Although I don't go to a lot of airshows, I did attend a small airshow at Seething Airfield in Norfolk.....Not just because it's only 5 miles from where I live, But because it was also a charity event for the Norfolk Air Ambulance Service, Privately funded by the good people of Norfolk.

Our Air ambulance is called " Anglia One " and together with a dedicated crew save many lives throughout the year, From road traffic accidents to holiday makers in trouble on the beaches & broads, Anglia One is ready for action.
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And so to my upload from the airshow, This is as most will recognise a North American P51D, Owned & flown for us by our very own Maurice Hammond, And based just 3 miles from where I live, A regular sight in these big skies as Maurice just love flying this aircraft.....

Rather than the stock airshow shot, I decided to go for the " Arty " look, an image that might take you back to darker day's, When these aircraft where not being flown for entertainment, A time when many of them did not return to thier bases, Often flown by men who where no more than teenagers, At 19 years old they became men, You lived or you died.........It was a simple as that....

The Nickname " Little friend " was given to the pilots & fighters by the very gratefull bombers crews, who where mighty glad to see them as they returned to thier bases after a mission, Some with engines on fire, Some with wounded crew members on board.

The little friends helped keep the enemy fighters from finishing off the lame ducks.

So here is what a Little friend might have looked like as viewed from a big and very gratefull friend.......

Tags: Norfolk General Transport Mustang Black and white Airshow P51d Janie Seething Maurice hammond

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