{"id":7257,"date":"2025-06-30T17:22:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T16:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/?p=7257"},"modified":"2025-07-01T10:18:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T09:18:51","slug":"only-mad-dogs-and-photographers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/2025\/06\/30\/only-mad-dogs-and-photographers\/","title":{"rendered":"Only Mad Dogs and Photographers&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7257\" class=\"elementor elementor-7257\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93c9694 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"93c9694\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c405c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c405c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Last Saturday saw a group of Dunchurch Photographic Society members set off on a trip to the Shuttleworth Festival of Flight. With cameras packed, batteries charged, and sunscreen optimistically applied, we headed to Old Warden Aerodrome in Bedfordshire for a day dedicated to historic aircraft, precision flying, and, as it turned out, serious sun exposure.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_7305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7305\" style=\"width: 516px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7305 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shuttleworth-Group-Shot-516x600.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"516\" height=\"600\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shuttleworth-Group-Shot-516x600.webp 516w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shuttleworth-Group-Shot-258x300.webp 258w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shuttleworth-Group-Shot-768x894.webp 768w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shuttleworth-Group-Shot-1000x1164.webp 1000w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shuttleworth-Group-Shot-481x560.webp 481w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shuttleworth-Group-Shot-600x698.webp 600w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shuttleworth-Group-Shot.webp 1031w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DPS Members (L-R): Paula K, Karen T, David B, Mark E, David H &amp; Simon C<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>The old saying goes that only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun. We&#8217;d like to amend that: only mad dogs, Englishmen, and photographers. The weather was glorious \u2013 cloudless skies, relentless sunshine, and temperatures that felt more like Spain than southern England. Shade was at a premium and bottled water became as important as memory cards. But with aircraft of this calibre flying overhead, who was going to complain?<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-7260\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Simon-Coates-Shuttleworth-1-600x223.jpg\" alt=\"Pitts Specials\" width=\"600\" height=\"223\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Simon-Coates-Shuttleworth-1-600x223.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Simon-Coates-Shuttleworth-1-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Simon-Coates-Shuttleworth-1-768x285.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Simon-Coates-Shuttleworth-1-1536x570.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Simon-Coates-Shuttleworth-1-2048x760.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Simon-Coates-Shuttleworth-1-2000x743.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Simon-Coates-Shuttleworth-1-1000x371.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Simon-Coates-Shuttleworth-1-1800x668.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Simon-Coates-Shuttleworth-1-1508x560.jpg 1508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p><p>The Shuttleworth Festival of Flight is a standout event for aviation enthusiasts and photographers alike. The airfield, set amongst picturesque countryside, offers a unique mix of vintage aircraft, open access areas, and carefully choreographed flying displays that provide superb photo opportunities.<\/p><p>The flying programme kicked off with the RAF Chinook \u2013 an unconventional but welcome opener. While not as elegant as the classic warbirds to come, the Chinook impressed with its sheer presence and agility. Its distinctive twin rotor design and surprisingly nimble manoeuvres made it a fascinating subject to shoot. Hovering, banking, and performing its signature nose-down moves, it gave us plenty of chances to experiment with motion blur and scale. A strong start to the day\u2019s flying.<\/p><p>The classic warbirds followed. The unmistakable silhouette of the Spitfire drew all eyes skyward. Seeing this legendary aircraft in flight is always a moving experience, and it offered some slower passes that gave us the chance to work with different shutter speeds to capture prop blur. Alongside it, a beautifully maintained Corsair brought a touch of Pacific Theatre history to the day, its bent wings and throaty engine notes standing out from the more familiar RAF shapes.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_7264\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7264\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7264\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Simon-Coates-Shuttleworth-15-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Corsair coming in to land at Shuttleworth\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Simon-Coates-Shuttleworth-15-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Simon-Coates-Shuttleworth-15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Simon-Coates-Shuttleworth-15-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Simon-Coates-Shuttleworth-15-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Simon-Coates-Shuttleworth-15-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Simon-Coates-Shuttleworth-15-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Simon-Coates-Shuttleworth-15-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Simon-Coates-Shuttleworth-15-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Simon-Coates-Shuttleworth-15-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Corsair Landing<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>The Douglas R4D \u201cReady 4 Duty\u201d was a surprise favourite among several members. The vintage U.S. Navy livery looked fantastic against the bright summer sky, and its steady, graceful passes made it easier to track and capture cleanly. The Dassault Flamant, a lesser-known but elegant French aircraft, added a bit of variety to the usual line-up. Its polished finish caught the sunlight beautifully, although it proved trickier to shoot given its smaller size and tighter manoeuvres.