Next section of the Air Show this day was called “Celebrating Victory”. I think we need a pair of Spitfires for that…
Two Spitfire Mk Ia took off. This one is marked as a Spitfire from the No 71 “Eagle” Squadron“ with the American fighter pilots who joined the Royal Air Force in the early 1940s, before the USA officially entered the war in Europe in 1942.
Soon two other aircraft turned up – American F15E Strike Eagle from the 492nd Fighter Squadron based at RAF Lakenheath.
The four aircraft formed a loose formation…
…giving us only a distant view of that impressive American fighter. The F15’s left after a short time while…
…the two Spits stayed on…
…to give us a perfect performance…
…in a very tight formation…
…and we all appreciated the Celebration of Victory!
