[dilligafocau]

Originally Posted by MoMo

Perhaps BBC I Player is very busy and they cut out you guys in far-off lands?????

Its the same for me too MoMo, has the Arrows in a still picture when you click to play it says "This doesn't seem to be working, try again later."

[MoMo]

I have no problem in accessing the show. Try accessing the site directly BBC IPLAYER and try from there.

Perhaps the BEEB has some restrictive device which prevents access from outside the UK?????

[Captain Eddie]

I tried going to the website myself, still no joy, get the same message. #?!@%&* BBC!

[ChairmanMilo]

Originally Posted by MoMo

I have no problem in accessing the show. Try accessing the site directly BBC IPLAYER and try from there.

Perhaps the BEEB has some restrictive device which prevents access from outside the UK?????

Just brilliant - BBC doesn't seem to like making their videos available to Commonwealth members either.

[mapleflag]

If you click on go to RAF website under the box it says that the video is not available outside the UK. I even subscribe to BBC here in Canada and can't get it!

[MoMo]

Sorry guys,

It looks like the BBC have restricted the viewing area of their IPlayer Service. Only those in the UK may watch.

C'est la Technologie !

[MoMo]

Well, for those of you outside the U.K. here are some videos, reports and pics :


( or check out this video : RAF Fairford Flypast 2008 - AOL Video )

( and you can see 6 mins of the flypast here on utube ( same I think ): RAF Fairford Flypast 2008 - Truveo Video Search )

The world's largest military airshow was cancelled for the first time in its 38-year history after days of heavy rain flooded the site in Gloucestershire.
Directors of The Royal International Air Tattoo, held at RAF Fairford, were forced to abandon this weekend's show after heavy downpours during the previous 72 hours left the airfield and public car parks swamped.
Volunteers spent Saturday trying to improve conditions at the site in the hope of allowing the show to commence today, but large areas remained unusable.

Called off: The F-22A Raptor, the US Air Force's most advanced jet, was due to make its debut at RAF Fairford

The Tattoo was opened on Friday by the Queen who, alongside the oldest surviving First World War veteran, Henry Allingham, 112, watched 90 planes in one of the largest fly-pasts ever seen in the UK.

The show was not due to open to the general public until Saturday. Each year more than 300 aircraft participate in the event, which attracts about 170,000 visitors.

A highlight this year was due to be the UK flying debut of the US Air Force's most advanced jet, the F-22A Raptor.
Air Tattoo director Tim Prince said: 'We have been working around the clock to improve the conditions but have run out of time. Having worked towards this for 12 months, my team share the huge sense of frustration.'

The Red Arrows screeched above Central London today as the Royal Air Force celebrated the 90th anniversary of its foundation.
The raucous Rolls-Royce Adour engines ensured that the Prime Minister remembered to pay tribute to the RAF as the noise of the stunt team overhead interrupted his monthly Downing Street press conference.
“That is, by the way, the Red Arrows,” Gordon Brown told reporters while his voice was almost drowned out. “This is to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the RAF and we are also celebrating today the 100th anniversary of the Territorial Army.
“We congratulate both the RAF and the TA on their huge achievements for the country.”

A mile and a half further east, a crowd gathered on the Millennium Bridge to watch the air acrobatics team surge overhead leaving trails of red, white and blue across the skyline.
James Smalley, 40, was taking his lunch break in Central London. “Seeing the Red Arrows is a pretty awesome sight. I’ve always been interested in military history and the history of the RAF," he said.
“To be able to come and see it is great. You can’t get better than having the Red Arrows above you with the band playing 633 Squadron in the background.”
The fly-past started south of London City Airport, passing the O2 arena, Canary Wharf, Tower Bridge and the Tate Modern, ending close to the London Eye.
The RAF was formed in 1918, when the Army’s Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service were merged creating a third British military force.
Later this evening a banquet will be held at the RAF Museum. Guests, including the Duke of Edinburgh, will be treated to another fly-by as nine Eurofighters and a Spitfire take centre stage.
Low-key celebrations will also be held in Afghanistan and Iraq, including a sunset ceremony, to mark the date.
On Friday April 11, Prince Charles will present Prince William with his own RAF pilot’s wings as he reaches the end of his four-month attachment to the service.