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_7276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7276\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7276 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KDT_3007-wm-fb-600x375.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KDT_3007-wm-fb-600x375.webp 600w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KDT_3007-wm-fb-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KDT_3007-wm-fb-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KDT_3007-wm-fb-1536x961.webp 1536w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KDT_3007-wm-fb-1000x626.webp 1000w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KDT_3007-wm-fb-1800x1126.webp 1800w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KDT_3007-wm-fb-895x560.webp 895w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KDT_3007-wm-fb.webp 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lancaster &#8211; Karen Tillett<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Of course, no historic flight event in the UK would be complete without the Lancaster. Its presence is always commanding \u2013 the sheer scale, the deep growl of the four Merlins, and the weight of history it carries make it a true highlight. It performed several sweeping passes, allowing us to capture both side profiles and head-on shots. Many of us switched to longer lenses to fill the frame with the Lancaster\u2019s mass and detail, but even wide shots against the vast sky had their charm.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_7268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7268\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7268\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/David-Brays-Red-Arrows-at-Shuttleworth-600x338.jpeg\" alt=\"Red Arrows - David J Bray\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/David-Brays-Red-Arrows-at-Shuttleworth-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/David-Brays-Red-Arrows-at-Shuttleworth-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/David-Brays-Red-Arrows-at-Shuttleworth-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/David-Brays-Red-Arrows-at-Shuttleworth-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/David-Brays-Red-Arrows-at-Shuttleworth-1000x563.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/David-Brays-Red-Arrows-at-Shuttleworth-996x560.jpeg 996w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/David-Brays-Red-Arrows-at-Shuttleworth.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red Arrows &#8211; David J Bray<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>The Red Arrows lit up the middle of the afternoon with their trademark precision and vibrant display. Their perfectly synchronised aerobatics and colourful smoke trails cut dramatically across the clear blue sky. They offered a much-needed change of pace, and a different kind of photographic challenge. Capturing formation changes and tight crossover moves required fast shutter speeds, good reflexes, and a fair amount of luck \u2014 but it was well worth the effort.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7281 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/186A4495-600x480.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/186A4495-600x480.webp 600w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/186A4495-300x240.webp 300w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/186A4495-768x614.webp 768w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/186A4495-1000x800.webp 1000w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/186A4495-700x560.webp 700w, https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/186A4495.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>A big thank-you must go to <b>Karen Tillett<\/b> for cajoling us into going \u2013 her gentle persistence got us all organised, and we\u2019re very glad it did. And a special nod to <b>David Bray<\/b>, who generously shared his immense knowledge on photographing aircraft throughout the day. From exposure settings to panning techniques, his guidance made a real difference to many of our shots.<\/p><p>Throughout the day, camaraderie was high. We shared chairs, sun cream, and even ice creams when queues allowed. As the heat rose, so did the challenge \u2013 shimmering heat haze, high-contrast lighting, and rapidly changing flight patterns kept us all on our toes. But that&#8217;s half the fun of photographing live events like this: you never quite know what you\u2019ll get until you check your shots later.<\/p><p>All in all, it was a fantastic day out for the Dunchurch Photographic Society. We returned sunburnt, tired, but with memory cards full and plenty of stories to swap at the next club meeting. Shuttleworth put on an excellent show, and for those of us willing to brave the sun, the rewards were more than worth it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc6f44 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ebc6f44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93b93a8 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpzoom-elementor-addons-slider\" data-id=\"93b93a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;center&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_speed&quot;:300,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:3000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:1,&quot;slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"wpzoom-elementor-addons-slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpzjs-slick