VH-KDK Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 The first instalment of a flight to England's West Country from Liverpool. 1. The first turbo prop I flew on was a Dan Air 748 back in 1975. Sadly Dan Air and almost all of the 748s have now gone. 2. Over the much cleaner Mersey Estuary which even has fish in it now, departing from Liverpool's John Lennon Airport. 3. Over the Wirral at Heswall with just some of the Dee just visible. On the other bank of the Dee sits Flint. 4. A small part of Connah's Quay and Flint Bridge can be seen through the clouds. 5. Very close to Dutlas and the border shared by Wales and England. 6. After passing the Brecon Beacons the clouds briefly part to expose Tredegar. 7. More clouds as we approach the Severn Estuary. To be continued...…... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Lots of cloudy shots here Martyn! Another nice long gone livery too...you seem to be finding lots of those Orbx England is looking good in these shots, under all that cloud cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Harmes Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Great set Martyn! Thanks for the history lesson, they are always enjoyable. I also love the livery. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 A great history lesson Martyn! I remember Dan Dare well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 I am enjoying your flight and the shots. Also great looking clouds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 12 hours ago, Sniper31 said: Lots of cloudy shots here Martyn! Another nice long gone livery too...you seem to be finding lots of those Orbx England is looking good in these shots, under all that cloud cover. Thanks Landon, this is actually one of the liveries that came with the plane but there are also some excellent third party paints that I should get around installing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 11 hours ago, Scott Harmes said: Great set Martyn! Thanks for the history lesson, they are always enjoyable. I also love the livery. Cheers, Many thanks for that Scott, nice to know that a few appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 9 hours ago, paulb said: A great history lesson Martyn! I remember Dan Dare well Thanks Paul, well I had Dan Dare in my original title but I wasn't sure if anyone would remember him so I changed it. I should have stuck to my original plan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 2 hours ago, lifejogger said: I am enjoying your flight and the shots. Also great looking clouds. Thanks John, I love flying through the clouds but again what was meant to be a scenic flight was altered by the RL weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Interesting stuff Martyn and a wonderful set of shots to boot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 4 hours ago, VH-KDK said: Thanks Paul, well I had Dan Dare in my original title but I wasn't sure if anyone would remember him so I changed it. I should have stuck to my original plan! Those were the days Martyn! Great comics then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Beautiful Shots Martyn ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Great shots Martyn. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 That was very cool Martyn, thanks for the tour and I never knew they naked an airport after a Beatle, how cool is that? I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvdboomen Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 On 5/26/2018 at 2:25 PM, VH-KDK said: almost all of the 748s have now gone. Sadly indeed. That's why I was soooo happy when I saw a military active one in South Korea last October. Great caps. Liverpool is a nice area to fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Tip-top bunch of shots you present here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 12 hours ago, adambar said: Interesting stuff Martyn and a wonderful set of shots to boot! Thank you Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 10 hours ago, paulb said: Those were the days Martyn! Great comics then They were great days indeed Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 7 hours ago, mikee said: Beautiful Shots Martyn ! Many thanks Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 5 hours ago, Iain Emms said: Great shots Martyn. cheers Iain Thank you Iain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 5 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: That was very cool Martyn, thanks for the tour and I never knew they naked an airport after a Beatle, how cool is that? I love it. Thanks Jack, it was formerly known as Speke. There is George Best Belfast City Airport too named after arguably the best Association Footballer to come out of the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 2 hours ago, bvdboomen said: Sadly indeed. That's why I was soooo happy when I saw a military active one in South Korea last October. Great caps. Liverpool is a nice area to fly. Thanks, I used to see them regularly in Thailand with the RTAF but they have been gone now for 2 years. Great to hear they are still going in South Korea. You are so right that there are many interesting features around Liverpool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Bermuda425 said: Tip-top bunch of shots you present here! Many thanks Erik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean marc Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 beautiful shots and very interesting vintage plane (NB : and thank you very much for your information about Oz camping ...I will look this evening) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
European Mountain Man Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Super set of shots Martyn I enjoyed them all regards EMM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Your England looks good, Martyn, p3d does its magic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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