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Battle Of Britain Flypast, Bognor Regis, 15th Sept 2015
This was an attempt to recreate, as far as possible, the 'hardest day' of the Battle
Of Britain,
with as many of the remaining Spitfires as could make it to one place (Goodwood),
plus a handful of Hurricanes and one Blenheim.Ten 'sections' were scheduled to fly,
taking off at 4 minute intervals from midday, but there was a 2 hour delay due to
the weather.
All sections flew south to Selsey Bill from Goodwood (a few miles) then four turned
right,
whilst the other six turned left towards Bognor Regis then to their destinations.
These, roughly, were the scheduled routes
for each section after they departed Goodwood and reached Selsey Bill
though I don't know if they were followed!
White: . . SE IOW - Needles - Salisbury - Basingstoke - Guildford - Crawley - Goodwood
Red: . . SE IOW - Needles - Salisbury - Tworbridge - Bristol - Swindon - Benson -
White Waltham - Northolt
Green: . . Bognor - Hambledon - Haslemere - Aldersot - Reading - High Wycombe - Bentley
Priory - Hatfield - North Weald
Blue: . .Bognor - Farnham - Croydon - Dartford - Brentwood - Braintree - Duxford
Orange: . . Bognor - Worthing - Crawley - Tunbridge Wells - Braintree - Colchester
- Bentwaters
Yellow: . . Bognor - Worthing - Crawley - Tunbridge Wells - Braintree - Duxford
Purple: . . Bognor - Brighton - Beachy Head - Hastings - Cranbrook - Grays - Brentwood
- Colchester - Sudbury - Duxford
Pink: . . Portsmouth - Bournemouth - Swanage - Weymouth - Bridport - Exeter - Yoevil
- Colerne
Brown: . . Bognor - Brighton - Beachy Head - Folkestone - Dover - Margate - Canterbury
- Maidstone - Chatham - Biggin Hill
Black: . . Bognor - Brighton - Beachy Head - Folkestone - Dover - Tunbridge Wells
- Haywards Heath - Wisborough - Goodwood
There certainly appeared to be ten 'groups', the first two each comprising eight aircraft,
the last just one,
but what actually flew, and where, doesn't seem to have been published.
If anyone sees these and can tell me I've got any of the details wrong, please tell
me!
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