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P-51 Mustang, Janie, August 2009

A sound recording of P-51 Mustang “Janie” recorded in August 2009.

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And a spectrogram of the recording.

P-51 Mustang Janie Spectrogram

P-51 Mustang Janie Spectrogram

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P-51 Mustang, Marinell, Little Grandsden, August 2009

Sound recording of a recently rebuilt P-51 Mustang “Marinell” at the 2009 Little Gransden Airshow.

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And a spectrogram of the recording.

P51 Mustang Marinelle Spectrogram

P51 Mustang Marinelle Spectrogram

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Hawker Sea Hurricane & Mk1 Hurricane Display

A Mark 1 Hurricane and Sea Hurricane displaying in formation. Not something you see or hear everyday!

The Sea Hurricane is operated by the Shuttleworth Collection and the MK1 Hurricane (R4188) is a Battle of Britain veteran aircraft. More information about R4188 is available from here.

Some interesting information linking these two machines from the web site about the Mk1:

During its lifetime, it was fitted with no fewer than five Rolls-Royce Merlin III engines, and underwent four major rebuilds. It is still powered by a Merlin III (the only other aircraft in the world to retain a Merlin III is the Sea Hurricane at Shuttleworth). It is said to be the most historic fighter aircraft to have survived the war.

During the display you could hear a difference in the two engines although difficult to tell in a blind test. The Sea Hurricane is flown in a very conservative style, no suprise considering the age and rarity (of the two). At a push, the Sea Hurricane has a softer sound.

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Recorded on 2nd August 2009, Old Warden, Beds, UK. This is a quick snap I took of the Mk1 and a photo of the Sea Hurricane from July.

Hawker Hurricane MK1 R4188 at Old Warden

Hawker Hurricane MK1 R4188 at Old Warden

Hawker Sea Hurricane, Old Warden, July 2009

Hawker Sea Hurricane, Old Warden, July 2009

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Supermarine Spitfire PR.11 PL965/R

This Merlin engined Spitfire PR.11 PL965 (G-MKXI) turned up at Old Warden at the weekend and did a fantastic display. The sound I recorded starts with the aircraft looping over the field and then a fast flyover right on axis with my mic setup.

Another one of the great aircraft at Hanger 11, North Weald. More information from the Hanger 11 web site.

For a change I took my camera and took a few snaps instead of relying on Wikpedia content.

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See also more Spitfire recordings here: http://www.field-recording.org.uk/supermarine-spitfire/

Supermarine Spitfire PR.11 PL965/R overhead

Supermarine Spitfire PR.11 PL965/R overhead

After the display PL965 prepares to land.

Supermarine Spitfire PR.11 PL965/R

Supermarine Spitfire PR.11 PL965/R landing

Recorded on 2nd August 2009, Old Warden, Beds, UK.

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Supermarine Seafire, 5th July 2009

Supermarine Seafire sound recorded on 5th July 2009 at Old Warden.

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More Seafire recordings here: http://www.field-recording.org.uk/supermarine-seafire/

Supermarine Seafire, Old Warden, July 2009

Supermarine Seafire, Old Warden, July 2009

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Seafire, Sea Hurricane, Corsair, Wildcat

This is one of my favourite recordings. Completely by suprise a formation of Hawker Sea Hurricane, Supermarine Seafire, Grumman F4F Wildcat and a Vought Corsair flew over as a prelude to a naval themed display at Old Warden, 3rd June 2007.

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This recording was taken using minidisc and an AT-822 so dynamics are limited to that hardware, the mp3 version adding a few artifacts.

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P51 Jumpin Jaques

“Jumpin Jacques” is a North American Mustang (S/N 44-72035) P-51D-20-NA, built at North American’s Inglewood facility in California.

Recorded at Old Warden, 7th June 2009. Operated by Hanger 11, based at North Weald, Essex, UK.

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Supermarine Spitfire MK XVI

This Spitfire MK XVIE CBAF.IX.4262 (G-OXVI) was recorded in 2008 at the Little Gransden Airshow, UK. Not too sure about these later mark Spitifires but a little research would indicate this a Packard built Rolls-Royce Merlin. If anyone can confirm this, I’d appreciate it. This aircraft is operated by Spitfire Ltd.

There’s quite a bit of crowd noise on this recording so I’ve made an edit of the best bits. Sometimes crowd noise adds to the sound – not always.

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI NR

Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI NR

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Hawker Sea Hurricane 3rd May, 2009

This is a recording made at Old Warden on 3rd May of their resident Hawker Sea Hurricane.

This is a longer recording than I usually post and has a bit of work applied to it – a windy day. The Hurricane is still filling in for the finale their whilst the spit is undergoing an overhaul (3 or so years now I think).

Recorded using a Rode NT5 into a Fostex FR2-LE with a little work in Audacity with a high pass filter, with some compression in Reaper to keep things level, but not too much.

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Hawker Sea Hurricane

A couple of sounds extracts featuring the Merlin engined Hawker Sea Hurricane z7015 (G-BKTH) based at the Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, UK. Both were recorded from the flight line and were taken on separate occasions.
The Sea Hurricane is a ‘navalised’ version of the standard Hawker Hurricane.

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Hawer Sea Hurricane

Hawer Sea Hurricane