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I recently had the immense privilege of being able to fly along side Whirlwind XJ729, a big thank you to all the crew for a fantastic day.

DSC_0354 by Ross Sullivan, on Flickr

DSC_0376 by Ross Sullivan, on Flickr

DSC_0377 by Ross Sullivan, on Flickr

DSC_0420 by Ross Sullivan, on Flickr

DSC_0431 by Ross Sullivan, on Flickr

DSC_0436 by Ross Sullivan, on Flickr

DSC_0446 by Ross Sullivan, on Flickr

DSC_0450 by Ross Sullivan, on Flickr

DSC_0470 by Ross Sullivan, on Flickr

DSC_0474 by Ross Sullivan, on Flickr

All comments are welcome.

Sully

Ah, that takes me back to my childhood, watching the Chivenor cabs heading to Dartmoor over my house.

Happy days.

Excellent set, you lucky

Cheers.

Andy

Stunning, absolutely fantastic set!

Thank you for the comments, it was lucky that the sun decided to play ball after being grey and overcast for majority of day.

Good Job! Great to see this example flying in the UK.
What was your photo-ship? The 'Whirlwind' would probably be prosecuted under the Trade Description Act these days, as speed-wise it only tends to hover while the Earth rotates below it!

Takes me right back to Colt in the 60's

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

The photoship was a Jetranger. I do wonder whether the Whirlwind repels the Earth or is it the other way round!

Really great pictures - wonderful actually!

I've posted some of XJ729 when she was in Scotland in 1970 - nothing like your quality, but I was only 12!!

Absolutely brilliant - takes me back to the Leconfield flight. They always managed to do their rescue display at the local company galas in the Grimsby

Excellent shots, thanks for posting,

3Greens