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September 15th is the day on which the Battle of Britain is traditionally remembered.

Weather permitting, about 40 Spitfires and Hurricanes should take of from Goodwood between 12:00 and 12:36.

There will be ten flights which will fly over different routes in the south of the country. Details of the routes can be seen at http://www.battleofbritainday.co.uk/#!routes/c1px

The site https://twitter.com/BoultbeeAcademy should be giving tweets during the day which will give up-to-date details.

Thanks for the reminder. Pity it's going to be cloudy :-0

Right - we've looked at the routes and we've looked at the map. We've decided to walk to the cabbage field which could be under a flight path.
If nothing happens, at least we'll have had a bit of exercise!

Shame it looks as if they won't quite get to here. Closest is probably Bristol.

I should have mentioned that it is the 75th Anniversary of thr Battle, though I am sure everyone knows that.

Thanks for the reminder Ken, camera at the ready :-)

We've currently rain and a low cloud base. If it stays like this we might hear but not see :-0

Thanks for the reminder Kense :-) although it is rather cloudy here today :-( as I live right under the flight path for Biggin Hill ;-) I will be hoping that I can see the group that will be heading there :-)

A day to always be remembered <3

My own birthday flypast (well, plus Prince Harry I believe, although he gets to take part in it!).

Happy birthday Brian :-D

My Great Aunt and her husband, Ada and Alfred Austen, were killed when their house took a direct hit from a Luftwaffe bomb in Dymchurch, Kent, on August 24th 1940.

Remembering them and all who lost their lives in The Battle Of Britain.

Certainly, A Day to Remember, for many reasons,




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Hmmm, Duxford is as far north as they go............

The sun came out about 30 mins ago. But it's gone behind thickening clouds again :-
Oh well, we'll leave at 12 anyway and keep our fingers crossed. |

The 40 Spitfires and Hurricanes that were originally scheduled to take off off from Goodwood around nnon today has been delayed and are now scheduled to take off around 2:00pm :-) this delay is due to the weather at the moment :-)

Oh booger it. :-|

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Unfortunately the nearest flight to me is Duxford and that is to far to go to take the chance with the weather :-(

And that's even if you can get close enough to view!

Takeoff now seems to be at 1400.

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