Shaun's Yeovilton extravaganza

[Seamus]

Morning all,

My fortnight of binging on airshows got underway a few days early with this year with a flying visit to Yeovilton last night to catch the arrival of the Canadian CF-188s. Two great looking jets in lovely light, it's a fine start to what promises to be an incredible show. I'll update this thread regularly, but for now, here's those lovely Hornets...

McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet 188776 Royal Canadian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 02/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet 188783 Royal Canadian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 02/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet 188776 Royal Canadian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 02/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet 188783 Royal Canadian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 02/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Roll on Thursday!

Cheers,

Shaun

[James Cutting]

Absolutely stunning shots Shaun! Like the angle on the third one

My first Yeovilton Air Day on Saturday, and looking forward to it!

[Bluesteel]

Lovely shots.

[DanBeeden]

Shot 3 is a belter - the early evening light on that paintscheme is fantastic.

[Del]

Great photos. Looking forward to a live view on Saturday

[NickB]

Lovely pics - can't wait until Saturday :-)

Interesting that the inside of the RH jet pipes on both jets are much lighter than the LH - trick of the light maybe? THey almost look ceramic!

[F3]

#3 is an absolute cracker which shows the scheme to the max.

[Seamus]

Thanks chaps, much appreciated

I had planned to update this thread daily but didn't find the time, so here's a small selection from each of the last four days from in and around the base. Comfortably the best Yeovilton I've attended in recent memory, a truly fantastic show in just about every regard

A couple of tasty bonus visitors on Thursday....

McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet 188776 Royal Canadian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 05/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II ZM145 Royal Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 05/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Fighting Falcon 520 Hellenic Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 05/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet 188776 Royal Canadian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 05/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II ZM148 Royal Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 05/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Bristol 171 Sycamore XG545/OE SXY Flying Bulls RNAS Yeovilton 05/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale M 34 Aeronavale RNAS Yeovilton 06/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

NHI NH90 NFH Caiman 18 Aeronavale RNAS Yeovilton 06/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon FA-101 Belgian Air Component RNAS Yeovilton 06/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Boeing P-8A Poseidon 169764 US Navy RNAS Yeovilton 06/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Fighting Falcon 520 Hellenic Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 06/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Aero L-39C Albatross 16 Lithuanian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 06/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon E-607 Royal Danish Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 07/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale M 34 Aeronavale RNAS Yeovilton 07/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

AgustaWestland Merlin HC3i ZJ118/B Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 07/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Westland Sea King ASaC7 ZA126 Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 07/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

PZL-Mielec SBLim-2 (MiG-15 UTI) RED 18/N104CJ Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron RNAS Yeovilton 07/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet 188776 Royal Canadian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 07/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Aero L-39C Albatross 16 Lithuanian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 08/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon E-607 Royal Danish Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 08/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale M 19 Aeronavale RNAS Yeovilton 08/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Alenia C-27J Spartan 07 Lithuanian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 08/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale M 19 Aeronavale RNAS Yeovilton 08/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale M 19 Aeronavale RNAS Yeovilton 08/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Will maybe add some more once I've had a chance to edit them, but sleep has to take priority before RIAT! Hope they were of interest

Cheers,

Shaun

[The Phantom]

All great - but love the second from last Rafale shot

[Blackaces41]

Nice set

[Knife 04]

The Merlin with the dark sky is something to behold - nice one and good recollection of the day

Darren

[steved]

Lovely crisp clean shots.

[Seamus]

Thanks very much chaps

Thought I'd round this thread up with one last handful before I get stuck into my RIAT shots.

AgustaWestland Wildcat HMA2 ZZ380 Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 05/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Westland Sea King HU5 XV666 Heli Operations RNAS Yeovilton 05/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Westland Lynx HAS4 276 Aeronavale RNAS Yeovilton 06/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Mil Mi-8T Hip 23 Lithuanian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 06/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Saab JAS-39C Gripen 39239 Czech Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 06/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Sud Aviation SA316B Alouette III 1817 Belgian Air Component RNAS Yeovilton 06/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

AgustaWestland Merlin HC3i ZJ118/B Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 07/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale M 19 Aeronavale RNAS Yeovilton 07/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon E-607 Royal Danish Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 07/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Falcon 50M 5 Aeronavale RNAS Yeovilton 07/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Thanks for looking, there are more on my Flickr for those interested

Cheers,

Shaun