On Saturday the Family & I took a short drive over to Rainham for the Military & Flying Machines event at Damyns Hall Aerodrome. We try to do this show every year because it attracts a variety of re-enactors, vehicles and traders and includes plenty of family oriented stuff like bouncy castles and rides. This means that the wife can keep the little one happy while I get to wander around camera in hand.
I was trying to be a little more restrained with my picture taking (especially after my excesses of last week) and managed to keep my photo's in the hundreds rather than thousands for a change! Here are some of my pictures from the event.
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| M4 Sherman with Cullen Hedgerow Cutters attached to front |
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| Scammell Recovery Vehicle |
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| M10 Achilles - A British variant of the American M10 Tank destroyer with the 17 pounder anti-tank gun instead of the the standard 3" (76.2 mm) Gun M7 |
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| Infantryman from Das Heer re-enactment group |
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| White M16 Half Track |
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| Re-enactors - US Infantry |
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| Ferret Scout Car |
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| M18 Hellcat |
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| Greyhound Armoured Car |
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| Spitfire Mk LFIXe from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight |
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| The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight |
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| Dodge WC51(winch-less weapon carrier) |
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| M5 Stuart Light Tank |
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| Pontiac Delux Six c1940 - US Army Staff Car |
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| M4A4 Sherman with appliqué armour welded on where the ammunition storage bins are located |
Although this show is nothing like as large or well attended as the likes of War & Peace its still a pretty good show with an interesting and growing variety of re-enactors and vehicles on display.
nice photos..
ReplyDeleteGreat photos. but.. hundreds instead of thousands? Wow..
ReplyDeleteYou seem to be blessed with great days out at the moment; more cracking photos Lee.
ReplyDeleteI'm off on Holiday on Friday and if I'm very lucky (and if I can get away with it!) I may try to get another visit to the Mucklebrough Collection. So expect more pictures when I get back!
DeleteAnother set of great shots.
ReplyDeleteYou must have some collection of images now.
Tony
I was there on Sunday by which time it was turning into a quagmire with the rain, however the Achilles had a "for sale" sign on it for £290,000 or thereabouts. Hmmm sell the house buy the Achilles get a towbar fitted and a caravan, then again I don't think the wife would be too happy, my son thinks it's a good idea though!
ReplyDeleteGet your son a ferret for his first car, they seem to be about £6,000ish, and if he does have an accident, he ought to be safe!
DeleteThanks for sharing yet another great batch of pics!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics, intersting to see a Heer re-enacter rather than the usual SS divisions
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