Air race weekend 27-30/5

[keithh]

I spent the weekend at Popham for the Royal Aero Club air races and logged the following.
Amongst the early arrivals I made these
27/5
G-RRRZ RV 8
G-JKEL RV 7
G-WEWI C172
I also made a couple of the more recent locals
G-GCOY TB 9
G-CFKZ Europa
28/5
In addition to the competitors I made a nice Gazelle
G-RBIL Gazelle
G-KDOG Bulldog
G-OLAD Extra
G-GAXC Robin R2160
G-DAVM CAP 10B
29/5
One visitor made today plus an overflight
CS-LAT Citation 680
G-DEFT CTSW
30/5
The gyro hangar opened this morning giving me three more amongst the nine inmates although one was covered totally.
G-CIZK Magni M16C
G-PLOP Magni M24C
G-CIZB Magni M24C
I missed out the restored Auster which I also made. When I looked it up in my all time register it was cancelled to Sweden in 1953

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Unfortunately my lens is only a 300mm so it was a bit short for the aerial shots

[starlifter]

Seem to have got in your photo g-npkj sorry

Andrew

[keithh]

I've never met anybody from the group apart from my friends but I must have stood alongside quite a few judging by some of my pix!

[jargon]

Nice pics, nice to see the Lake flying let alone racing.

Just read up chip G-AKDN flyingfoxaviation.com/detail?id=47 interesting and for anyone with deeper pockets..................

[keithh]

The pic above of the French micro 16TL was taken as it over flew the field. Can anyone help with a type please

[jargon]

Googled ULM 16TL and came up with this photo and notes
Its a very new Funk FK-12 Comet S2 s/n 112

fk12comet.blogspot.co.uk/

Regards

John