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RAF families days 2017

Post by cottesmore09 » Sat Mar 04, 2017 4:08 am

Welcome to the 9th edition of RAF Families days updates on FighterControl and thank you for the support and assistance from all of you :thumb:
  • Thread updates on:19/03/17

    2017 RAF Families Days

    March
    18th~RAF Leeming 100sqn Centenary

    May
    18th~RAF Shawbury landowners day
    30th~RNAS Yeovilton families day


    June
    1st~RAF Valley 75th Anniversary and families day (New!)
    1st~AAC Wattisham families day
    10th~RAF Wittering families day
    24th~RAF Waddington families day


    July
    1st~Middle Wallop families day
    11th~BBMF open day
    20th~RAF Honington families day (New!)
    20th~RAF Marham families day
    21st~RAF Leeming families day
    22nd~Norfest (RAF Northolt) *Open to 7,500 members of the public*
    http://rafnortholt.seetickets.com/event ... t/1075487/


    August
    4th~RAF Shawbury families day
    5th~RAF Lossiemouth families day
    11th~ RAF Benson families day
    17th~RAF Cranwell families day (New!)
    24th~RAF Odiham families day


    September
    2nd~ BrizeFest (RAF Brize Norton families day)
The above events are not open to the public, If you wish to view any of the events please do so in designated viewing locations. Please ensure crash gates are kept clear at all times and if viewing on private land please ensure permission is granted from the owner first or you keep to public footpaths. You may be asked to move on by RAF Police or Police if you seem to pose any safety or security risks.

If you have any information regarding any RAF families days or Participants for any of the events please post here or send a PM.

Thank you,
Last edited by cottesmore09 on Fri Apr 06, 2018 2:15 pm, edited 7 times in total.
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Re: RAF families days 2017

Post by CosmonautX » Sat Mar 04, 2017 4:18 pm

The RAF Lossiemouth Families Day is scheduled for Saturday 5 August 2017, per a post on the Lossiemouth HIVE FB page.

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Post by Hunter49 » Sat Mar 04, 2017 8:00 pm

Thanks ROB

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Post by cottesmore09 » Tue Mar 07, 2017 12:47 am

CosmonautX wrote:The RAF Lossiemouth Families Day is scheduled for Saturday 5 August 2017, per a post on the Lossiemouth HIVE FB page.
Thank you :thumb:
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Post by cottesmore09 » Sun Mar 12, 2017 2:54 pm

Updates made and also a special event is taking place at RAF Leeming for the 100sqn centenary on the 18th March and the timings for this event are,
*Morning- Any visiting aircraft arrive
*1230 ​​Static area opens.
*1250 - 1310​Hawk role demo and airfield attack.
*1520 - 1523​Diamond 9-ship flypast.
*1520 - 1550 ​Ceremonial parade.
*1600 ​​Static area closes – Daytime guests to depart.
*Any visiting aircraft depart
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Post by GhostFlight91 » Sun Mar 12, 2017 4:48 pm

cottesmore09 wrote:Updates made and also a special event is taking place at RAF Leeming for the 100sqn centenary on the 18th March and the timings for this event are,
*Morning- Any visiting aircraft arrive
*1230 ​​Static area opens.
*1250 - 1310​Hawk role demo and airfield attack.
*1520 - 1523​Diamond 9-ship flypast.
*1520 - 1550 ​Ceremonial parade.
*1600 ​​Static area closes – Daytime guests to depart.
*Any visiting aircraft depart
Thanks

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Re: RAF families days 2017

Post by Snoop 95 » Sun Mar 12, 2017 6:52 pm

Good to see that the AAC at Wattisham Airfield are having a families' day on June 1st. (N.B. Not RAF Wattisham as the last RAF staff left with the SAR last year).

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Post by cottesmore09 » Sun Mar 19, 2017 6:39 pm

RAF Valley, Honington and Cranwell families days have been added. :thumb:
RAF Families days website: www.raf-families-days.webs.com

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Re: RAF families days 2017

Post by Hunter49 » Wed May 03, 2017 7:28 pm

Great! ROB

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Post by reaper493 » Wed Aug 16, 2017 9:21 am

Any updates/timings for Cranwell's day tomorrow?

I've seen the notam regarding the falcons drop, and I understand the Typhoon is displaying, but cant see a time?

cheers!

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