1st Armed Forces Day.

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **on:** June 28, 2009, 10:29:31 PM

I took my boy to the first Armed Forces Day held in the UK yesterday

Not a bad day out at all, and a good chance to support the boys and girls in uniform

Here are a few pictures

My star of the show to start off with, a 1944 folding Paratroopers bicycle

My 6 year old son

Some for Dunc

My Granddads old Matchie

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #1 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:38:17 PM

Gun Porn

Sorry that some of the pictures aren't great, but between looking out for my boy, and avoiding the 35-40,000 people there, i had my work cut out

yud · **Reply #2 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:41:02 PM

very nice

For the US Armed Forces Day we went to the US Air Force Museum there where a few less people 10,000 but that is a lot there, and no pretty boats.

What was the deal with the boat new? old? museums? sorry did I say I like boats?

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #3 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:42:22 PM

We've got one of the foremost LifeBoat musuem's at the docks near me

I'll find some links...

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #4 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:43:29 PM

http://www.rnli.org.uk/who_we_are/the_heritage_trust/chatham
http://www.chdt.org.uk/

Neil · **Reply #5 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:45:10 PM

Cool, that was almost like being there... but without crowds and expensive ice creams

Craig · **Reply #6 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:46:05 PM

Quote from: Neil on June 28, 2009, 10:45:10 PM

Cool, that was almost like being there... but without crowds and expensive ice creams

Seconded. Great pictures, Mike

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #7 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:46:32 PM

Quote from: Neil on June 28, 2009, 10:45:10 PM

Cool, that was almost like being there... but without crowds and expensive ice creams

Voice of experience

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #8 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:46:51 PM

Quote from: Craig on June 28, 2009, 10:46:05 PM

Quote from: Neil on June 28, 2009, 10:45:10 PM
Cool, that was almost like being there... but without crowds and expensive ice creams

Seconded. Great pictures, Mike

Thanks mate

yud · **Reply #9 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:49:52 PM

If I ever go to the UK I'll keep that place in mind looks like my kind of place

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #10 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:53:28 PM

Quote from: yud on June 28, 2009, 10:49:52 PM

If I ever go to the UK I'll keep that place in mind looks like my kind of place

Well it's housed in a building that had the largest unsupported roof in the world, till a certain von Zeppelin started knocking up dirigables

So even the architectures facinating

Neil · **Reply #11 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:54:01 PM

Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on June 28, 2009, 10:46:32 PM

Quote from: Neil on June 28, 2009, 10:45:10 PM
Cool, that was almost like being there... but without crowds and expensive ice creams
Voice of experience

Oh yes

Its Waddington Air Show next weekend, I hope its not too warm, I haven't been saving up

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #12 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:54:45 PM

Quote from: Neil on June 28, 2009, 10:54:01 PM

Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on June 28, 2009, 10:46:32 PM
Quote from: Neil on June 28, 2009, 10:45:10 PM
Cool, that was almost like being there... but without crowds and expensive ice creams
Voice of experience

Oh yes

Its Waddington Air Show next weekend, I hope its not too warm, I haven't been saving up

Well it was 2 quid for a feast

Neil · **Reply #13 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:56:39 PM

Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on June 28, 2009, 10:54:45 PM

Quote from: Neil on June 28, 2009, 10:54:01 PM
Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on June 28, 2009, 10:46:32 PM
Quote from: Neil on June 28, 2009, 10:45:10 PM
Cool, that was almost like being there... but without crowds and expensive ice creams
Voice of experience

Oh yes

Its Waddington Air Show next weekend, I hope its not too warm, I haven't been saving up
Well it was 2 quid for a feast

smurf me!

rp252 · **Reply #14 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:58:34 PM

They are some great pics Mike, especially that flyover. It must have been great to see such Classic aircraft in flight

Cheers for sharing them mate; nice to see military stuff both old and new. I noticed several of those pictures 'accidentally' had women in the frame - accident or on purpose

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #15 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:59:00 PM

Quote from: Neil on June 28, 2009, 10:56:39 PM

Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on June 28, 2009, 10:54:45 PM
Quote from: Neil on June 28, 2009, 10:54:01 PM
Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on June 28, 2009, 10:46:32 PM
Quote from: Neil on June 28, 2009, 10:45:10 PM
Cool, that was almost like being there... but without crowds and expensive ice creams
Voice of experience

Oh yes

Its Waddington Air Show next weekend, I hope its not too warm, I haven't been saving up
Well it was 2 quid for a feast

Colorful Enunciation me!

