RAF Alconbury 16th March 1987

[Blue Diamond]

Just an average sort of day down at Owl End.

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68-0555/AR RF-4C 10th TRW USAF RAF Alconbury by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

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68-0555/AR RF-4C 10th TRW USAF RAF ALCONBURY by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

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68-0580/AR 10th TRW USAF RAF Alconbury by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

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68-0580/AR 10th TRW USAF RAF Alconbury by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

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69-0245/SP F-4G 52nd TWF USAF RAF Alconbury by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

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69-0245/SP F-4G 52nd TWF USAF RAF Alconbury by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

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69-0380/AR RF-4C 10th TRW USAF RAF Alconbury by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

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71-0259/AR RF-4C 10th TRW USAF RAF Alconbury by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

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71-0259/AR RF-4C 10th TRW USAF RAF Alconbury by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

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74-1059/SP 52nd TFW USAF RAF Alconbury by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

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74-1534/34 F-5E 527th AS/10th TRW RAF Alconbury by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

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74-1549/49 F-5E 527th AS/10th TRW RAF Alconbury by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

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74-1560/60 F-5E 527th AS/10th TRW RAF Alconbury by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

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74-1568/68 F-5E 527th AS/10th TRW RAF Alconbury by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

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3718 F-4F JBG35 Luftwaffe RAF Alconbury by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

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FA23 F-16A 350 Sqd Belgian Air Force RAF Alconbury by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

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FA51 F-16A 350 Sqd Belgian Air Force RAF Alconbury by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

[sschofield11]

Great set thanks for sharing

[rh226]

Those were the days (sigh).

But.....were there no TR-1s about on that day??

[ST24]

Owl End, what a great place! Great to see these.

[graham luxton]

Nice, I was at Owl End the day after - a Tuesday. Probable reason for me going was to get the white TR-1B 01064, deployed from Beale to give the 17RW TR-1A pilots check rides to remain qualified on the type. This flew twice once in the morning and then in the afternoon. Saw based TR-1A's 01068, 69, 70, 77, 81, 83 and 84. (Sqdn complement was 13.) 5 of these flew and one aborted. Lots of circuit bashing!
5 of the based Phantoms and 4 based F-5E's flew sorties in both the morning and afternoon.
Visitors were a US Army C-12 - common here due to a connection with Molesworth, 2 Bentwaters A-10's, 2 Belgium F-16's - the same ones as Monday and 2 WGAF F-4F's which arrived and got sheltered in the Aggressor Area.

Found Alconbury a difficult place to tear myself away from!

[Blue Diamond]

Nice, I was at Owl End the day after - a Tuesday. Probable reason for me going was to get the white TR-1B 01064, deployed from Beale to give the 17RW TR-1A pilots check rides to remain qualified on the type. This flew twice once in the morning and then in the afternoon. Saw based TR-1A's 01068, 69, 70, 77, 81, 83 and 84. (Sqdn complement was 13.) 5 of these flew and one aborted. Lots of circuit bashing!
5 of the based Phantoms and 4 based F-5E's flew sorties in both the morning and afternoon.
Visitors were a US Army C-12 - common here due to a connection with Molesworth, 2 Bentwaters A-10's, 2 Belgium F-16's - the same ones as Monday and 2 WGAF F-4F's which arrived and got sheltered in the Aggressor Area.

Found Alconbury a difficult place to tear myself away from!

Used to avoid the crush when the TR-1B was in by going to Thurleigh. Used to bash the circuit there a lot and I never saw many other photters there.

[Petepilot]

Great post, thank you. I really miss the busy circuits at Alconbury, and Bentwaters, and Woodbridge, and Coltishall, and Wittering, and Cottesmore
Despite the sadness, more posts like these please!

[The Phantom]

Cracking post

Happy Days!!

[Wildweasel52]

Pfffff.....jalousy!

[paddyboy]

Hi BD/KC

As if those DU pics weren't enough......

Gorgeous little Northrops

Thanks for the temporary blindness

Paddyboy