wpz-slick wpz-slick--slider\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpz-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KDT_3870-wm-fb-768x431.webp\" alt=\"Red Arrow\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wpz-slick-title\">Red Arrow<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wpz-slick-subtitle\">\u00a9 Karen Tillett<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpz-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/186A4393-768x614.webp\" alt=\"Spitfire\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wpz-slick-title\">Spitfire<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wpz-slick-subtitle\">\u00a9 Mark Ellis<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpz-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/186A4145-768x614.webp\" alt=\"Red Arrows Tornado\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wpz-slick-title\">Red Arrows Tornado<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wpz-slick-subtitle\">\u00a9 Mark Ellis<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpz-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Douglas-R4D-David-Bray-768x432.webp\" alt=\"Douglas R4D\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wpz-slick-title\">Douglas R4D<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wpz-slick-subtitle\">\u00a9David J Bray<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpz-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/186A4089-768x614.webp\" alt=\"Pitts Special\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wpz-slick-title\">Pitts Special<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wpz-slick-subtitle\">\u00a9 Mark Ellis<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpz-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/186A3992-768x614.webp\" alt=\"Lancaster\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wpz-slick-title\">Lancaster<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wpz-slick-subtitle\">\u00a9 Mark Ellis<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpz-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KDT_3773-wm-fb-768x481.webp\" alt=\"Red Arrows\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wpz-slick-title\">Red Arrows<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wpz-slick-subtitle\">\u00a9 Karen Tillett<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpz-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KDT_3007-wm-fb-1-768x480.webp\" alt=\"Lancaster\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wpz-slick-title\">Lancaster<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wpz-slick-subtitle\">\u00a9 Karen Tillett<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpz-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/186A4495-1-768x614.webp\" alt=\"Boomerang\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wpz-slick-title\">Boomerang<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wpz-slick-subtitle\">\u00a9 Mark Ellis<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpz-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KDT_2678-wm-smll-768x464.webp\" alt=\"Spinner\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wpz-slick-title\">Spinner<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wpz-slick-subtitle\">\u00a9 Karen Tillett<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpz-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpz-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/twin-bi-planes-David-Hilliard-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wpz-slick-subtitle\">\u00a9David Hilliard<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpz-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/186A4177-768x614.webp\" alt=\"Red Arrows\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wpz-slick-title\">Red Arrows<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wpz-slick-subtitle\">\u00a9 Mark Ellis<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpz-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/three-planes-David-Hilliard-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wpz-slick-subtitle\">\u00a9 David Hilliard<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpz-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ryan-STA-David-Bray-768x432.webp\" alt=\"Ryan STA\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wpz-slick-title\">Ryan STA<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wpz-slick-subtitle\">\u00a9David J Bray<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpz-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dassault-Flamant-David-Bray-1-768x432.webp\" alt=\"Dassault Flamant\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wpz-slick-title\">Dassault Flamant<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wpz-slick-subtitle\">\u00a9David J Bray<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpz-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Corsair-David-Bray-768x432.webp\" alt=\"Corsair\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wpz-slick-title\">Corsair<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wpz-slick-subtitle\">\u00a9David J Bray<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpz-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bristol-Blenheim-David-Bray-768x432.webp\" alt=\"Bristol Blenheim\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wpz-slick-title\">Bristol Blenheim<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wpz-slick-subtitle\">\u00a9David J Bray<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpz-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Simon-Coates-Shuttleworth-15-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Corsair Landing\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wpz-slick-title\">Corsair Landing<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wpz-slick-subtitle\">\u00a9Simon Coates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpz-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Red-Arrows-cross-David-Hilliard-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p 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