Yeah, well a small hot dog was 3.50

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #16 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:01:50 PM

Quote from: rp252 on June 28, 2009, 10:58:34 PM

They are some great pics Mike, especially that flyover. It must have been great to see such Classic aircraft in flight

Cheers for sharing them mate; nice to see military stuff both old and new. I noticed several of those pictures 'accidentally' had women in the frame - accident or on purpose

I don't know what you mean

The flyover's we're a complete bugger, as they we're well ahead of schedule, and I was in the Lifeboat Musuem at the time

Luckily my boy heard the Merlins (bless 'im) and we managed to run (well I hobbled

) and got a couple of shot's before they disapeared over the roofline

rp252 · **Reply #17 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:06:06 PM

Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on June 28, 2009, 11:01:50 PM

Quote from: rp252 on June 28, 2009, 10:58:34 PM
They are some great pics Mike, especially that flyover. It must have been great to see such Classic aircraft in flight

Cheers for sharing them mate; nice to see military stuff both old and new. I noticed several of those pictures 'accidentally' had women in the frame - accident or on purpose

I don't know what you mean

The flyover's we're a complete bugger, as they we're well ahead of schedule, and I was in the Lifeboat Musuem at the time

Luckily my boy heard the Merlins (bless 'im) and we managed to run (well I hobbled ) and got a couple of shot's before they disapeared over the roofline

Good stuff mate. Glad you got to see at least some of the airbourne stuff. I've got a real urge to go to some airshows now

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #18 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:08:20 PM

Well do it now before they price them out of existance

yud · **Reply #19 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:12:22 PM

Here are some what I did

Inside the the SR-71 Black Bird

The line to see inside the the SR-71 Black Bird

And a SA2

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #20 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:13:06 PM

Quote from: yud on June 28, 2009, 11:12:22 PM

Here are some what I did
(Image removed from quote.)
Inside the the SR-71 Black Bird
(Image removed from quote.)
The line to see inside the the SR-71 Black Bird
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs107.snc1/4909_1152201239977_1076017517_466740_5688967_n.jpg
And a SA2

Holy Grail of cockpit shots

yud · **Reply #21 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:14:57 PM

Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on June 28, 2009, 11:08:20 PM

Well do it now before they price them out of existance

That will not happen here they are all run by the armed Forces

but a few people drop dead every year from the heat

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #22 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:17:32 PM

Quote from: yud on June 28, 2009, 11:14:57 PM

Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on June 28, 2009, 11:08:20 PM
Well do it now before they price them out of existance
That will not happen here they are all run by the armed Forces
but a few people drop dead every year from the heat

There we're quite a few ambulances in attentance for that very reason, and sadly there we're a few of the more senior folks who we're taken ill by the hot, humid conditions

yud · **Reply #23 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:19:55 PM

Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on June 28, 2009, 11:13:06 PM

Holy Grail of cockpit shots

That was defintly a onece in a life time thing to see

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #24 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:20:33 PM

Quote from: yud on June 28, 2009, 11:19:55 PM

Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on June 28, 2009, 11:13:06 PM
Holy Grail of cockpit shots
That was defintly a onece in a life time thing to see

At least you had the good sence to record it for posterity

rp252 · **Reply #25 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:21:53 PM

Quote from: yud on June 28, 2009, 11:19:55 PM

Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on June 28, 2009, 11:13:06 PM
Holy Grail of cockpit shots
That was defintly a onece in a life time thing to see

Damn you!

I'd love to see the inside of one of those first hand. Cheers for the cockpit shot though

excellent stuff.