Campaign for flypast to honour 75th anniversary of plane crash in endcliffe park

[WarPig]

3 minutes ago, drolnhoj said:

It was quite surreal watching it on the TV and through my front window at the same time.

You no doubt had a good view with he trees gone. Great morning wasn't it.

[drolnhoj]

6 minutes ago, WarPig said:

You no doubt had a good view with he trees gone. Great morning wasn't it.

Trees were never going affect my view. My view was from my bay window in Darnall, looking towards sky edge and Wybourn. Saw them coming in and was able to identify them from the TV commentary. Only ones I couldn't see were the last jets. I assume they approached from a different direction.

[Unrecordings]

I don't remember seeing the Typhoons - I saw the Dakota first, what looked like a Hercules and a single Osprey, then the Stratotanker, with something (or things) smaller below it, climbing, then finally the four F15s  one of which I'm certain did a victory roll (but I couldn't lean far enough out of the window)

 

Did I get that correct ?

Were the Typhoons flying with the Stratotanker, or were they also F15 ?

[convert]

Looks like Dan Walker is on the case to get a gog for Tony.

 

 

[lindylou53]

49 minutes ago, Unrecordings said:

I don't remember seeing the Typhoons - I saw the Dakota first, what looked like a Hercules and a single Osprey, then the Stratotanker, with something (or things) smaller below it, climbing, then finally the four F15s  one of which I'm certain did a victory roll (but I couldn't lean far enough out of the window)

 

Did I get that correct ?

Were the Typhoons flying with the Stratotanker, or were they also F15 ?

Don't know anything about planes but when I heard the enormous racket from home at 8.45 I dashed outside to see the last (presumably) 3 planes fly over Stannington. Which ones would these have been? They looked identical.

Such a moving experience and the old photo of the 10 airmen brings a lump to my throat.

[hauxwell]

50 minutes ago, Unrecordings said:

I don't remember seeing the Typhoons - I saw the Dakota first, what looked like a Hercules and a single Osprey, then the Stratotanker, with something (or things) smaller below it, climbing, then finally the four F15s  one of which I'm certain did a victory roll (but I couldn't lean far enough out of the window)

 

Did I get that correct ?

Were the Typhoons flying with the Stratotanker, or were they also F15 ?

The man who talked you through the fly past on TV said, the four F15s were flying what is known as the missing men formation and the gap, when one planes broke away,  was to honour and represent the missing men in the Mi Amigo plane for the sacrifice they made.

 

Sorry I can’t help you with all of the names of the others, but you are right about the Dakota.

 

 

 

 

[Unrecordings]

In that case, to answer Lindy, the last three  over Stannington must have been F15s

[Unrecordings]

...and looking at my photos again, looks possibly like the pair of Typhoons (or F15s) would have been in front of the Stratotanker by the time they got to the park - from my vantage point it looks like they pulled ahead below the tanker and climbed  in front of it around Meersbrook/Chesterfield Road

[lindylou53]

2 hours ago, Unrecordings said:

In that case, to answer Lindy, the last three  over Stannington must have been F15s

Thanks for the info!

[katekate]

I totally agree that Tony should be honoured.  He is an incredible man and although lives were lost, Tony has suffered as well.  He has lived with the guilt that those  men died to save his life.  I also think it would be great if the people of Sheffield could set up some sort of collection for Tony so that he could have a well earned treat, not sure everyone will agree to this but i think he deserves it so much.  Does anybody have any ideas?