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FINNINGLEY LATE 80 s and 90 s.

Warbirds, Replicas and Nostalgic photos in here please.
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james baker
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FINNINGLEY LATE 80 s and 90 s.

Post by james baker » Tue Dec 04, 2018 4:53 pm

A few more to add to the thread and bring back some pleasant memories of that great show bit of a mixed bag for folks to pick through for once its a non military highlight with Concord dropping in our model that is September 1989 a day trip with paying passengers what a way to visit an airshow.

ImageCONCORD-IN-BLUE-SKY-(1)-1 by james baker, on Flickr

ImageCONCORD 10 PASS by james baker, on Flickr


Image228 OCU PHANTOM AT FINNINGLEY 88? by james baker, on Flickr

Image56 SQ F4 FINNINGLEY 1991 by james baker, on Flickr


Image55 SQ IN THE MONING by james baker, on Flickr


ImageBELGION 42 SQ MIRAGE 5 BRS RECON by james baker, on Flickr

ImageBACK FROM THE 1 ST GULF WAR by james baker, on Flickr

ImageF3 AO 75 ANV-1 by james baker, on Flickr

ImageDISPLAY PHANTOM FINN 1988-1 by james baker, on Flickr

ImageDUTCH F 16 1989 by james baker, on Flickr

ImageBUCCANEER GREY by james baker, on Flickr

Imagebuck arse 1993 by james baker, on Flickr

ImageBUCCANEER BLEND 8 12 06 (1) by james baker, on Flickr

ImageBLUE FIN by james baker, on Flickr

ImageBITBURGH F15 AT FINNINGLEY by james baker, on Flickr


ImageAEW NIMROD FINNINGLEY MAY 1994 by james baker, on Flickr


ImageEC 135 FIN 1989 by james baker, on Flickr

ImageFINNINGLEY 91 TORNADO 45 SQ by james baker, on Flickr

ImageF111 BEST SHOT 1991 FIN by james baker, on Flickr

ImageHEYFORD HORROR (1) by james baker, on Flickr

ImageHEYFORD F 111 20TFW 1989 by james baker, on Flickr

ImagePH2 SCAN BUCKANEER EXP 1 6 07 by james baker, on Flickr

ImageLIGHTNING 5 SQ TAXI SEPT 1986-1 by james baker, on Flickr

ImageLIGHTNING 5 SQ TAXI SEPT 1986-1 by james baker, on Flickr

ImageR RCANBERRA FIN 1991-1 by james baker, on Flickr


ImagePH2 SCANXS734 INBOUND by james baker, on Flickr

ImagePH2 SCAN SAND BUCK 2 06 07-1 by james baker, on Flickr


ImageTIGERS AT FINNINGLEY by james baker, on Flickr



ImageSPARKVARK 111 by james baker, on Flickr



ImageRECORD BREAKING LYNX by james baker, on Flickr



ImageXT905 F4 BLUE FIN by james baker, on Flickr

ImageTURNING AWAY FOR THE LAST TIME by james baker, on Flickr



ImageTORNADO IN SAND FINNINGLEY 1990 by james baker, on Flickr

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Re: FINNINGLEY LATE 80 s and 90 s.

Post by james baker » Tue Dec 04, 2018 4:55 pm

Apologies for the double on the Lightning must be one copy and two paste .

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Re: FINNINGLEY LATE 80 s and 90 s.

Post by dragonchaser » Tue Dec 04, 2018 4:59 pm

Don’t apologise, I’m quite happy to look at a Lightning more than once, really like the various F111 shots, good weather as well, super post.

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Re: FINNINGLEY LATE 80 s and 90 s.

Post by captain scarlet » Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:50 pm

Brilliant Jim,

so many happy times! :thumb:
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Re: FINNINGLEY LATE 80 s and 90 s.

Post by F3 » Tue Dec 04, 2018 9:14 pm

Another fine set, the pick of which has to be the unusual rear view of the Bucc landing.

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Re: FINNINGLEY LATE 80 s and 90 s.

Post by paddyboy » Wed Dec 05, 2018 4:19 am

Hi James :P

More wonderful memory-jerkers :thumbs:

Proper anniversary tails there :lol:

Thanks for posting :thumb:

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Re: FINNINGLEY LATE 80 s and 90 s.

Post by grumpy616 » Wed Dec 05, 2018 6:54 am

Great pics, thanks for posting.
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Re: FINNINGLEY LATE 80 s and 90 s.

Post by dollar99 » Wed Dec 05, 2018 9:27 am

James

Very nice selection and great memories of the variety we have been fortunate enough to see.

Two comments with my scanning and editing head on. A few look slightly over sharpened although that may be an effect of linking from Flickr. Second is are you using noise reduction software? If so a few look to have had too much applied wiping out some of the details. It is a very fine balancing act between applying too much reduction and not enough and to be fair some film doesn't give you too much leeway!

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Re: FINNINGLEY LATE 80 s and 90 s.

Post by hernaman86 » Thu Dec 06, 2018 11:48 am

that lightning looks brand new!!! absolutely stunning photos sir!

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Re: FINNINGLEY LATE 80 s and 90 s.

Post by Ratrace » Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:12 pm

Lovely set, thanks for sharing.

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