{"id":922,"date":"2007-08-18T19:08:40","date_gmt":"2007-08-18T18:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/archives\/922"},"modified":"2013-11-24T16:55:51","modified_gmt":"2013-11-24T16:55:51","slug":"battle-of-britain-time-warp-entry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/battle-of-britain-time-warp-entry\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle of Britain (time-warp entry)"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Have you ever had one of those days when you feel you're in a time warp? Everything looks normal, but there's something odd in the air and you just can't place your finger on it. Well today was a bit like that. The sun was trying (but failing) to break through, and the rain was threatening but not falling. There was an unseasonal autumnal chill to the breeze.<\/p>\n

In the distance I could hear the rumble of a plane. That's not unusual<\/a>, but the sound today had a distinctive drone to it. Familiar, but I couldn't quite place it. Now as it happens the view to the rear of the garden is restricted and I rarely see anything approach until it's on me (my excuse for the number of shots of sparrowhawks I've missed), but today the drone became insistent and loud, and I had an inkling that something special was about to happen. I turned the camera skyward.
<\/span> Spitfire!<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIA P7350<\/span><\/p>\n

As that beauty swept out of view, another plane flew over the garden. Not quite as low, but low enough (and certainly in reach of my 300mm lens).
<\/span> Hawker Hurricane Mk IIc PZ865<\/span><\/p>\n

I was still recovering from the surprise, when I heard some more aircraft drone. A little further away this time, toward the South and at altitude. I imagine that some 60+ years ago these wouldn't have been too welcome a sight over the South Coast, but I was thoroughly delighted!
<\/span> Bandits at 3 o'clock! (Messerschmitts, I presume)<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> Encounter in the skies<\/span><\/p>\n

The final elements of this impromptu display were a couple of more modern looking planes flying in formation. I've no idea what these are, but they flew past about half an hour later.
<\/span> <\/p>\n

Aircraft identification courtesy of bbmf.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[327],"class_list":["post-922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-wwii-aircraft","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t