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Hey guys,

I was lucky enough to be invited to a enthusiasts base tour yesterday morning along with a couple of other groups.
With Brize being my local base only a mile down the road it was great to see it from inside the fence and get close to some of the aircraft I'm lucky enough to see on a daily basis!

We started off with a tour around Voyager ZZ338.

Royal Air Force Airbus A330 MRTT Voyager ZZ338 by Dan Partlett, on Flickr

Royal Air Force Airbus A330 MRTT Voyager ZZ338 by Dan Partlett, on Flickr

Royal Air Force Airbus A330 MRTT Voyager ZZ338 by Dan Partlett, on Flickr

Royal Air Force Airbus A330 MRTT Voyager ZZ338 by Dan Partlett, on Flickr

Then off to 99 Squadron for a look around C-17 ZZ175

Royal Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster ZZ175 by Dan Partlett, on Flickr

Royal Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster ZZ175 by Dan Partlett, on Flickr

Royal Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster ZZ175 by Dan Partlett, on Flickr

Royal Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster ZZ175 by Dan Partlett, on Flickr

Royal Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster ZZ175 by Dan Partlett, on Flickr

Then to end the morning, 47 Squadron and ZH884

Royal Air Force Lockheed C-130J Hercules ZH884 by Dan Partlett, on Flickr

Royal Air Force Lockheed C-130J Hercules by Dan Partlett, on Flickr

Royal Air Force Lockheed C-130J Hercules by Dan Partlett, on Flickr

Thanks for looking!

Nice!

Excellent look behind the scenes there, very interesting.

Nice set, were you allowed near any of the A400Ms?

Nice set there Dan.

The lack of yoke in front of the pilots seats, makes the Voyager cabin look sparse.

A very nice set of pictures there Dan
Glad you had a good day. Not jealous at all
That is one tour I would love to get on, though
Thanks for sharing
All the best
Trev

That's Trev +2

Not jealous at all

NO, I am not

Cheers

Paddyboy

Thanks all!

Mike wrote:Nice set, were you allowed near any of the A400Ms?

Not up close, there were 2 on the pan opposite the Voyager we went on, and also the visiting Brazilian C130 which was nice!

Very great shots..the Voyager and C17 cockpit shots just shows how futuristic technology has become from what it used to be in a
short space of time.Regards Tim

Great set with nicely thought out composition on your shots. Good work

Very nice selection of cockpit shots. Pleased you had such a good visit.
Voyager cockpit certainly does look a bit' empty' in places with the side sticks. Swopping seats I guess is a probably just the same as that first time you drive a left hand drive car ..... your other hand has to learn pretty quick what to do.

very very lucky indeed, very nice to see mate

Thank you all

Great photos, nice of you to share them, thanks