Here’s a few taken from a detachment with 617 Sqn to DM back in Sept 2005. Sadly a lot were lost in an external hard drive failure (still have the drive, but never been able to get the photos off it). https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48223342851_a99a1f87ca_o.jpg by Alan Paterson , on Flickr https...

Sat 13th July saw Lossie F&F Day take place. Not a great amount of flying taking place; a couple of Typhoons and a Poseidon doing some flypasts and an F-35B doing a role demo. On static were a couple of Typhoons, a Poseidon, an Atlas, a Phenom, a USAF F-16C, an Irish Air Corp Casa C-295 MPA and a Ma...

RAAF Wedgetail departing Lossie this morning. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53534705895_1c565216f1_b.jpg by Alan Paterson , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53533399287_fd3d10a877_b.jpg by Alan Paterson , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53534705480_73d18b2ecc_b.jpg b...

Seeing a recent post about Alconbury’s fire dump and the mention of Manston had me looking to see if I’d posted these. Apologies if I have already. Taken sometime between Jan-May 2006 while detached there. If I can find the originals I’ll add dates in due course. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...

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Fri Sep 08, 2023 9:14 am

Is this the same Museum which used to be in Vancouver? I visited back in '90 but believe it has since relocated. That Lanc will look awesome when restored in the original scheme. Think it's that red and white cheat line which really makes it stand out.

Sorry, don’t know the answer to that one.

Hi Alan. Particularly interested in how much of FM104 you were able to see, assuming the rest of the fuselage and wings were on site in other areas? It's one of 8 Lancasters preserved in Canada and 1 of the 3 I still need. As far as I know all the pieces were there in various stages of restoration....

Earlier in the month during a trip out to Vancouver Island I took the opportunity to visit the BC Aviation Museum (https://bcam.net/) at Victoria International Airport. Another of those gems that you find now and again. A good mix of Canadian aviation, both military and civilian, from the early days...

Sun shone in the north for the Herc farewell tour. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52975133026_06bea74d13_b.jpg by Alan Paterson , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52974536067_3b83a24663_b.jpg by Alan Paterson , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52975586283_f2a186101b_b....

There’s an aviation museum at Mirimar, The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum. It’s not on base, but right next to it. Well worth a visit. Fairly sure the museum is now closed, and they're supposed to be moving back to a new purpose built site at the old MCAS El Toro. If the frames are still at Mir...

There’s an aviation museum at Mirimar, The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum. It’s not on base, but right next to it. Well worth a visit.

My first Finningley was '87. My old schoolmate went the year before and took great joy in showing me his photos of the Viggen! 😲 A real rarity back then. The closest I'd been to seeing one up to that point was my Matchbox 1/72 kit! I went almost every year thereafter until it's demise. A truly grea...

My first Finningley was '87. My old schoolmate went the year before and took great joy in showing me his photos of the Viggen! 😲 A real rarity back then. The closest I'd been to seeing one up to that point was my Matchbox 1/72 kit! I went almost every year thereafter until it's demise. A truly grea...

One from the RAF Lossiemouth Families & Friends Day, 20 Jul 22.

by Alan Paterson, on Flickr

We had our F&F Day here last week, and fortunately the weather played ball for the Red Arrows unlike last year. Nice wee display from the BBMF, Spitfire and Hurricane, and from the Typhoon Display Team as well as a fly past from a P-8A flanked by 2 Typhoons. Couple of F-15E’s in the static along wit...

A few recent shots from Lossie, including the visit of the F-15E’s of the 492nd Fighter Squadron from Lakenheath. 1. From my front room in Elgin. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52219772172_5541573356_b.jpg by Alan Paterson , on Flickr 2. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52220777931_92d09c714...

It’s May. A certain film has just been released (very good in my opinion). Why not?

by Alan Paterson, on Flickr

Taken 8th May at Palm Springs Air Museum, California.

Earlier this month I revisited this fabulous museum in California on my first trip out of the UK since before Covid hit. Like most museums not a great deal changes but they did have a few new additions, or ones that weren’t on display during my first visit in 2019. 1. North American T-28B Trojan 138...

Couple here from Lossie on 1 Dec 21. Poseidon and Swiss F18 happy peeps.

by Alan Paterson, on Flickr

by Alan Paterson, on Flickr

Thanks all for the comments. Much appreciated.

Al

A few from a look down at Lossie recently when the Swiss and Canadian Air Forces visited with their Hornets. The Swiss were in from Leeming, before heading off to the west coast. The Canadians were returning from a deployment to Romania in support of NATO air policing. 1. https://live.staticflickr.c...