Wasn't Boscombe Down in the frame a few years ago?. The movements there are not exactly prolific and the "Reds"could be co-ordinated with base operations fairly easily I would assume!. Also Boscombe's location could afford them the relative airspace required for ops!

RAF 146 has just departed and is circuit bashing!.

Regarding my earlier post re 272, I showed a colleague at work who worked on B707s many eons ago and he believes that the "negative pressure port",i spoke of earlier is the ovoid one between the nose gear and the port in question!....think you can make out the area markings and decals in T_J's close...

Think the ports are possibly "Negative Pressure" inlet ports....The aircraft was originally built as a passenger aircraft,so differs from the KC135 conversions etc in this regard!.....The red outline around the ports probably has a "do not cover/block this port" decal on or adjacent to it if viewed ...

A.319s were muted some time ago....think a fleet of 5 were mentioned?. However I believe both Boeing and Embraer are developing "mix-mode" models of thier aircraft! What I sincerely hope is that the demise of the 146,(whenever it happens), does not also signal the demise of both 32sqn and Northolt a...

Pair of Apaches routed out of Northolt approx 22.25...,I/d & callsigns appreciated.

Calibrator aircraft done a few passes late last night,at around 1500 ft

Thanks for the clarification guys!....Long time ago now and the "little grey cells" have deteriorated somewhat since then!....cheers!

Anyone who has ever worked on aircraft,both military or civil,would have experience of panel loss/delamination events!....Majority of panel losses occur due to poor ground operations or maintenance....on civil aircraft the majority of panels lost are from servicing access panels used in turnrounds e...

RCH 464 showing on Adsb as "Hank87"

Great set!....Looks like the Queens Flight have been downgraded again!...seeing "Harry" in the last photo.....bet he would swop those for an Apache any day!!

Looking at AviationDB....a data base site,both aircraft were deregistered from US register on 14-01-19 and 16-01-19 respectively!.....No knowledge of their location/status given

In my opinion,even if we didn't have the money/inclination to paint one or more aircraft in anniversary schemes,why not just have a formation of Hawks or Typhoons in a "75". Fairly easy to do,gives all the pilots etc some formation practice,and would have been a fitting tribute!

As Typeflyer says,Northolt is not closed to rotary traffic during runway rebuild and has the whole of the southern ramp currently available!.....Also possible that Farnborough could be used as base for the rotary element,although security there may not be up to the Americans desires!. With Trump not...

One of the Navajo's operating from here has just departed.....one was out and back in yesterday as well.....assume these must be basing elsewhere soon?

Atlas ZM411 just arrived into Northolt......43C5E5

Departed 1725 local

Shader airframes ZA601 and ZD848 been showing active today.....anyone know if all these aircraft will return to UK "en-mass" or in dribs and drabs etc

Showing on Adsb routing northwest towards Bangor,Wales,passing fl470.....80-1067...AE0950

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Interesting "Moo-vements"