know more about European planes, and even then, not that much. I don't know a ton about Mustangs, but it was still a total thrill to see these beautiful, historical machines.. And to touch them, and to tough and go inside a Flying Fortress (though it had sadly been turned into a normalish, fairly contemporary looking plane on the inside), and get a sense of just how huge they really were. I didn't expect to see bombers flying, but they did, to my delight. I had heard there might be a Spitfire, but sadly there was not, unless it was very well hidden.

Just another one of those wonderful things that helps this 20 year old girl get a taste of the past.

Of course I want to hop over the Atlantic now more than ever, and go find some Spitfires and Hurricanes.

 

I can post some more later, when I have the time, but for now, here's a photo of the 20 (I think?) Mustangs flying over in "51" formation.

 

Haha, a good indelible impression, I hope! I did love to just look up and see and hear them passing overhead like that. What a bit of time traveling!

I got some bits of video footage, but sadly not of any of the big formations

I missed a lot of stuff, and didn't get photos of some amazing stunt pilots at the start. I think they were in Mustangs, certainly something old looking. I assumed my camera wouldn't be able to get anything worthwhile, because it's a tempramental sort. I got some pretty nice pictures of some things, though. Here's the link to more photos.

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