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A few from the South of England of late.

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A few from the South of England of late.

Post by tonkatom » Wed May 23, 2018 4:20 pm

First up is RAF Odiham,i often spend a few Afternoons up at the airfield so heres a couple of visitors to the airfield.

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Imagehunter flight 3 by tom forsey, on Flickr
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ImageCOMMANDO 522 6 by tom forsey, on Flickr

Moving further south west to SPTA last week,a lucky catch on these aircraft one afternoon.

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Imagegauntlet 66 4 by tom forsey, on Flickr
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Imagegauntlet 66 6 by tom forsey, on Flickr
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Imagegauntlet 66 3 by tom forsey, on Flickr
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ImageZH904 6 by tom forsey, on Flickr
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ImageZH904 2 by tom forsey, on Flickr
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ImageZH904 1 by tom forsey, on Flickr

Further along the A303 i visited RNAS Yeovilton yesterday and had plenty of hawk T1s in action.

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Imagehawk pair takeoff by tom forsey, on Flickr
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Imagedragon 46 by tom forsey, on Flickr
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Imagewildcat1 by tom forsey, on Flickr
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Imagehawk pair and tower by tom forsey, on Flickr
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Imagegrob1 by tom forsey, on Flickr
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Image100sqn hawk landing by tom forsey, on Flickr
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Imagehawk landing 2 by tom forsey, on Flickr

Many thanks for looking.
May the skies be clear and blue and the wind fair with a guiding star to steer by.

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Re: A few from the South of England of late.

Post by Webby74 » Wed May 23, 2018 8:19 pm

Very nice set of images. The two apaches look very menacing against that sky. Where abouts were the SPTA shots taken if you don't mind me asking? I'm not far from there

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Re: A few from the South of England of late.

Post by The Wrong Trousers » Thu May 24, 2018 11:31 am

Great photos. Any idea wihy that Chinook is carrying those black and white checkerboard markngs ?

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Re: A few from the South of England of late.

Post by paddyboy » Thu May 24, 2018 3:02 pm

Hi Tom :P

In this case, late is defo better than never :thumbs:

Thanks for posting :thumb:

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Re: A few from the South of England of late.

Post by F3 » Thu May 24, 2018 5:46 pm

Great selection. Particularly liking the Herc rough field take-off!

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Re: A few from the South of England of late.

Post by slogen51 » Thu May 24, 2018 7:57 pm

Nice shots

Odiham ( or Odious as some call it!) Was my old stamping ground - always good for a few visitors from wallop or shawbury etc

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Re: A few from the South of England of late.

Post by tonkatom » Fri May 25, 2018 10:02 pm

Thanks for taking the time to have a look and reply chaps.
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Re: A few from the South of England of late.

Post by Blackcat1 » Sat Jun 16, 2018 11:19 pm

Lovely shots. Top photo reminds me of the start of Wings of the Apache.
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Re: A few from the South of England of late.

Post by Cyberfox » Sun Jun 17, 2018 10:16 pm

Why don't Grobs have military serial numbers?

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Re: A few from the South of England of late.

Post by Nighthawke » Sun Jun 17, 2018 10:36 pm

Because they are owned and maintained by a civilian company.

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Re: A few from the South of England of late.

Post by Supra » Mon Jun 18, 2018 1:52 pm

Webby74 wrote:
Wed May 23, 2018 8:19 pm
Very nice set of images. The two apaches look very menacing against that sky. Where abouts were the SPTA shots taken if you don't mind me asking? I'm not far from there
Have you never heard of the 'Magic Circle'? If everybody knew how to do the trick....It wouldn't be Magic? :whistle:
Both the C-130 & Chinook with 'calibration marks' operate out of Boscombe Down. As I assume nobody has come forward with any info' on locations in the last few weeks, I could tell you in confidence on a 'need to know' basis. Don't even think about breaking the 'RULES' when you go there. The Range Wardens will berate/ticket you, the enthusiasts will lynch you! (for a first offence) Any subsequent offence involves stuff too graphic for here. :'(
Oh! Deptford 130 & Everleigh Chinook. Schhhhh! ;)

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Re: A few from the South of England of late.

Post by Freeman Lowell » Mon Jun 18, 2018 8:25 pm

Cyberfox wrote:
Sun Jun 17, 2018 10:16 pm
Why don't Grobs have military serial numbers?
GO-27 was in the flying display at Tikkakoski on the Saturday just gone :whistle: .
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Re: A few from the South of England of late.

Post by tonkatom » Sat Jun 23, 2018 8:36 pm

Supra wrote:
Mon Jun 18, 2018 1:52 pm
Webby74 wrote:
Wed May 23, 2018 8:19 pm
Very nice set of images. The two apaches look very menacing against that sky. Where abouts were the SPTA shots taken if you don't mind me asking? I'm not far from there
Have you never heard of the 'Magic Circle'? If everybody knew how to do the trick....It wouldn't be Magic? :whistle:
Both the C-130 & Chinook with 'calibration
marks' operate out of Boscombe Down. As I assume nobody has come forward with any info' on locations in the last few weeks, I could tell you in confidence on a 'need to know' basis. Don't even think about breaking the 'RULES' when you go there. The Range Wardens will berate/ticket you, the enthusiasts will lynch you! (for a first offence) Any subsequent offence involves stuff too graphic for here. :'(
Oh! Deptford 130 & Everleigh Chinook. Schhhhh! ;)
I did actually private message the member who asked about information and also mentioned to help him out in future with locations if need be so ssshhhhhhhhhh.
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Re: A few from the South of England of late.

Post by Herkchaser » Sun Jun 24, 2018 8:55 am

Nice shots.
My Aviation images on Flickr,

https://www.flickr.com/photos/193049248@N06/


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Re: A few from the South of England of late.

Post by prefontaine72 » Sun Jun 24, 2018 3:58 pm

Excellent selection there Tom love those Herc shots

Dougie :)

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