He was born the same year as the first modern Olympic Games when the national speed limit was 2mph and the first X-ray was taken, and today Europe’s oldest man celebrated his 112th birthday with an RAF flypast.
Henry Allingham, the oldest surviving First World War veteran, saw the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight in his honour at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire.
Mr Allingham is just one of three known UK survivors from the First World War and before setting off to the airfield today he said: “I feel on the crest of a wave. What man wouldn’t with all the good souls I have looking after me here. I’m a lucky guy. I am looking forward to a wonderful day and to seeing the family. I just hope I don’t let the side down.”
Eight of Mr Allingham’s grandchildren and great grandchildren have flown in from their homes in the US for the occasion.

The veteran, a founder member of the RAF which celebrates its 90th anniversary this year, says the prospect of another day is the secret to his longevity. “People ask me how I’ve done it, and I just say that I look forward to another tomorrow.”
The simple formula seems to have worked wonders for the man who has seen six monarchs during a life that has spanned three centuries.
Senior members of the armed forces joined Mr Allingham for a celebratory lunch including Air Vice Marshal Peter Dye and Vice Admiral Sir Adrian Johns (Second Sea Lord and commander-in-chief Naval Home Command).
Later, 40 pupils from Cranwell Primary School presented him with a birthday cake.
He now lives in St Dunstan's, a care home for blind ex-servicemen in near Brighton.
His close friend and chaperone Dennis Goodwin, also founder of the First World War Veterans’ Association, praised Mr Allingham’s strength and character.
Mr Goodwin said: “He is simply an incredible man. Each year we think that maybe this will be his last but he just seems to carry on regardless. He is an example to us all. He keeps up with all the events and functions that he is invited to. Last year we counted that he had clocked up 47 events which is quite something for a man his age. He knows what’s going on around him and enjoys the company of people.”
Mr Allingham is just one of three known UK survivors from the First World War.
The other two are ex-Royal Navy stoker Bill Stone, 107, who was born in Devon but now lives in Oxfordshire, and 109-year-old Harry Patch, who lives in Wells, Somerset, the last surviving Tommy to have served on the Western Front.
Before he left St Dunstan’s, Mr Allingham posed for pictures holding a collection of birthday cards and stole a number of kisses from staff wishing him a happy birthday.
Patrick McBride, senior staff nurse at St Dunstan’s, said: “He is amazing. He has got such a lovely personality and was singing away happily. He loves it here and is so grateful for the care he receives. With his age, he does suffer from pain but he seems to take it all in his stride and gets on with life. He calls me boy, everyone to Henry is either boy or girl. He is a pleasure to look after. Whereas a lot of people when they get elderly get quite low in mood, Henry is the opposite.”
The Government announced two years ago that the death of the last known First World War veteran would be marked by a national memorial service at Westminster Abbey. The decision was warmly welcomed by veterans and by MPs who have campaigned for a service to mark the final passing of the generation which fought in the 1914-18 conflict. It was said the service would reflect the events of November 11, 1920, when the unknown warrior was laid to rest and the Cenotaph unveiled in Whitehall.
Mr Allingham, who has five grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren, joined the Royal Naval Air Service in September 1915 before transferring to the RAF in April 1918.
As well as being the last founder member of the RAF, he is also the sole survivor of the Battle of Jutland. On what lessons he learnt from the First World War, Mr Allingham has said: “Hear all, see all and say nowt.”
He has been awarded a string of accolades including the British War Medal, Victory Medal and the Legion d’honneur, France’s highest military honour.

The first flypast formation included Chinooks, a Sea King and Fireflys
This was followed by the second formation, including a Lancaster bomber a Spitfire and a Hurricane (email YOUR photos of the flypast to: gloucestershire@bbc.co.uk)
The third and last formation included Valley Hawks, a Nimrod and a C17
(The third formation continued). Bringing up the rear - Typhoons, Harriers, F3s, GR4s and RAFAT Hawks (email YOUR photos of the flypast to: gloucestershire@bbc.co.uk)
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a good photo of a VC-10 and an Airborne Early Warning aircraft from the top of Cleeve Hill (Cheltenham) just before the rain came!"


RAF 90th Anniversary Flypast fast jet formations. Sorry they are a bit dark, conditions were really bad."


RAF 90th Anniversary Flypast fast jet formations."

[Captain Eddie]

Thanks for sharing that, MoMo. Interesting story about Henry Allingham, may God Bless him!