Afternoon All Question who sits behind the co-pilot on the C130J Hercules. Just seen a video with another crew member sat behind him, with a glass consul of instruments. I thought the J model did not have an Navigator or Flight Engineer anymore, as the workload is now shared between both pilots. Reg...

Any idea when they will be moving to Waddo?

Could be anyway round, not sure about the period of time for the call sign!

To my knowledge in the 80's tactical call signs were used more than trigraphs. When at Marham the Victors used tactical call signs eg 8RE-41, as with the Lightnings at Binbrook. COT,FYY,VYT, and other training units used these style of call signs. Hope this helps!

For the RAF it was either tri-graph eg EFN-26 or tactical R7L-52. RAF Buccaneer formations = Jackel, Joker. Not sure what the rest of the RAF fleet used back then for formations!

Brilliant shots there! the blades look a bit close near the rockface!!

Brilliant shots there! the blades look a bit close near the rockface!!

It would be nice if the Reds could switch to the T2, I don't think I would to want see them converting to Tutors!!

In the 80's a Vulcan K2 landed at Waddington with it's centre-line hose full out, they had to close the A15 until it had landed!

Not as busy as the Vulcan days!!!

The Reds HawkT1 are suppose to be in service upto 2030, but watch this space!!!

Yes it's a good you tube clip, a typical brit response!

Question what would go in their place, Grob Tutors x 9!!

Covid certainly doesn't help the situation with airshows been cancelled! It always has been touch & go over the years for the arrows with review after review, have to wait and see what happens!

RIP Murray, all the greats are going!!

Fantastic shots there when at Marham during the 80's, a Lightning took off and went straight into a vertical climb on departure.

Maybe a final flypast over Waddington's 5 squadron hangar!

The RAF for me was the late 60's 70's & 80's in it's hey day! The Sentinel went way to soon in my opinion with all the money spent on it.

May have been already asked, anyone know of the call signs for the formations used on that event!