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Blue Spitfire Special Flight Today

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Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 10 Jul 2020 19:33

funny, it was showing on FR24 and Freedar on its way to Colchester, and it just seemed to stop.....then disappeared...

Kense

Kense Report 10 Jul 2020 16:49

That's good Bob. I caught a glimpse of it this morning shortly after it left Broomfield. I followed it on FR24 this afternoon when it was around Norwich but it was not on FR24 after that.

MillymollyAmanda

MillymollyAmanda Report 10 Jul 2020 16:44

We saw it ,it flew right over us in Norfolk at about twenty to four .

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 10 Jul 2020 15:52

saw it ...got it at the mo en route bury st edmunds..and Lakenheath..

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 10 Jul 2020 14:24

roger dat

will have to nip out to PCH and maybe see it in the flesh....as it were...@15:26

Kense

Kense Report 10 Jul 2020 14:21

I looked for it a few minutes after my last post when it should have been between Hertford and Cambridge and there was no sign of it. It doesn't provide position information and therefore FR24 has to triangulate. Given that it was flying at about 1000 feet there were presumably not many sites picking it up so its position could not be calculated for some of the route.

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 10 Jul 2020 13:11

no didnt show, not on my FR24

Kense

Kense Report 10 Jul 2020 10:43

It should do. It is on FR24, it is currently south of Harlow, callsign GPRXI.

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 10 Jul 2020 09:40

will it come up on freedar uk?

Kense

Kense Report 9 Jul 2020 22:22

It's doing aa couple of runs on Friday 10th July - Essex in the morning and Northampton, Peterborough and Suffolk in the afternoon.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Duxford/permalink/10157185183465785/

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 5 Jul 2020 10:34

Oooh, Hilary, like you, I'm jealous! :-(

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 5 Jul 2020 08:59

Thank you Hilary I will be watching for it, it is my favourite Aircraft :-D

Hilary

Hilary Report 5 Jul 2020 08:31

Special flight of beautiful Blue Spitfire PL983 'L' to celebrate N.H.S 72nd birthday is flying around the skies today. Below is the times of it's flight & where, if you are lucky enough to live in areas.
16.20pm Duxford Airfield
16.28 Welwyn Garden City Queen Elizabeth 11 Hosp. NHS
16.33 Luton & Dunstable University Hosp. NHS
16.36 Stevenage Lister Hosp. NHS
1641 Bedford Hosp. NHS
16.47 Huntingdon Hinchinbrooke Hosp.NHS
16.53 Witchford Village
16.58 Fulbourn Hosp. NHS
17.00 Addenbrooks Hosp. NHS
17.02 Papworth Hosp. NHS
1710 Duxford Airfield.
It has a special message under it's wings.
If you take any photos you can tag them to #NHSSpitfire
Jealous if you see it as I don't live in right areas. :-(