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- Thu Sep 07, 2023 10:41 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: TrainRadar24
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1676
- Wed Dec 21, 2022 2:37 pm
- Forum: Northern England
- Topic: Draken L-159 ALCAs - Teesside Airport
- Replies: 30
- Views: 11793
Re: Draken L-159 ALCAs - Teesside Airport
First Training sortie completed The Interim Red Air Aggressor Training Service (IRAATS) delivered its first Operational Readiness Training sortie to the Combat Air Force on 20 December. A L-159E ‘Honey Badger’ aircraft provided threat replication to a Typhoon from 41 Test and Evaluation Squadron in ...
- Wed Jul 20, 2022 12:05 pm
- Forum: Airshow & Event Photography
- Topic: RIAT 2022 - My favourites
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2036
Re: RIAT 2022 - My favourites
Great Set, the 6th picture down of the Sentinel ( I think), is that the RAT (Ram Air Turbine) deployed on its nose?
- Mon Jul 18, 2022 3:42 pm
- Forum: RAF Brize Norton
- Topic: Brize Emergency Runway Closure
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3027
Re: Brize Emergency Runway Closure
In a statement posted on Twitter by the Ministry of Defence, RAF said of flights at RAF Brize Norton: "During this period of extreme temperature flight safety remains the RAF's top priority, so aircraft are using alternative airfields in line with a long-established plan. This means there is no impa...
- Mon Jul 11, 2022 6:51 pm
- Forum: RIAT
- Topic: Royal International Air Tattoo 2022 - General Discussion Thread
- Replies: 1162
- Views: 161704
Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2022 - General Discussion Thread
Could this be the Black Eagles taking the scenic route to Fairford on Wednesday? FORMATION TRANSIT BY MULTIPLE ACFT IN CLOSE FORMATION ROUTING: BOSCOMBE DOWN AD (EGDM) 510912N 0014503W 0750 SALISBURY 510352N 0014749W 0753 SANDBANKS 504108N 0015645W 0759 ARUNDEL 505122N 0003314W 0807 BRIGHTON SEA FRO...
- Mon Oct 11, 2021 3:39 pm
- Forum: RAF Fairford
- Topic: STORK01/02 & DARK11 Movements 11/10/21
- Replies: 203
- Views: 17903
Re: Daily movements 11/10/21
2 x B1 Just overflown Shrivenham
- Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:40 am
- Forum: Pembrey Range
- Topic: 2 x Hawk T2 today
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1029
2 x Hawk T2 today
Showing on virtual radar, ZK017 and ZK033 from Valley, at 1800ft doing multiple runs
- Sat Mar 28, 2020 3:19 pm
- Forum: RAF Fairford
- Topic: NOTAM 28/03/20
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2875
Re: NOTAM 28/03/20
Just departed as Reach 564, now over Trowbridge
- Thu Aug 29, 2019 12:17 pm
- Forum: RAF Fairford
- Topic: Thursday 29th - Mytee 11 & 12
- Replies: 116
- Views: 24909
Re: Thursday 29th
MYTEE11 now 252.875 , sounds Scottish to me.
Planing to hold over Marham for 30 mins
Planing to hold over Marham for 30 mins
- Thu Aug 29, 2019 12:03 pm
- Forum: RAF Fairford
- Topic: Thursday 29th - Mytee 11 & 12
- Replies: 116
- Views: 24909
Re: Thursday 29th
Plotting on 360 radar
- Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:01 am
- Forum: RIAT
- Topic: Royal International Air Tattoo 2019 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 1407
- Views: 366828
Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2019 Discussion Thread
Lots of rumours of a B-2 flypast on Sunday according to various facebook pages. If that's true, at what time would that be? And is it possible to see this from outside riat? I don't have Sunday tickets and my flight from Bristol departs around 17:40 so maybe I could be able to catch it still :) Als...
- Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:36 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: A400 woes in the news
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5194
A400 woes in the news
"A row erupted at a recent Nato conference over the RAF's new £2.6billion transporter planes as it has emerged engine problems mean just two of 20-strong fleet are able to fly at any one time."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/0 ... keep-26bn/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/0 ... keep-26bn/
- Wed Jun 05, 2019 3:09 pm
- Forum: Duxford Shows
- Topic: Daks over Normandy: 2-5 June 2019@Duxford
- Replies: 194
- Views: 97516
Re: Daks over Normandy: 2-5 June 2019@Duxford
BBC are live also, we have lift off
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-48462241
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-48462241
- Wed Jun 05, 2019 2:44 pm
- Forum: Duxford Shows
- Topic: Daks over Normandy: 2-5 June 2019@Duxford
- Replies: 194
- Views: 97516
Re: Daks over Normandy: 2-5 June 2019@Duxford
Just posted on the official FC facebook page, a Live stream from a field (naughty?) near Duxford
https://www.facebook.com/planeresurrect ... 028294271/
https://www.facebook.com/planeresurrect ... 028294271/
- Wed Jun 05, 2019 1:56 pm
- Forum: Duxford Shows
- Topic: Daks over Normandy: 2-5 June 2019@Duxford
- Replies: 194
- Views: 97516
Re: Daks over Normandy: 2-5 June 2019@Duxford
IWM-Duxford latest tweet:
"The schedule has moved forward slightly and the mass Daks departure from Duxford is now scheduled for 15:10 - we wouldn't want you to miss your pictures!"
"The schedule has moved forward slightly and the mass Daks departure from Duxford is now scheduled for 15:10 - we wouldn't want you to miss your pictures!"
- Wed Jun 05, 2019 12:04 pm
- Forum: Duxford Shows
- Topic: Daks over Normandy: 2-5 June 2019@Duxford
- Replies: 194
- Views: 97516
Re: Daks over Normandy: 2-5 June 2019@Duxford
Imperial War Museum Duxford Twitter page says:
"The mass Daks departure is now scheduled for 15:24.
"The mass Daks departure is now scheduled for 15:24.
- Fri May 31, 2019 8:36 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: D-Day flypast
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3071
Re: D-Day flypast
There's some further info here:
viewtopic.php?f=338&t=170106
viewtopic.php?f=338&t=170106
- Fri Mar 15, 2019 12:29 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Glider pilots told to register flights after near-miss with US F-15s
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5444
Glider pilots told to register flights after near-miss with US F-15s
Not sure if this has been posted previously, from The telegraph on 11th March
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/0 ... -us-f-15s/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/0 ... -us-f-15s/
New Motel
Not sure if this will be of interest to anyone, there is a new Motel opening this week on the A420 at Buckland. This is approx 15 miles from Fairford. At the moment they have double rooms (sleeps 2) at £50.00 per room per night and bunk rooms (sleeps 4) for £75.00 per room per night. https://www.mol...
- Fri Jul 13, 2018 8:48 am
- Forum: RIAT
- Topic: RIAT flypast
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15300
Re: RIAT flypast
The Red Arrows Flypast route notam for today shows them travelling due south, from near, Bradford on Avon, near Bouton on the Water, over the Fairford control tower, then out over Swindon. I'll be having a late lunch and be in Blunsdon, with a hope that the other elements of the flypast will follow ...