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Jul 02, 2006 14:18 |  #1

I've just spent the weekend at the RAF Waddington Air Show, all I have to do is display my GoldWing and it's free entry both days and free camping so what the hell I am from Yorkshire after all (for those that don't know; Yorkshire folk have a reputation for being tight ER! I mean Frugal with their money). Any way I digress, I was just bending down with the Pro1 to get one of those arty looking up at the plane shots when this thing literally fell on to my head; bounced off and on to the floor. It landed on it's back with it's wings already folded in, it made no attempt to right it's self so I flipped it over. It walked about 20mm then stopped, I took a couple of shot's (one of which is below) and then gently flicked it under the barrier which was around the plane to keep spectators back as where it was it would have been squashed for sure. Anyone got any idea what it is?


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Jul 02, 2006 15:19 |  #2

i have never seen anything like it..........was there foriegn planes there ,,,,,maybe it could have came in on one of them




  
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Jul 02, 2006 15:23 |  #3

Cockchafer or more often May Bug. They're at the end of their season now which probably explains it dropping in on you like that ;)


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Jul 02, 2006 15:38 |  #4

Hiya Mick,
Got to agree with pxl8 a may bug, still can't get my head round its other name though.
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Jul 02, 2006 15:43 |  #5

Well I was wearing tight pants at the time :D




  
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Jul 02, 2006 17:07 as a reply to  @ Mick Emmett's post |  #6
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Mick Emmett wrote:
Well I was wearing tight pants at the time :D

hahaha. Maybe it was a female throwing itself at you Mick ;) Nice shot, has an arty feel to it!

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Jul 03, 2006 04:38 |  #7

Lovely shot- definitely a cockchafer.
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