Spitfire fly pasts- 05/03/2016-

[Graham Bell]

To commemorate the 80th. anniversary of the maiden flight of the Spitfire two fly pasts will take place over Southampton and the Solent this coming Saturday,05/03/2016,weather permitting.
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/14315763.Second_Spitfire_flypast_for_Southampton_this_weekend/
Regards-
G.B.

[Graham Bell]

Update on routes and timings:-

For those keen to catch a glimpse of a Spitfire the first chance to do so will be from 11am on Saturday, weather permitting.

An aircraft will take off from the Southampton Airport and fly the same route taken by the test pilot in 1936.

"It will head south over the River Itchen before banking east, flying along the south coast and then turning north towards Lee-on-the-Solent and Portsmouth.

The second flypast will take place at 4pm, when two Spitfires will take off from Biggin Hill airport in Kent and head towards Southampton.

The planes will fly over the east of the city before buzzing Nursling. They will then fly towards Mayflower Park."

[Graham Bell]

A montage of stills and video of the flypast at lunchtime today.
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/14322962.PICTURES__VIDEO_AND_UPDATES__Spitfire_tribute_flypast_takes_place_over_Hampshire/
Regards-
G.B.

[Graham Bell]

A further selection of pictures from the second flypast last Saturday.
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/14324941.PHOTOS_AND_VIDEO__Spitfire_soars_over_Hampshire/
Regards-
G.B.