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Sunday 24 June 2012

All Fire, No Spit!


For our last day in Woodhall Spa, we decided to visit Tattershall Castle, a National Trust property, about six miles from the small town.

The castle is quite amazing to look at and was restored during the early part of the 20th century. It originally dates from the 15th century.

It has six floors, and you get to see some great views of the Lincolnshire countryside from the battlements.

But what made it extra special today was that a Spitfire flew over the castle whilst we were there. The RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is stationed at an airfield very close to the castle, and they all took off this afternoon to fly for an event in Lowestoft.

Besides the Spitfire, the Memorial Flight includes, a Lancaster bomber, a Hurricane and a Dakota. Unfortunately neither the Lancaster or Hurricane came out well, and it was an extra surprise to see the Dakota about fifteen minutes later.

5 comments:

  1. This looks great. I like how you presented this.

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  2. A great shot with lots of detail.

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  3. Now thats something not seen every day. This spit famously once took off with a WAAF fitter on the tail!

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  4. Neat shot here ol boy, Well captured too.
    It sure did make the day too.

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  5. Wonderful image, you are very talented with your camera!
    *** Hey no header this week?
    :)
    Léia

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